Tip - if you're in London head to "little Portugal" around Stockwell/Lambeth. Great coffee in their cafe-bars for around £1.30. Their natas (custard pies) are great as well.

Goats... thats the way ahead, its eaten by more people than any other meat... I'm now looking into goats....

The one thing I notice when we first leave the airport in the UK are the roads. Maybe its cos we tend to land at night, but they are so clear, lost of coloured cats eyes, black roads, white markings and bright signs - its like a computer game by comparison!

Jo xxx

Up to now the best thing (imo) about British roads was the lack of excessive advertising boards. Too many around Spanish towns. However, it's starting to get that way in London now

Have you not see the paellas that are brought in frozen, the ready froxen mis with the prawns mussels and the rest in packs that is sold in the supermarkets and wholsalers.
The lovely "fresh" bread and bolleria that is frozen and the cafe bar or shop just bungs them in the oven?
There are still some traditional places, but even the most popular eating places for workies at lunch time, are using frozen chips, veg, meat and fish.

Less waste, and if the quality is compromised, so be it, just like in the rest of the developed world, the freezer is the most importand piece of equipment in most kitchens
in Spain, and I dont mean just for the Brits eateries either.

If you think that you are getting traditional cooking you are sadly mistaken.
In my line of work I come into contact with all types of establishments and most are l heading the same way.

All together now.......there once was a horny goatherd....

I have had some terrible meals in Spain, and I don't just mean bad, I mean gag inducing terrible... but then I have in at least a dozen other countries!

So have I and most have been made by my lovely wife.

I can remember over 20 years ago staying in a village and I had to order a paella the day before, so as the owner could buy the ingredients in fresh and prepare it. The last one I had in Sevilla was on the plate less than 10 minutes after ordering, I think that gives a clue as to how freshly prepared it was. Tons of "fresh" seafood arrives frozen from Scotland every day, Spain is Scotlands biggest market.

I'm north of the river, Stevie, Essex way, but thanks.

Hope you just kidding.

Always go the same way these threads Where is all the coffee at £4 in the UK

Weather is better in Spain than the UK. except when you live there and it rains (quite a lot in winter) then those 9C temperatures at night feel colder than 1C in a UK house...all relative. Then there is about 2 months when it is unbearable unless spending your time lying around the pool or on the beach in the shade. My friends kids have to play in the basement when it's hot not outside until about 6pm. August 40C in Spain or bucketing it down in the UK....nothings perfect. Unless like some people they have a life that doesn't revolve around the weather!

If the UK had the same weather as Spain the expat community would be halved over night

Yeah... they all end up getting hijacked eh? Not that you would ever do that eh?

Of course not