Food!

As I look back at photos from my family´s visit, I love seeing how many of them include food! One of my most favorite things about living in Spain has been the food - from tapas to pinchos to fresh produce, it´s amazing! Although many dishes include similar ingredients, they are still so different. Here are some of my favorites from the past few weeks . . .

Calçots - so much fun to eat and so delicious! The prime season for them is December-February. I recommend Llar de Foc in Gracia for these.

Patrick was a fan of the calçots!

Prawns - can´t eat them, but wish I could!


Mom, Mark, Heather, Mike, and I took a class with Papa Serra. He took us to some great vendors in the Boqueria, then helped us prepare a great Spanish lunch.
These were some of favorite dishes of that meal:

Cheese, jamon, tomatoes, and bread - a perfect breakfast or snack!

Olives - so many different varieties and flavors!

Romesco Sauce - so delicious, whether it´s with calçots or chicken and potatoes!

And last, but not least, pinchos. Such a nice change from tapas at times, especially because you can pick your own and try lots of different types. Love them!

Pinchos

Ruta de Tapas

Last night Tessa and I joined Hayley, Carlos, and lots of others on the Barcelona Ruta de Tapas. I wish I had known about this sooner - I have no doubt I would have been checking it out all week if I had!

There were than 40 bars/restaurants around the city participating. Each bar offers a set tapa and a caña for 2.40 euros! Such a great price! This is such a great way to visit new places and see what they have to offer. We stopped in a number of places I've walked by hundreds of times, yet never visited for a variety of reasons.

Although we didn't get to enjoy as many places as I would have liked (too many people!), it was great to get a new taste of Barcelona! I will be sure to look for more opportunities like this one :)