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    Anchovies are one of the common tapas/appetizers offered. They are preserved in a vinegar mixture.
    Many types of cheeses and cured meats, we tried several kinds!Pedron peppers were very tasty.Mid morning "breakfast" consists of toasted bread with ham and a poached egg.Another option for mid morning breakfast is an omelet, very thin and somewhat sweet.Pork shoulder and roasted potatoes. Very good but a dish meant for 4-6 vs just 2 of us.There version of a "shrimp fritter"Another omelet, this one with burrata, sun dried tomatoes and cashews.A great example of how they serve their tapas...little paper cones.We went on a food tour and one of the stops was for churros-which they serve with cups of chocolate.Churros in the making. They are not covered in sugar like in the us.Delicious pork belly sandwiches.Anchovies on the left and a torta on the right (potatoe/egg pie).Mushrooms with special garlic sauce.Mushrooms on the grill.AFlamenquin consists of slices of ham placed on thinly pounded meat then breaded & fried.Another example of a meet and cheese selection (house specialties) with toasted bread.Our last night in Seville we treated ourselves to seafood paella.1We discovered a nice refreshing pre dinner drink- Tinto de Verano-red wine with lemon soda.

    Delicious Food of Seville

    June 24, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

    I forgot to post pictures of the dishes and cocktail we tried during our stay in Seville so decided I’d do a post just on the food! We tried so many delicious things, some we found on our own and some we discovered during a food tour. We loved the tapas concept (small plates), which gave us a chance to try many things without getting stuffed. The Spanish tend to eat one or two dishes with a drink or two at one tapas place and then move to another for a different specialty. We only did this with our food tour. But traditionally tapas are not “dinner.”

    The Spanish meal schedule is very different than ours at home…they don’t have anything other than coffee for breakfast before they leave home, but mid morning they typically have a toasted baguette type role with sliced ham (more like prosciutto) or something else on it and another coffee. They eat a proper lunch around 1 and then they do a couple ofTapas with drinks around 6 pm, then they have dinner around 9:30/10. We’ve not really adopted their schedule on all meals, but we have adjusted our dinner time to closer to 7/8, but that’s the latest we can go.

    Also it’s very common for the Spanish to have a drink (wine, beer, cider) with their late morning breakfast and/or mid-day meal (I’ve seen groups of older women with glasses of wine around 11:30 am).

    They love their sweets (ice cream, baked goods, cakes), but their cakes and things are not real sweet.

    Luckily we’ve been walking a ton so we’ve walked off some of the calories.    Read more