During our Sunday in Cádiz, we stopped for 'treats' once or twice (three times if you count the ice cream).
Having met Elena and her mother at 9 a.m., I hadn't had time for my two cups of cafe con leche. So, by noon, I was in need of coffee and my mid-day snack.
Our first stop was at the Parador (these are high-end state-run hotels throughout Spain). The olives that arrived with out drinks were out of this world. Unfortunately, unlike the rest of the group who ordered beer, I had coffee. Olives and coffee? Not so good together. Then came a pork dish that was out of this world. We also had an excellent potato salad before moving on.
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EXCEPTIONAL OLIVES!
(EXCEPT WITH CAFE CON LECHE.) |
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CHICHARRONES DE CHICLANA? (EXCEPT I THINK I'VE GOT THIS WRONG!)
(ELENA WILL CORRECT ME AND I'LL FIX THIS.) |
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PICOS (IT MEANS "BEAKS"). AS COMMON AS BAR PRETZELS.
LIKE LITTLE BREADSTICKS (ONLY BETTER). |
After walking some more, we stopped for lunch at the beach.
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| GOLI, FINDING SOME SHADE. |
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PLAYING PARCHÍS ON THE BEACH BELOW. (PARCHEESI IN THE USA.)
TABLE GAMES ARE A COMMON SIGHT ON CÁDIZ BEACHES. |
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| SOME SUGGESTIONS... WE HAD THAT SPECIFIC SQUID. (SEE NEXT PHOTO.) |
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| TORTILLITAS DE CAMARONES. |
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| DELICIOUS PIMIENTOS. |
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| THE VERY TALENTED CARMEN WITH A PEPPER. |
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SARDINES! WITH TAILS, HEADS, AND EYES.
I DIDN'T TOUCH THEM (BUT, THANKS JUST THE SAME). |
First Carmen and then Elena demonstrate the proper (or improper) way to eat a pepper.
The only way to spend a day....eating good food and learning to down peppers.....almost like oysters going down whole!! And I LOVE oysters!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun day was had by all,Mitchell.
Jim:
DeleteIt was a great day. But, I'm grateful there were no oysters!
I am ok with tails on fried fish but not keen when the head comes on it at the same time. I don't like to stare down my food. The rest looks tasty though!
ReplyDeleteCheapchick:
DeleteEyes are the worst!
Yum, olives! :)
ReplyDeleteI also would not have touched the sardine.
Snoskred:
DeleteI have learned to appreciate different things (like GOOD anchovies) since moving to Spain. But sardines still don't do it for me.
I make a point of not eating anything that can look back at me, but much of this looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteStephen:
DeleteI'm pretty much the same. Except for the sardines, I loved it all.
No on the sardines... I won't suck the heads of crawfish either. Make of that what you will, lol.
ReplyDeleteEverything else looks delicious and I envy you greatly.
Jacqueline:
DeleteSo sucking CRAWFISH heads for me either!
It all looks wonderful and I would have eaten the sardines except for the heads. Olives go better by far with beer!
ReplyDeleteWilma:
DeleteOlives are great with beer. Not so great (well... AWFUL) with coffee.
always your food photos are splendid.
ReplyDeleteSpo:
DeleteIt's the food!
Don't think I've ever had more than one olive at a time, being only a single one on the end of a cocktail stick. Now I've got the urge to go out and buy a jar of the pickled things. (Hope it doesn't give one the 'runs', as I thought they might do.)
ReplyDeleteRay:
DeleteThe Runs?!? It's never happened to me (from olives). I actually started researching as a result of your comment and could find no legitimate info (i.e., scientific, medical) that credited olives with causing the runs. And I can't believe I'm having this conversation!
scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteTruly!
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