Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Cadiz, Spain

Cadiz was a nice, quiet, and convenient. Everything was within a walking distance with a bright and shiny atmosphere. The town is simply beautiful and lovely with the town square chocked full of people. However at night, it is very easy to get lost since the inner part of their city is built like a maze leading up to a center. This is definitely where you would need a map to increase your fun here.

MERCADILLO POR ESPANA



There are two types one that sell food and one that sells knickknacks.  These Moving Sales within each town has a designated site and time where  vendors would set up and sell all kinds of knickknacks  such as clothing items, jewelries and even household items. These were the places if you wanted to get knockoffs for a decent price. They would also be the places where they would sell homemade items or food.





Comida Espanola

Pimiento Asado
Caracoles or Snail
Mixed of Spanish Food
Paella with Seafood
Ensalada
Typical Spain Delicacy:
In Spain, there are many places with typical cuisines such as tortilla de patata which is sautéed onions, cup potatoes and 5-6 eggs. This could be a breakfast item or cooked then sliced to make a sandwich. Bread is a fundamental part of their daily lives even when there's already rice or noodles. They would normally break off pieces from a baguette to use as an utensil. It was amazing that it could be a broken off piece of the  baguette with some sliced meat or jam and thats a typical snack. The most prevalent kind of eateries located in Spain are the tapas bars where you would pick something small like carne con salsa, patata brava ( square fried potatoes with spicy salsa),  spinach with garlic and many more. A wonderful dessert, I tried was the churros with chocolate. This was basically salty flavored breadsticks dipped in chocolate pudding. It was delicious and this can be eaten as a breakfast, snack, or whenever u hang out with friends at a cafe. 
     Other delicacies are the salpicon de marisco where there is a mixture of diced crab imitation, onion, green pepper, tomato, red pepper,  and vinegarette oil. This is one of item topped on the broken pieces of baguette.