Our first lunch offshore was in the gorgeous pilgrimage town of Santiago de
Compostela in northwestern Spain. As the capital of Galicia it is called the
tapas capital of the world and rightfully so. Located in the heart of the old
town at Rua Franco no. 52 Bajo (www.acestatenda.com) was a hit with the
whole family.
I enjoyed Ribeiro de la Casa, the house white for under 2euros per glass
and it was superb. Will had Estrella Galicia, the local beer.
We all enjoyed the rich Croqutas de Jamon (ham croquettes), the
egg-based
Tortilla de Queso oozing the cheese from its center, the local bread with
tomato and olive oil and a plate of fried oiled and salted local peppers of
which about a dozen of the three dozen peppers were really hot. Samuel kept
trying to find the non-spicy ones and did a dance each time he got all hot spice
in his mouth.
Anchoas en vinaigre were fresh local anchovies and the PULPO was the
richest octopus dusted with cayenne and served with scalloped potatoes with
mayonnaise.
We really did not need the plate of tasty BACALAO local cod sauteed with
rice and veggies.
The local cheeses included a brie-like plain simple cream as well as Sant
Simon, Tetilla (named as it is shaped like a tit), Manchego and Azzura local
blue. All were great but this meal was oh so huge we shall have to be more
careful when ordering ashore!
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