I'm excited about the arándanos secos.... The rest of the stuff just looks like anti-american propaganda to me. Really, there is good food in the US and it's not hot dogs in jars with special hamburger sauce!
Posts: 1070 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 10 December 2002
Speaking of food, why is fruit so bad here. Happened again today. Bought melon (over 5 euros) from Carrefour and it was bad. Had to throw it away. The only decent tomatoes are the ones grown outside of Spain (usually Holland). About the only consistant products I get are stuff from Plus, or lettuce and things like that. But as a general rule of thumb the produce is crap here. Really frustrating because I'm trying to eat better and it's hard to do here.
Rob
formerly timhortonsman
Posts: 382 | Location: Tres Cantos | Registered: 29 June 2006
fruit is GREAT here. you just need to know where to shop and how to pick a good melon.
will chalk this one up to your living out in tres cantos i suppose. do you have any real markets out there of just carrefour, plus and other supermarkets?
try going to a real fruit market or fruit stand and paying a bit more mate
saludos, jer...
p.d. 5 euros for a mellon!!! must have been HUGE!!!
Good point, Graffy. I find the fresh produce here much better than in the USA. The peaches are like candy and I love eating them and the cherries, please don't get me started.
Shawn
"Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down" - SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni Morrison
Posts: 1255 | Location: Richmond, VA but in MADRID now | Registered: 10 February 2002
i could help you!!! my father in law has a grove of fig, apple, pear, plum, cherry, pomegranite, and persimmon trees. everytime i see him, he inundates me with fresh fruit...i am talking 6, 7 kilos of stuff! i've learned to make fruit sorbets and sauces and cook with fruit, but most of it sadly goes into the garbage as my husband and i just can't eat it all!
so, i'll officially start the free fruit, good fruit mm initiative! i'll post back when i get the next batch! probably this weekend!
Posts: 1001 | Location: MADRID! | Registered: 09 November 2002
what did i tell you??? i just got nearly 10 kilos of persimmons. if you like them and are in teh center, let me know and we can meet up for a persimmon exchange.
Posts: 1001 | Location: MADRID! | Registered: 09 November 2002
Me! Me! Me! Besides, what a great excuse to see you! Let me know where and when is a good time to meet today or tomorrow. I'll only take several cuz I live alone and all that, but it'll be great to enjoy some yummy, fresh, home grown fruit. Lena
I'll take some if there are still any left. I love persimmons and I remember how good the Candeleda ones were last year. Maybe I can meet at the same time as Lena...
Posts: 1070 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 10 December 2002
is it possible tomorrow night...tuesday that is. 8pm. but where?....oh, i know the perfect spot. my new favorite pinxtos bar.. la musa escondida. corner of C/Santa Isabel with San Eugenio. Metro Anton Martin. The bar is about a block from the Cine Dore, going towards the Reina Sofia. SMS me if you can. I'll be offline tomorrow most of the day. xoxo candy
Posts: 1001 | Location: MADRID! | Registered: 09 November 2002
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must have been HUGE!!!
