UK Groceries
#61
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Re: UK Groceries
I had to avert my gaze from restaurant windows when wandering around Hong Kong, a lot of what was on display looked unspeakable. I wouldn't have been up for trying the spatchcocked frogs I saw for sale in the food markets in Thailand either, no matter how authentic they may have been!
#62
Re: UK Groceries
Well they obviously don't have to - there's loads of fresh produce available. And are you saying that chorizo, salchichon, jamon, queso and everything else is not 'processed'? It clearly is.
#63
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Re: UK Groceries
Having decided that we want to live longer, we've gone on to the Mediterranean diet, all local produce, frying pan fresh, and soaked in olive oil, mostly bought from Mercadona.
We only cheat around once a month when overtaken by homesickness, either with cod and chips (hopefully not Panga) with curry sauce, or a Full Monty, all-day breakfast.
The frying pans get worn out fairly quickly, but they're only about five Euros apiece in the Chino.
We only cheat around once a month when overtaken by homesickness, either with cod and chips (hopefully not Panga) with curry sauce, or a Full Monty, all-day breakfast.
The frying pans get worn out fairly quickly, but they're only about five Euros apiece in the Chino.
#64
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Re: UK Groceries
Just have a gander at the El Corte Ingles cheese counter. Even the one in Malaga will have 100 or so Spanish cheeses and another 50 foreign ones
And I am not talking about 100 different types of Goats cheese either. You have incredibly strong blue cheese to fresh cheeses or riqueson and from cow, goat or sheep and mixture of the 3, from all parts of the country, and fresh, semi or cured, and in oil, herbs or pimenton etc etc. And of course with the individual flavours and various ways of production depending on their origin.
Chedder is used purrely for kid's sandwiches
As for processed meets, a chorizo can be the lowest of the low or one of the best highest quality foods imaginable, depends which one you choose!
#65
Re: UK Groceries
I have to disagree with you on that. There are cheeses of every type and strength in Spain. Again, as with everything, you need to do a little research to work out what is what.
Just have a gander at the El Corte Ingles cheese counter. Even the one in Malaga will have 100 or so Spanish cheeses and another 50 foreign ones
And I am not talking about 100 different types of Goats cheese either. You have incredibly strong blue cheese to fresh cheeses or riqueson and from cow, goat or sheep and mixture of the 3, from all parts of the country, and fresh, semi or cured, and in oil, herbs or pimenton etc etc. And of course with the individual flavours and various ways of production depending on their origin.
Chedder is used purrely for kid's sandwiches
As for processed meets, a chorizo can be the lowest of the low or one of the best highest quality foods imaginable, depends which one you choose!
Just have a gander at the El Corte Ingles cheese counter. Even the one in Malaga will have 100 or so Spanish cheeses and another 50 foreign ones
And I am not talking about 100 different types of Goats cheese either. You have incredibly strong blue cheese to fresh cheeses or riqueson and from cow, goat or sheep and mixture of the 3, from all parts of the country, and fresh, semi or cured, and in oil, herbs or pimenton etc etc. And of course with the individual flavours and various ways of production depending on their origin.
Chedder is used purrely for kid's sandwiches
As for processed meets, a chorizo can be the lowest of the low or one of the best highest quality foods imaginable, depends which one you choose!
& I'm no kid....
#66
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Re: UK Groceries
Try putting melted tetilla on toast. Trust me, its lovely
http://www.cheesefromspain.com/CFS/1509Tetilla_I.htm
#69
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Re: UK Groceries
OK, Plaza de Torros time on this one.
Bread.
Why did the art of baking never cross the Pyrenees ?
I’ve eaten baguettes in the centre of Paris and got the same thing from the Rawtenstall ASDA. I used to eat them whenever I could. However the “baguettes” here just aren’t. They’re dry with concrete crusts, stale within a couple of hours.
I’ve tried all the shops and breads in the area looking for a tasty loaf and can find nothing. Oh for a farmhouse loaf !
Do all expats bake their own bread ?
Pies. Why are there no pies in Spain ?
I read that during the war, Spain was supplied with wheat from the U.S. as long as they stayed out of the war, “Franco puts bread on the table”. Is the reason they can’t bake because they don’t grow wheat here ?
Let me just say this is not a defence for buying frozen British sliced bread.
Bread.
Why did the art of baking never cross the Pyrenees ?
I’ve eaten baguettes in the centre of Paris and got the same thing from the Rawtenstall ASDA. I used to eat them whenever I could. However the “baguettes” here just aren’t. They’re dry with concrete crusts, stale within a couple of hours.
I’ve tried all the shops and breads in the area looking for a tasty loaf and can find nothing. Oh for a farmhouse loaf !
Do all expats bake their own bread ?
Pies. Why are there no pies in Spain ?
I read that during the war, Spain was supplied with wheat from the U.S. as long as they stayed out of the war, “Franco puts bread on the table”. Is the reason they can’t bake because they don’t grow wheat here ?
Let me just say this is not a defence for buying frozen British sliced bread.
