So yesterday we went for an Indian in a nearby town. Really nice meal and quite revealing that I didn’t see a single Spanish face there.

I must admit that after living in Southern Spain for so long, I am not always overly keen on Spanish food. Or maybe I should write, Southern Spanish food, because I believe there is quite a regional difference and it might be a bit more sophisticated up north.

When I want to go for a meal out, an occasion more rare after the arrival of El Rubio, I like to try something a bit different.  Like thai or indian. Something that mightsurprise me and make me a bit excited about food. And I don’t really get exited about spanish food any more. Same same, but different.

I am almost prepared to bet that I could walk into any restaurant, venta, or tapas serving establishment down here and order quite a few things from their menu, without having seen their menu. Because it is all the same…

It seems if you want something more modern or a bit more experimental you have to go to a fairly expensive restaurant, which is a shame as it excludes so many people who might want to try something other than the usual grub, Spanish and foreign people alike.

A list of the classic dishes almost every place have:
Tortilla
Magro con tomate
Albondigas
Ensaladilla Rusa
Jamon Serano
Queso Curado
Gambas rebozadas
Pimientos rellenos
Chorizo

and the list goes on and on. I wish they were a bit more experimental, but maybe that’s just not what the Spanish people down here want? Because if there was a market for it, surely there would be more places selling something different? I think all these country folks are quite traditionalists and I am the one who gets to suffer.