Oh, Andalucía. Land of olives, jamón, sherry and cheese. How I love thee. Having grown up with my Grammy in Spain living in El Puerto de Santa María and now with Dad and Kippy having made a beautiful home in Arcos de la Frontera, Andalucía is the region of Spain I am by far the most familiar with. And the food never disappoints. The first thing we did upon arriving in Seville was go in search of tapas. Even the rain couldn’t stop us.
JamónCountry bread with cheese and anchovies. With a side of sherry.Chiporones frito.Churros and chocolate. Forever living in my memory more glorious than usually found in reality.We were the only ones in this tiny Arcos restaurant on a wintery Monday night, but the tortillas de camerones did not disappoint!
Although paella actually originates in Valencia, I will always associate it with Andalucía. All the best ones are made there. By my dad.
This just might be my all time favorite meal.Before. This was for three people.After. I’d say we put in good work.
Kippy found us a fabulous lunch stop for our day trip to Jerez de la Frontera. Their tapas, all with a gastro/fusion twist, were incredible!
Lunch in Jerez always includes olives and sherry.The most incredible sardine ceviche, garnished with avocado puree.
Foie over sweet bread with marmalade.Is it eggplant? Is it zucchini? We still aren’t sure, but it was good!
An amazingly thick and tender cut of beef, cooked to medium-rare perfection and topped with blue cheese sauce.
Kippy’s amazing garlic chicken with sweet potatoes and green onions from Manuel’s garden.This lunch was terrible, but what a cool way to cook chorizo table side!We had many croquettes, but I thought these seafood ones in Arcos were the best!A salad topped with anchovies, grilled peppers and goat cheese.
