Category Archives: Drink

Cazuela de Garbanzos con Chorizo y Panceta

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Mad Dog

Cazuela de Garbanzos con Chorizo y Panceta is a typical and delicious Spanish stew, using fairly basic ingredients. The recipe may vary from town to town and when times were hard, one solo chorizo (no panceta or stock) would suffice … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Caldereta de Cabrito extremeña

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Mad Dog

Caldereta is a typical goat or lamb stew from Extremadura, a large landlocked region in the South West of Spain which borders Portugal. Extremadura is famous for it’s Pimentón de la Vera (smoked paprika) and Jamón ibérico. The region contains … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Botifarra d’ou

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Mad Dog

Botifarra d’ou (butifarra de huevos in Spanish) is a Catalan sausage made with pork and eggs. This is a variation on the regular meat botifarra, created about three or four hundred years ago, specifically to be eaten on dijous gras … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Meat, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Devilled Kidneys

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Mad Dog

Devilled meats became very popular in Victorian England – possibly to disguise poor quality food. The process involves marinating the meat with hot spices before cooking and typically includes cayenne pepper, English mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Devilled kidneys were a … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Caldo Gallego

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Mad Dog

Caldo Gallego (Galician soup) comes from Galicia, in the north of Spain and on the Atlantic coast. Galicia has a  strong Celtic history and it’s own language – Galician, which is closely related to Portuguese. The traditional economy of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Calderillo Bejarano

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Mad Dog

I set out to make a typical veal/beef stew from Béjar in Salamanca, but the butcher didn’t have any chuck (the specific type of cut required), however, he did have diced pork belly, so I thought I’d make lemonade with … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Restaurant Victoria

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Mad Dog

The weather was good today, so I arranged to have lunch with Jonas at the Victoria. This is an old favourite, the food is good, the Menú del Día is incredibly cheap and we get treated like old friends. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Aribau 3

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Mad Dog

I spotted a good Menú del Día at Aribau 3 a few weeks ago, while en route to another restaurant. The food looked promising and all the people eating outside were locals. I have been keeping an eye on their … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

La Ciudadela

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Mad Dog

It was bright and sunny this week, so I had lunch at Hotel Restaurant la Ciudadela with Nookie. You may remember a previous visit to La Ciudadela a few years ago. The restaurant is on the hotel ground floor and … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Restaurants, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Bar Restaurante Xose

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Mad Dog

This week I had lunch at Bar Xose, a few streets away from Sant Antoni Market. I’ve been here a few times before and it’s always good! The name Xose is Galician for José (Joseph) and serves Galician food – … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments