Spain: Madrid Day 1

So, the spring break is here. For ONE WHOLE MONTH!!!!!! Anyway, boyfriend and I have been planning this trip since forever and finally it is here. Our first stop is Madrid. We flew of to Madrid with 3 of our friends, 2 days before the Spring break even started *giggle*

Spain: land of Flamenco Dance, land of bull fight, country with loads of UNESCO heritage site. But I am going to dedicate the next few posts to the glorious food (some not too glorious) that we had in this lovely country

As I mentioned, our first stop is Madrid. After checking into Sudamericana Hostel (totally crappy one, never ever book this if you are in Madrid), we went around hunting for food as commanded by our growling stomachs. Since it’s 3 p.m., the cafes/restaurants are near to what they call the siesta which means afternoon break. So, when we came by this shop Terra Mundi which offers Menu del dia (Menu of the day) for 10.50 euros, we decided to settle with this tapas bar.

The boss greeted us, tried his very hard to explain the menu to us using his limited vocabulary of English. He was a little frustrated when we couldn’t believe that we are having a three-course lunch with drinks for 10.50 euros. This is what we had:

Starter (Primero)Gazpacho: A traditional cold soup made of tomatoes and vegetables. Very refreshing and great dish to start the meal

Pasta with fish: To me, this taste like the Assam Laksa that my mom cooked, minus the spiciness. The fish is fresh!!!

Mains (Segundo)

Pork knuckles: Who said you can only eat it in Germany? Madrid has their own version of knuckles. The meat was heavenly soft and juicy. However, quite tasteless, but well, it’s a healthy meal.

Dessert (Postre):

Lemon custard puff: I chose this because I thought it was gonna be sour-ish. But it was quite sweet. However, the puff was really very good.

 Strawberries in some juice: I don’t have to explain much with strawberries. Everything goes well with strawberries.

After exploring the Madrid town, we are once again searching for dinner, at 11p.m.! Not healthy but oh well once in a while would not do much harm.

This time, we settled for this restaurant which I have forgotten the name. The food wasn’t as good as our Lunch. But, we still ordered 2 sets of menu to share. So, in this picture you can see, is the starter before the starter. Haha. Yes, they like their bread or baguette. Any restaurant/cafe you go, you will sure get some bread to line your stomach and also to sweep up all the delicious gravy that comes with the food. But the original way is to eat it with olive oil and Balsmic vinegar, which I did not dare to try.(:P)

Besides that, they love olives a lot. Like a lot. See the huge amount of serving? One Spaniard might be able to finish the whole plate when I would not touch any.

And then the cheese. Cheese=heaven. I love cheese! So, I don't have to explain much.

Boyfriend did not managed to take any picture of our starters and main course so I can’t explain much. But in general, we thought the food was just okay.

We ordered Sangria as well for dinner. But the Sangria is some diluted version and they do not have the fruit punch taste nor the fruit bits. So disappointed with our first trial. 

That’s basically what we had for day 1. And I am feeling very hungry as I am typing this post away.