Hola familia y amigos! We're in Madrid! Per our travel tradition, we took a food tour as our introduction to Spanish cuisine and customs. We took a Tapas and Wine Tour which included visits to some of the oldest tapas bars in Madrid. We ate LOTS of yummy food and drank lots of great wine! 🍷🍷
Here are a few bites from our tour today!
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| Queso de cabrales (Cabrales blue cheese) |
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| Pimientos de padrón (Padron peppers) |
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| Croquetas de cabrales (Cabrales blue cheese croquettes) |
Are you hungry yet?
Fortunately our walk to the Plaza Mayor helped with the digestion!
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| Plaza Mayor |
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| Tosta de Arzúa con membrillo (Arzúa cheese & quince on toast) |
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| Tosta de Almogrote ( La Gomera cheese with mojo picón on toast) |
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| Tortilla de patata (Spanish omelette) |
We made a stop to admire a very popular Flamenco venue, Tablao Flamenco Torres Bermejas. The outside is gorgeous:
and the interior is stunning with murals made of Arabic tiles:
What a great start to our Iberian adventure!