Food, Fun and Days Out

I'd hate to think that our readers got the notion that we have some sort of obsession with food and drink but it does consume a deal of our thinking time and day to day activity. So this post begins with the bottle mentioned at the end of the last page. How about good burgundy with corned beef pie?

Burgundy and Corned Beef

Of course part of the joy of catering for oneself in Southern Europe is the ease of access to incredibly fresh ingredients, all of which are of high quality particularly in the taste stakes. It doesn't take any encouragement to head out to the local market at Puerto de Mazarron to select the constituents of the evening meal.
The Market

Just stopped flapping around

Unfortunately for your author, his friend and his wife have a strange predilection for exploring shops that sell a vast range of goods at very cheap prices, the Spanish equivalent of the Pound Shop but on a much bigger scale. There they go again.

The only thing missing was a potato masher

Whilst most of our eating has been in house the restaurant below is worth a mention. A glorious four course meal for the price of €10 was a revelation. Meats, squid, sardines then the Murcian version of bread and butter pudding made for a filling and taste filled repast.

Antipodas - La Azohia

But you can't go to the seaside without testing the sea.

Post lunch plodging

The end of each day is the time for settling down with coffee and brandy and for those of you who haven't tried it can we recommend a Spanish version of the drink. All of us have developed a real taste for Torres 10 year old. As a previous visitor with Nick says, it's the nearest you will get to decent Armagnac without it being the real thing. And for €9, it is some bargain.

Time for bed