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Chocolate con churros – a traditional Spanish treat

February 26, 2020 - by Rikke Lyksbo

Whether sprinkled with sugar or coated with a topping of your own choice, few things are more Spanish than chocolate con churros – a cup of thick hot chocolate served …

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Gastronomy / Navarra / Special places

Medieval Olite

January 13, 2020 - by Rikke Lyksbo - Leave a Comment

Olite, a set on Flickr. Medieval markets and fairs are quite commonplace in Spain these days but we’ve never come across one quite as special as that of Olite. An …

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Cantabria / Gastronomy

It is Raining Stars in Cantabria!

November 23, 2019December 2, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo - 1 Comment

  Cantabria, along with the rest of Northern Spain, has always been well known for its great home cooked, traditional food “comida casera” at its many small, family run restaurants. …

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Asturias / Cantabria / Castilla & Leon / Euskadi / Galicia / Gastronomy

Hearty stews

November 15, 2019December 3, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo

What better way of keeping the winter ills at bay than a hearty, warming, nourishing soup or stew? Every region or even province in Spain, has its own special version …

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Cantabria / Gastronomy / History & Culture / Picos de Europa / Special places

Potes – “The town of bridges and towers”.

November 8, 2019February 20, 2020 - by Rikke Lyksbo

Leave the rugged Cantabrian coast behind you and wind your way up the dramatic gorge of La Hermida with the bubbling river Deva running through, into the verdant valley of …

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Cantabria / Coast / Gastronomy / History & Culture / Special places

“Sitting on the dock of the bay” at San Vicente de la Barquera

October 12, 2019February 11, 2020 - by Catherine

Sitting out on the decking, almost floating, on the impressively wide estuary at San Vicente de la Barquera in Western Cantabria, slowly savouring “a desert island of foie gras”, one …

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Coast / Euskadi / Gastronomy

Angulas and Gulas – the fascinating world of baby eels

September 27, 2019December 3, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo - Leave a Comment

Ever tried baby eels? No, neither have I – nor am I likely to at 600€ a kilo! Once a common food in the north of Spain, and really quite …

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Asturias / Gastronomy

How not to make a fool of yourself when drinking cider in Asturias

August 20, 2019February 11, 2020 - by Rikke Lyksbo

Cider is a traditional drink in some northern Spanish regions, especially Asturias, but there is a whole ceremony wrapped around the drinking of it. First of all, and once you …

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Galicia / Gastronomy

Russian Roulette Peppers

August 5, 2019February 11, 2020 - by Rikke Lyksbo

These tiny, shiny, bright green peppers “pimientos de Padron” “algunos pican, otros no” – some are hot and some are not – are a truly exciting eating experience! Mostly they …

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Gastronomy

Ajo blanco con uvas – White gazpacho with grapes

August 5, 2019December 3, 2019 - by Rikke Lyksbo

On hot summer days, what better than a refreshing bowl of iced soup? Most of us are familiar with tomato based gazpacho, but here is the white version. From southern …

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