Spain - La Costa Del Sol - Part 1

We recently returned from a trip to Spain. More specifically, the province of Malaga located on the southern coast. Based on our limited exposure, we must say that Spain is beautiful. It is a place where the mountains meet the sea, the people are friendly and the food is great.



In Spain we had our first "White Coffees". Basically a shot of espresso with steamed milk added. It is served in a small glass with a side of sugar so you can sweeten it to your own taste. We first had this drink for breakfast in a small cafe attached to a gas station. (By the way, regular gas at that time was .99 Euros per liter or $5.00 a gallon). We also ordered breakfast. The breakfast menu was limited to sandwiches served on small baguettes, toasted on a grill. We ordered ham and cheese. Drizzeled with a little EVO... excellent. All of the baguettes that we had during our trip were crusty with extremely fresh interiors.

We also found another favorite... Espetos de sardinas. These were skewered sardines which were grilled by an open fire. Almost every beachside restaurante had a small fire just outside with sardines grilling. The sardines were liberally salted with sea salt. The taste was fantastic... There were a few sardines that weren't cleaned as much as they should have been so there was a bit of a bitter taste when we encountered those, but overall, still fantastic.

more later...