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The Addictive Pimientos de Padrón

October 19, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Pimientos de Padrón

Pimientos de Padrón is A Favourite Spanish Tapas Dish: Pimientos de Padrón is one of our favourite tapas dishes in Spain. We first tasted this delicious dish at Sésamo’s in Barcelona and have become addicted to it. These small Padrón peppers are fried, at high temperature, in olive oil and sprinkled with flakes of sea salt […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: galicia, padrón municipality, padrón peppers, pimientos de padrón, tapas dish

Sésamo – An Imaginative Vegetarian in Barcelona

September 14, 2016 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Sésamo Restaurant, Barcelona

IN MEAT-LOVING SPAIN, FINDING A VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT LIKE SESAMO IS A TREASURE: In Barcelona’s multicultural El Raval district, you’ll never go hungry. There is a wide range of cafés, restaurants and takeaways catering to all kinds of dining preferences. Many of the Spanish restaurants offer budget tourist menus. There are also the cheap and cheerful Indian, […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: barcelona food, dining in barcelona, el raval restaurants, sésamo, vegetarian restaurant

Tapas in Seville

March 26, 2012 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Tapas Sevilla

Tapas Originated in Andalucia and There’s Plenty of Great Tapas Bars in Seville: We learned about the art of “tapeo” when we landed in Madrid so by the time we got to Seville, we were already quite well versed in the gastronomic art of tapas tasting – moving from bar to bar trying small portions […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: best tapas seville, restaurants sevilla, tapas bars, tapas in seville

Hacienda los Miradores – An Off-the-Beaten Track Dinner Venue

March 14, 2012 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Seville Hacienda Los Miradores

Hacienda de los Miradores – An Authentic Historic Seville Hacienda: For our evening in Seville, we joined in a dinner excursion to the Hacienda de los Miradores, an off-the-beaten-track dinner venue about 23 km from Seville.  Hacienda de los Miradores (“Viewpoints” hacienda) is a typical Andalusian hacienda and tonight’s dinner was an opportunity to dine […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: food in seville, seville food, seville hacienda, seville restaurant, Spanish food

Falling in Love with Churros

January 31, 2012 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Churro - Spain Food

Churros Are A Popular Snack and Breakfast Food in Spain: On a recent trip to Carmona, I fell in love with Churros! No, churros is no olive-skinned Spanish soccer heartthrob, but the humble breakfast and snack food that is so popular in Spain, Portugal and Latin American countries. A First Taste of Churros We arrived […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: churro, churro history, churros, common snack food in spain, Food in Spain

Olive Oil Tasting – Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil

January 30, 2012 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Olive Oil Tasting in Seville

Olive Oil Tasting: Tasting Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil at Basilippo in Seville: Spain produces some 45 percent of the world’s supply of olive oil, which makes it the largest olive oil producer in the world. So on any holiday in Spain, especially to the Andalucia region, an olive oil tasting tour is an opportunity […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: extra virgin olive oil, olive oil, olive oil tasting, olive oil tour, spanish olive oil

Tapas in Madrid: Mesón Rincón de la Cava

January 23, 2012 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Tapas in Madrid

Mesón Rincón de la Cava is a Traditional Tapas Restaurant off Plaza Mayor: Mesón Rincón de la Cava was the first Madrid restaurant where we had a taste of the famous Madrid tapas. Many of us had just arrived in Madrid, but the mention of tapas and we were very prepared to throw off our […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: food in madrid, madrid restaurants, meson rincon de la cava, pinchos, tapas in madrid

A Seafood Dinner at the Casa Florido, a Torremolinos Restaurant

December 15, 2011 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Spanish food dishes

Torremolinos Restaurants – A Seafood Dinner at the Restaurante Casa Florido: There are hundreds of restaurants in Torremolinos and knowing which one to dine at is a challenge, unless of course if you have a recommendation from someone who knows. While in Torremolinos, we joined a dinner outing to the Restaurante Casa Florido which we […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: dorado a la sal, restaurants costa del sol, restaurants in torremolinos, spain food dishes

Enjoying Pintxos at Casa Alcalde in San Sebastian

October 17, 2011 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Pintxos in San Sebastian

San Sebastian Has the Best Pintxos or Pinchos in Spain: Having travelled from Madrid up north to Burgos, Santander and Bilbao, we saw and sampled many pinchos (Spain’s famous fingerfood) along the way. But nothing quite prepared us for the vast number of pintxos (Basque for pinchos or tapas) bars and restaurants in San Sebastian. […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: casa alcalde, eating out in san sebastian, pintxos, san sebastian food, san sebastian restaurant, tapas bars

Eating Out in San Sebastían – A Food Lover’s Paradise

October 16, 2011 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Food in San Sebastian

San Sebastían Has the World’s Highest Number of Michelin Stars Per Square Metre: San Sebastían is a foodie’s paradise and this is little city in the Basque Country has plenty of Michelin stars to show for it. With so many tapas bars and restaurants to choose from, eating out in San Sebastían is a culinary […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: cider houses, eating out in san sebastian, pintxos, san sebastian food, san sebastian restaurant

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