Tag Archives: tomato

Bull Negre

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Mad Dog

Bull Negre is a Catalan blood sausage made entirely with pork. The name may look like it’s made with male cow parts, but in Catalan bull is pronounced buwee. The sausage contains minced pork, blood and other meat, such as: … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Shopping, Spanish | Tagged alubias blancas, Bull Negre, bull negre y cordero, cordero, El Cordero y Las Virgenes, estofado, formatge d'ovella, garlic, haricot beans, La Boqueria, La Moianesa, lamb and bean stew, navy beans, olive oil, pa amb tomàquet, pan con tomate, queso de oveja, sheep's cheese, tomato | 8 Comments

Pork with Aubergine and Peppers

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Mad Dog

I had some leftover roast pork in the fridge, along with aubergines (eggplant) and peppers that needed using up. To make something new (nextovers, as Karen eloquently put it), I threw a slice of ‘nduja and fresh coriander (cilantro) into … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes | Tagged aubergine, bell peppers, capsicum, cilantro, coriander, egg plant, garlic, Gran Cerdo, nduja, onion, pork, roast pork, tomato | 6 Comments

Alubias Blancas con Carne de Ternera

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Mad Dog

This is a fairly typical Spanish stew/casserole of beef with white beans. Most people have a family recipe for the dish, with variations on vegetables (according to season), along with a preference for the type of beans, herbs, spices, etc. … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged 1492, alubias blancas, Alubias Blancas con Carne de Ternera, beef casserole, beef shin, beef with white beans, broad beans, Cholent, Fabada Asturiana, Hamin, haricot beans, judias blancas, navy beans, Pimentón de la Vera, Sabbath, Sephardic, sherry vinegar, smoked streaky bacon, stock, tomato | 13 Comments

Tielle à la Sétoise – Octopus Pie

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Mad Dog

In the early 1980s I lived in the Performance house (my kitchen was in the conservatory over the front porch – now removed, much to my disappointment) on Powis Square, Notting Hill. My first taste of octopus (around that time), … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged Albariño, Barbuntín Albariño, caramelised onion, empanada de pulpo, garlic, octopus, octopus pie, pastry, Pimentón de la Vera, pimiento, Polbo á feira, pulpo a la gallega, sofregit, Tiella, tielle, Tielle à la Sétoise, tomato | 9 Comments

Catalan Pheasant

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Mad Dog

I have been planning to do a Catalan rabbit post for several weeks, however, Mr McGregor is a poor hunter, so all 60,000,000 rabbits (estimated UK population), have got off lightly! Fortunately, Jake the Poacher is a crack shot, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Game, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged almonds, Catalan Pheasant, Faisà català, garlic, onion, pheasant, picada, rabbit, sofregit, thyme, tomato | 25 Comments

Arroz de Faisán y Conejo (Pheasant and Rabbit Rice)

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Mad Dog

Many people think that Paella (pie-eh-ya) is the Spanish national dish (along with slightly lesser known, Arroz a Banda and Arroz Negro), however, they would be mistaken, because these rice dishes all hail from the province of Valencia. The Moors … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Game, Meat, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged bobby beans, butter beans, paella, pheasant, Pimentón de la Vera, rabbit, rice, rosemary, saffron, tomato | 43 Comments

Virreina Bar

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Mad Dog

April 19th 2011 We were up at the Eat Meat Gallery in Gràcia today and being a bit pushed for time went for for a quick lunch at Virreina Bar. The bar is situated in Plaça Virreina, a quiet square … Continue reading →

Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Eating Out, Food, Meat, Recipes, Restaurants, Spanish | Tagged baguette, bocadillo, Gràcia, Jamón York, Manchego, olive oil, St. Joan de Gràcia, tomato, Tortilla Español, Virreina Bar | 12 Comments

Hake and Tomatoes

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Mad Dog

July 15th 2011 Hake cooked with tomatoes and olives is a typical Spanish dish. Hake is a very popular fish in Spain and as I’ve said before, a lot of it’s caught in British waters and exported – we don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish | Tagged basil, dry vermouth, fish, garlic, hake, Jane Grigson, merluza, olive oil, olives, pollock, potatoes, recipe, Santa, Spain, Spanish, thyme, tomato, tomatoes | 1 Comment

The Garden Gate

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Mad Dog

7th July 2011 I had lunch yesterday with Olivia, at the Garden Gate on the south east corner of Hampstead Heath. I’ve been going past this pub for 30 years or so and barely even noticed it existed. We ordered … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Restaurants | Tagged chicory, chips, chives, fish, mayonnaise, real ale, salad, smoked trout, soup, squid, the Garden Gate, tomato, vinaigrette | Leave a comment

Soho Food Feast

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Mad Dog

June 25th 2011 I’ve just eaten faggots in a Soho churchyard on a Saturday afternoon – fortunately, I was at the Soho Food Feast and the faggots came in a bun. The feast itself was organised by Margot Henderson, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish | Tagged Arbutus, aubergine, barbecue, Barrafina, basil, Beas of Bloomsbury, black pudding, Blueprint Café, Bocca di Lupo, Brawn, bruschetta, buristo, burritos, Caravan Coffee, chilli, Cordoba, couscous, Dean St. Townhouse, faggots, Fergus Henderson, fish, gazpacho, Hix, Jacob Kenedy, Jamón Serrano, Kopapa, Koya, luganega, Margot Henderson, Mark Hix, meat, Meat Wagon, Mestizo, Michelin Star, noodles, oysters, Phil Dirtbox, Pitstop Cafe, Polpetto, Polpo, pulpito, restaurant, salame, salami, Salmorejo, sausages, Soho, Soho Food Feast, Soho Parish Primary School, St. John, Tapas Brindisa, Terroirs, The French House, The Groucho Club, The Ivy, The Modern Pantry, The Union, The Wright Brothers, tomato, Trullo, Val Warner | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: tomato

Bull Negre

Pork with Aubergine and Peppers

Alubias Blancas con Carne de Ternera

Tielle à la Sétoise – Octopus Pie

Catalan Pheasant

Arroz de Faisán y Conejo (Pheasant and Rabbit Rice)

Virreina Bar

Hake and Tomatoes

The Garden Gate

Soho Food Feast

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