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A Taste of Mercado de San Miguel

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So we’ve finally arrived at the final post in my travel food series.  But don’t you worry, I’ve saved the best for last.  If you go to Madrid, you must check out Mercado de San Miguel just off of Plaza Mayor.  And if you’re any bit of the foodie that we are, you’re probably going to want to visit at least twice.  From ham, to cheese to seafood to sweets, you’ll find every Spanish food imaginable, from your traditional tapas, regional delicacies and more modern twists.  Stake out a table, and take turns returning with sopresas for the group to share.

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Salmorejo, an Analusian tomato soup that's thicker than gazpacho and often garnished with jamon.
Salmorejo, an Analusian tomato soup thicker than gazpacho and often garnished with jamon.
Angulas (baby eels) on toastada with smoked salmon, shrimp and chili olive oil
Angulas (baby eels) on toastada with smoked salmon, shrimp and chili olive oil

 

Padrón peppers fried and sprinkled with coarse sea salt.
Padrón peppers fried and sprinkled with coarse sea salt.

 

The creamiest burrata with sun dried tomato and marmalade.
The creamiest burrata with sun dried tomato and marmalade.

 

Stuffed sea urchin.
Stuffed sea urchin.

 

Legs that go for miles.
Legs that go for miles.
Bustard with cinnamon and orange
Bustard with cinnamon and orange

 

Bacalao (dried salted cod) on toast with caviar.
Bacalao (dried salted cod) on toast with caviar.
Heaven is Spanish cheese.
Heaven is Spanish cheese.

 

When I was little, I would literally eat these faster than anyone could peel them. Some things never change, except now I eat the head.
When I was little, I would literally eat these faster than anyone could peel them. Some things never change, except now I eat the head.

 

Calamares a la plancha.
Calamares a la plancha.

 

Burrata with smoked salmon
Burrata with smoked salmon

 

It's all fun and games until Dad squirts pigmy rhino paw juice on the couple whose table we have sidled up to share without permission. Kidding, this is a type of barnacle called "precebes." Not kidding about the rest.
It’s all fun and games until Dad squirts pigmy rhino paw juice on the couple whose table we have sidled up to share without permission. Kidding, this is a type of barnacle called “precebes.” Not kidding about the rest.

 

Sherry flight!
Sherry flight!

 

Truffles
Truffles

 

Churros & Chocolate
Churros & Chocolate

Foodie posts from the rest of my trip:

Germany     Sweden     France     Barcelona    Andalucía     Mérida and Madrid

 

Johanna

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