World Travel 2013-2014, Tapas and Food Galore in Spain

Normally I would have split these into two blog posts – non tapas and tapas food just as I had too many photos, but combining it into the one post might be good motivation for me to cull a few photos!

We had a very memorable lunch when we were in Barcelona that I had to share. We were walking around on our first day, didn’t know the city at all and were getting quite hungry. We managed to stumble across this little cafe which was really awesome. There were giant mushrooms inside, and all of the furniture were mismatched armchairs with decorations everywhere. It had a fantastic vibe and there were a lot of people just relaxing with a coffee inside.

I tried out the quiche which was really delicious and only 3 or 4 euros from memory as well.

Quiche, Barcelona, Spain
Quiche, Barcelona, Spain

Takeshi tried out the Spanish Omlette while we were there. It was the same price as the quiche, and was delicious as well. I liked how even the plates were different colours and patterns – it was a really lovely cafe.

Spanish Omlette, Barcelona, Spain
Spanish Omlette, Barcelona, Spain

We also had a pretty awesome chicken sandwich in Madrid which was really nice – can’t beat gooey cheese. I find it a bit strange when meals are served with a side of chips though, and those chips are the crisp kind rather than hot french fries.

Awesome Chicken Sandwich, Madrid, Spain
Awesome Chicken Sandwich, Madrid, Spain

We also tried out I guess you could call it a more traditional ‘Spanish’ breakfast (from my understanding while we were in Madrid. Takeshi of course had to get the sandwich with jamon, and because I’m not as fond of meat, I opted for the tomato sandwich.

Would highly recommend trying the tomato sandwich as it was more like a tomato puree with olive oil on the bread – very nice.

Tomato Breakfast, Madrid, Spain
Tomato Breakfast, Madrid, Spain

And here is Takeshi’s Jamon sandwich.

Jamon Breakfast, Madrid, Spain
Jamon Breakfast, Madrid, Spain

Final picture to share before we move onto the tapas (of course). We were able to try out a small amount of street food while we were wandering around in Madrid. I wouldn’t recommend this one as although it doesn’t look too bad, the bread was very tough and difficult to bite through with little flavour.

Street Food, Madrid, Spain
Street Food, Madrid, Spain

So now that that’s done, on with the tapas. We had a few different dishes at the Feria de Abril in Barcelona as well as during our time in Madrid, Seville and Tarifa. The best would have to have been the tapas we enjoyed at Boca e Boca in Seville – in particular their tomato soup with ham and olive oil topping. Every single dish we had there was incredible and only cost around 2 to 3 euros a dish. The coffee was pretty good too!

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