mrsjdr

Mmmmmmmmmmmm.....have done a similar dish, same ingredients but marinated the ribs then hubby cooked on barbi!!

Chiclanagir

Dorado

Fry in olive oil with garlic and add a punnet of cherry toms cut in half and a good splash of balsamic vinegar. When fish cooked reduce the sauce. Really nice.

Chiclanagir

anyone know the Spanish name for Tarragon and Cumin?

mrsjdr

Hi, yes I do, but at home, will post names this afternoon for you

mrsjdr

Tarragon is Estragon and cumin is Cuminos Grano. I put the English labels on my spice jars some time back as had a great Spanish cook book (that I never used) that had ALL the spices in English and what they were in Spanish, unfortunately our son borrowed it and have never seen it again....typical!

Arco-Iris

SPICES AND HERBS IN SPANISH.

Allspice Pimiento de Jamaica
Aniseed Matalahuga
Basil Albahaca
Bay leaf Laurel
Cardamom Cardamomo
Chili pepper,
Cayenne Pimiento chile, cayena
Caraway seed Alcaravea
Celery seed Semilla de apio
Chervil Perifollo
Chive Cebollina
Cinnamon Canela
Coriander Cilantro
Cumin Comino
Dill Eneldo
Fennel Hinojo
Garlic Ajo
Ginger Jengibre
Marjoram Mejorana
Mint hierba Buena
Paprika Pimiento dulce
Parsley Perejil
Rosemary Romero
Sage Salvia
Sesame seed Ajonjoli

For those in Chiclana, there’s a spice stall right in the centre of the market. And for those who can’t have wheat, they do chick pea flour (gram flour). Not sure what this is in Spanish ??harena de garbanzos

(with thanks to Cooking in Spain by Janet Mendel).

Chiclanagir

Excellent. Thank you both.

mrsjdr

Many thanks for the spice list, will print it out and put in my kitchen, also pass on copy to daughter and hubby who both always asking "what is so and so" in Spanish!

battlezone123

Can anyone tell me the name of a Spanish apple that is similiar to the British cooking apple?

mrsjdr

I just use whatever the cheapest eating apples are,and do not add any sugar, miss the good old bramley´s, have seen them for sale by British traders at markets, but soooo expansive.

mrsjdr

An update for anyone living on the Costa del Sol, just been shopping and found a new amazing shop! It is in the new square just past the Myramar Centre, go past Dunnes and Liddles and it is next to the big optical shop. It is a Waitros/Iceland store, very big, and prices are good, so no more trips to Gib for flour etc., for us

poollounger

Please Miss Marple can you track down a source for Pectin in Chiclana...the plum jam just wouldn't set last year, so we had to resort to collecting everyone's peach stones and adding them to the jam. Pectin nowhere to be seen.

chrisw

Hi all,
Don't know if it is any more potent, but my old mum used to tie orange pips up in a muslin bag and place in the saucepan to help it set when making the marmalade

Arco-Iris

Hi Poollounger. Haven't seen pectin here but will look in the two Brit. grocers. Meanwhile, the Divine Nigella says put orange and/or lemon pips in water and boil them for 10 mins - watch they don't boil dry - strain and add to fruit. Adding lemon juice is also supposed to increase the pectin. Roll on the local fruit season. Strawberries are here from the Canaries but are a bit tasteless.

mrsjdr

Seem to remember my Mum with a muslin bag when making jam many years ago!

Regarding the new Brit shop, they come under the name of Overseas Imports SL, and according to report in todays Euro Weekly started in Tenerife in 1998 It also said new stores are about to open in Benissa, Torrevieja, Estapona and Los Arqueros.