More Food!

The green peppers, below, are Pimientos de Padrón. You cook them in olive oil on the stove until they are soft and brown (see the 'after' picture) and then sprinkle with salt. Most of these taste similar to okra. However, 1 in 10 are hot hot hot. It's pretty fun to see if you can get through your meal without getting a hot one, while watching the person across from you reaching desperately for their water/milk/beer/wine every few minutes. Unfortunately, on this night I was the one who got 3 really hot ones... These are very common at tapas bars and other restaurants.

Before:


After:


Below is an 'ensalada mixta'. This salad is served in most restaurants in La Coruña. It has lettuce, tomato, onion, white asparagus, tuna, olive oil, and vinegar. It's really good - we eat it at home quite often.



I promise to post a non-food blog next :)