#70
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Re: UK Groceries
OK, Plaza de Torros time on this one.
Bread.
Why did the art of baking never cross the Pyrenees ?
I’ve eaten baguettes in the centre of Paris and got the same thing from the Rawtenstall ASDA. I used to eat them whenever I could. However the “baguettes” here just aren’t. They’re dry with concrete crusts, stale within a couple of hours.
I’ve tried all the shops and breads in the area looking for a tasty loaf and can find nothing. Oh for a farmhouse loaf !
Do all expats bake their own bread ?
Pies. Why are there no pies in Spain ?
I read that during the war, Spain was supplied with wheat from the U.S. as long as they stayed out of the war, “Franco puts bread on the table”. Is the reason they can’t bake because they don’t grow wheat here ?
Let me just say this is not a defence for buying frozen British sliced bread.
Bread.
Why did the art of baking never cross the Pyrenees ?
I’ve eaten baguettes in the centre of Paris and got the same thing from the Rawtenstall ASDA. I used to eat them whenever I could. However the “baguettes” here just aren’t. They’re dry with concrete crusts, stale within a couple of hours.
I’ve tried all the shops and breads in the area looking for a tasty loaf and can find nothing. Oh for a farmhouse loaf !
Do all expats bake their own bread ?
Pies. Why are there no pies in Spain ?
I read that during the war, Spain was supplied with wheat from the U.S. as long as they stayed out of the war, “Franco puts bread on the table”. Is the reason they can’t bake because they don’t grow wheat here ?
Let me just say this is not a defence for buying frozen British sliced bread.
Obviously you shouldnt buy from the supermarket
Down South the bread was ordinary but it really depends on the panaderia, the one in Benalmadena Pueblo was pretty good
Here in Oviedo we have every kind of bread possible and it is delicious. The bread in the North is more substantial, in the South is tends to be crusty but with no migas. However, the pan cateto in the South was great
Again, like anything in Spain, you need to shop around and go to a good panaderia. Ask your friends where they go to!
#72
Re: UK Groceries
OK, Plaza de Torros time on this one.
Bread.
Why did the art of baking never cross the Pyrenees ?
I’ve eaten baguettes in the centre of Paris and got the same thing from the Rawtenstall ASDA. I used to eat them whenever I could. However the “baguettes” here just aren’t. They’re dry with concrete crusts, stale within a couple of hours.
I’ve tried all the shops and breads in the area looking for a tasty loaf and can find nothing. Oh for a farmhouse loaf !
Do all expats bake their own bread ?
Pies. Why are there no pies in Spain ?
I read that during the war, Spain was supplied with wheat from the U.S. as long as they stayed out of the war, “Franco puts bread on the table”. Is the reason they can’t bake because they don’t grow wheat here ?
Let me just say this is not a defence for buying frozen British sliced bread.
Bread.
Why did the art of baking never cross the Pyrenees ?
I’ve eaten baguettes in the centre of Paris and got the same thing from the Rawtenstall ASDA. I used to eat them whenever I could. However the “baguettes” here just aren’t. They’re dry with concrete crusts, stale within a couple of hours.
I’ve tried all the shops and breads in the area looking for a tasty loaf and can find nothing. Oh for a farmhouse loaf !
Do all expats bake their own bread ?
Pies. Why are there no pies in Spain ?
I read that during the war, Spain was supplied with wheat from the U.S. as long as they stayed out of the war, “Franco puts bread on the table”. Is the reason they can’t bake because they don’t grow wheat here ?
Let me just say this is not a defence for buying frozen British sliced bread.
But you are right that the best bread is from Britain simply because of the variety readily available.
#73
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Re: UK Groceries
Personally, I used to LOVE white bread in the UK.
At least two slices of toast every morning, slightly blackened...
These days I avoid white bread. And, for me, the best bread I have eaten in Spain is the slightly brown'ish bread. Lovely. BUT, bread isn't a deal breaker for me.
Television and internet are important more than any bread, personally speaking. In fact, the more I don't have British style foods, the healithier I am eating...
Seriously.., Faggot and Chips, Fish and Chips, Pie and Chips, Sheppard’s Pie with veg [ what veg?! ] , Cooked breakfast [ really healthy! ] .. the list is endless.
Give me some freshly cut jamon & poached egg for breakfast any day
In closing, I have not lost any weight since leaving the UK, so I am sure my appetite is being fed
DSB.
Last edited by bealerDSB; Apr 3rd 2013 at 12:27 pm.
#74
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Re: UK Groceries
we have some excellent mollete's round here, size and shape of a side plate.
if a new bread is hard then leave it overnight in a plastic bag.
it was in my bread shop I learnt the difference between suave and blando
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if a new bread is hard then leave it overnight in a plastic bag.
it was in my bread shop I learnt the difference between suave and blando
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#75
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Re: UK Groceries
My own, personal difficulty with trying to eat healthily in Spain is that even the most Spanish of Spanish shops now stock Mars bars. A couple of them and the bathroom scales start jumping about, no matter how many salads you've eaten in the meantime.