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The first stop of our Madrid food tour was El Riojano - a bakery founded more than 100 years ago,
as certified by this gold plaque.
And our first meal of the day?
Soletillas served with creamy hot chocolate. It was delicious and it was
also the perfect substitute for churros, which so many people know and love already.
Our second stop was El Mercado de San Miguel, one of Madrid's oldest and most
beautiful markets. Top tip - visit early in the morning to beat the crowds.
There was so much food on display and our second meal of the day was, wait for it...
We're gonna have this - vermouth. You see, it's not white anymore. They add caramel and
sugar, so it's brown and sweet. These the olives that people who hate olives might like. Not going to promise
but my mom has a biological hatred of olives.
She tried these and was like "meh". That was a miracle!
So, first three...
What does Charlie think? - Who's Charlie? Oh, Charlie! Charlie the hungry panther agrees!
He approves it, nice.
And as if the vermouth wasn't enough, our second step was all about
wine. Not that I minded!
Now I will let our guide Luke tell you more about Spanish wine.
Oh so here in this bar you order by the region.
And there's about sixty nine like I said and so I'm doing my damn best to try them all.
I've only go about five left on mainland Spain that I haven't tried. I have a problem!
And to compliment the wine we tried some bull tail regalito - phyllo pastry filled with
juicy meat and served with a sauce similar to gravy.
What does Charlie think?
Feeling pretty full already
and a little buzzed thanks to all the drinks we walked toward La Bola.
This is the place to try cocido madrileño - a hearty chickpea stew with lots of
vegetables and meat. La Bola has been serving this Madrid classic since 1870
and the restaurant still uses the original recipe as well as oak charcoal and clay pots.
La Bola has seen its fair share of
celebs. There's a whole wall of fame inside but even better is the soup itself.
Really salty! - But delicious? - Delicious, but really salty.
Yup, Spanish food is often salty but rarely spicy. Why? Luke has a theory.
I don't know exactly why, but my theory is like when they were importing from South
America I have this image of some guy checking stuff off. Like "What's this?" "Potato, sir." "Good."
"What's that?" "Tomato." "Oh, that's very nice." At some point... "What's this?" "They call it a chilli pepper, Sir." And he's like: "No, veto!"
Our next stop was a traditional
despensa - a place for people to buy a quick home-cooked lunch.
First we tried the meatballs.
Mine fell off the stick.
Super crumbly!
But what about the empanadas filled with egg and tuna?
I'm not sure I'd use the word good.
I'm sure you've never tried anything like this before. - That is a review. - This is the first one where I'm like.. hmm..
Don't worry - the next stop was
much better. We got to try three different kinds of Spanish ham.
Jamon serrano and two premium types of jamon iberico. Turns out there's a lot of
science behind Spanish ham. - You can't just be some butcher with a knife. You're a ham slicer, which is something you have to train for for three years.
The next dish wasn't quite as complicated - just fried calamari on white
bread with a squeeze of lemon.
This is Madrid's favourite snack.
Epic fail, I saw that I saw that.
This is much nicer than the one we had yesterday.
Yeah, fresher? - The calamari is much nicer. - Nom, looks good.
Ok, I'm gonna press stop now.
And finally our last stop. But what are turrones?
You wouldn't translate paella - it is paella. You wouldn't translate chorizo - it is chorizo.
Turron is turron. There's different types.
The one thing they have in common? They're all pretty damn tasty.
Final thoughts - this was honestly the
coolest thing I did in Madrid. The ultimate Spanish food tour cost
85 euros, so it's not the cheapest but it was worth every penny.
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