Here’s a photo from a recent trip to Spain. You have the beloved jamón iberico and two fried eggs with a few chunks of garlic.
I enjoyed this delicious meal in the tiny town of La Parra, Spain. Simple can be better and certainly delicious. Enjoy every meal.
That wonderful street with tapas bars shoulder to shoulder! Of course, I’m talking about Calle Cava Baja. There you’ll find Txakolina, a place worth the effort, and there is some effort because it gets crowded.
Txakolina, Madrid.
This is a pintxoteca, meaning the items are a bit larger than tapas. Here’s a look at the delicious offerings on the counter:
Pintxos at Txakolina, Madrid.
They serve these bits of goodness with small glasses of wine and beer. Here’s a close up of two:
Pintxos at Txakolina, Madrid.
As mentioned, this place gets crowded and noisy, but so do most of the taparias. That’s part of the fun. And the food is fantastic. So make sure this one is on the list for your tapas crawl in Madrid. Enjoy every meal. Go slow.
As long as we’re in Segovia, Spain, let’s stop for lunch at El Bernadino, another favorite of mine, where I have dined many times.
Restaurante El Bernadino, Segovia, Spain.
Here you’ll find all the traditional foods of Segovia and Spain in general. You can sit inside or out. I like to sit inside.
Interior of Restaurante El Bernadino, Segogia, Spain.
I started with the fabada Asturiana, a delicious bean soup that could have been the entire meal, as you see in the next photo:
Fabada Asturiana at El Bernadino, Segovia, Spain.
Next I had the roast baby pig, which I did not take a photo of because I was enthusiastically enjoying the meal. Sorry about that. However, here’s a look at dessert:
Dessert at Restaurante El Bernadino, Segovia, Spain.
While this restaurant does serve quite a few tourists, you will not the significant population of locals dining there, too. It’s a busy place, but there are three levels of seating so you’re sure to get a table quickly. Enjoy a bottle of wine from the extensive list. Worth every euro.
Restaurante Corrillo is located around the corner from many of the major attractions in the heart of old Salamanca. Here you can have a tasty lunch, a decent bottle of wine, and enjoy the local scene.
Restaurante Corrillo, Salamanca, Spain.
We went with choices from the menu of the day, starting with a shrimp cocktail:
Shrimp cocktail at Restaurante Corrillo, Salamanca, Spain.
And squid in ink that you see next:
Squid in ink at Restaurante Corrillo, Salamanca, Spain.
Our main course was chicken in an apple reduction that was quite tasty:
Chicken with apple glaze at Restaurante Corrillo, Salamanca, Spain.
Of course there was a bottle of wine to enjoy, another delicious albariño:
Wine at Restaurante Corrillo, Salamanca, Spain.
And don’t forget dessert!
Dessert at Restaurante Corrillo, Salamanca, Spain.
We lingered here, taking a break from walking through the heat of the day. There’s plenty to see and do in Salamanca, including a spectacular basilica. More on that soon.
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