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Roasted Pork Belly
There must be more pigs in Spain than any other animal. Pork can be served at every meal on some days, its one of the reasons why I love the place. I think its got something to do with pissing of the...
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Pollo con Jamón y Queso
This is a very handy little dish, it could be a large snack or have a couple for lunch with a salad. It goes well with verdejo, but really this is chicken for red wine. Good garnarcha would be my...
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Chorizo Croquetas
Croquetas must be the ultimate bar snack, hot and crispy on the outside, warm, gooey and salty on the inside. I have been to a couple of tapas bars around Spain that specialise in Croquetas, including...
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Paella is the term that many of us use for any Spanish rice dish cooked in a paella pan. But the Spanish can be picky on how they use it, some don’t care but others maintain that only the rice dish...
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This is a hedonistic version of a great tapa from southern Spain. I had the end of a leg of Jamon Iberico to finish off, its far too good to throw out but a bit hard to slice without loosing a finger....
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Lunch at Movida
I took the day of from painting to roam around the city and have some lunch. It started raining around 12, so I ducked into Movida to warm up and have a bite to eat. The great thing about Movida is...
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Movida Next Door
I got a call from Scott at The Spanish Acquisition when I was on way home last Wednesday: “We’re going to the New Movida, do you want to come along?” How could I say no? I quickly dived out of the car...
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Solomillo al Whisky
This is my favourite tapa of all time. A big call. Well it’s at least in the top 5. You will find a dish by this name in many areas of Spain, for me this is the one and only solomillo al whisky. If...
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The Sunday Roast Chicken Challenge
Just about every Sunday night at Casa Tinto y Blanco we fire up the oven and have a roast chicken with a bottle of wine. Its become something of a tradition that ends the weekend on a high note, its...
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Calle Laurel: a culinary institution
On my first trip to Rioja, I was given some great advice: ‘There are plenty of good places to eat in La Rioja, but there is only one place that you musteat during a trip here and that is the tapas...
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Los Hermanos Tempranillo 2008
I’m tight for time at the moment, so I’ve done some quick notes to keep things moving…This is the hermano (brother) wine to the albarino that I had a look at last year. I think this is a great first...
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Lunch at Bodega
I had a quick day work trip up to Sydney yesterday, so what better to do than stop into Bodega for lunch in between meetings. And what a great way to spend a couple of hours, some nice drinks, great...
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Lunch at Amelibia
Amelibia is my favourite place to eat in the old walled town of Laguardia. We ate here a couple of times on our last trip and were very keen to get back and see what’s new. It’s a small restaurant...
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Lunch at Meson Chuchi
It is still the depths of winter in La Rioja, we got about 30 to 40 cms of snow today, we are snowed and not going anywhere for at least a day. A good time to catch up on posting and drinking some nice...
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Morcilla
Morcilla de Burgos (left) and Morcilla de Leon (right) Blood sausage is certainly one of those foods that sorts the men from the boys. People either love or hate, or more truthfully hate the thought...
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