food in spain

tapas: appetizers. these consisted of little plates of olives, small portions and creative dishes.

churros: fried little sticks of dough, similar to a donut. they are served hot with an 8-10 gram packet of sugar. i liked them plain but they were good with the sugar, too.

cafe con leche: strong coffee with hot steamed milk. served in a small glass, what we would consider a juice glass. also served with 8-10 grams of sugar. so delicious and the best coffee i've had since leaving home.

chocolate: hot chocolate so thick your spoon nearly floats. it was very rich and i'm glad that i never ordered my own. the best was when you dipped a churro into it, heavenly.

paella: every night at the hostel, there was a giant pan of paella. a mixture of rice, chicken, meat, vegetables and spices cooked in a giant pan. it was delicious. for 5 euros we got a huge serving as well as a side salad. it was so delicious and very filling.

potatoes & ham: patatas y jamon. i dont know that this is the true name for what i was eating but i wish i got the recipe. it was potatoes cooked in a creamy sauce with chorizo in it. there was definitely a ham taste to it and there were tomatoes. definitely the perfect food to eat for a hangover from too much sangria.

sangria: wine mixed with fruit pieces, sugar & juices. so incredible. each place had a house sangria but my favrite was the one i had the first night; probably because it was the sweetest.

vino rioja: wine from the rioja region of spain. so cheap but yet so good. franzia has nothing on this stuff

bocadilllos: sandwhiches on french, crusty bread. i had a jamon y queso and it as the driest sandwhich i've ever eaten. still tasty but it needed a little oil or something.

pizza margherita: a typical pizza, far too similar to what i could have on the ship. still heavenly, however, and hit the spot.

pan tostada: a big, english-muffin type of bread that was served at breakfast.


i think thats all i ate as i tended to order the same things: paella & churros. we were mad that we kept eating such unhealthy foods but the rationale soon became, "i won't be eating like this in morocco on my camel, so i may as well eat them now." so delicious.