Top tip from the Costa del Sol’s new King of the Espeto: “The secret is to cook them with love” The chiringuitos that made it through to the final were La Batea Churrianera, Narval Marisquería and Restaurante Las Acacias, all from Malaga city, Chiringuito Royal Beach in Mijas and Marina Playa in Rincón de la […]
Month: June 2022
Eating out in Nerja – Tapas and Sangria feast
Eating out in Nerja – What is ‘Sangria’? Sangria is an alcoholic beverage originating in Spain and Portugal. Under EU regulations only those two Iberian nations can label their product as Sangria; similar products from different regions are differentiated in the name. Now, until I started writing this post, I never knew that; […]
Plaza Mayor shopping centre expansion plan moves a step closer
An environmental impact study has been approved by the Junta but Malaga’s master town plan will need to be changed first A new extension to the popular Plaza Mayor shopping and leisure centre close to Malaga Airport, which was announced over a year ago, has taken a further step towards becoming reality as the Junta […]
Piquillo Peppers Stuffed – Best Spanish Food Dishes
Stuffed Piquillo Peppers This is a fantastic dish, as a tapa, side dish or even a main course. Piquillo Peppers can be stuffed with meat, fish, rice, potato or a mixture of the lot. There is no end to the variations, however; there are some standard piquillo pepper dishes that you will find everywhere in […]
Costa del Sol Noche de San Juan
The Costa del Sol prepares to celebrate theNoche de San Juan on its beaches again It’s great that the world is returning to some normality; political skulduggery and war aside. Spain, a place where a party is always welcome, is getting back into the spirit of things. I was reading the Sur in English, a […]
Calima – A Whitewash That Even Sue Gray Report Can’t Beat!
Whitewashed Axarquia town provides 12,500 kilos of paint to residents The council in Almáchar applied to the provincial, regional and national governments for financial assistance but received no response, so despite “limited economic resources” it has stumped up the cash itself. The successive episodes of calima – airborne dust from the Sahara desert – in […]
Menu del Dia – A Great Feast for 20€
MENU DEL DIA – A CHOICE BETWEEN McDONALDS AND REAL FOOD As is the norm for a lot of ex-pats, eating out during the hot summer days, just has to be done. Fast food is fine and pretty cheap but, there is another option; menu del Dia. Menú del día, or menu of the day, […]
Doggy Bags to be made Compulsary in Spain
LIVING IN SPAIN IS A DOG’S LIFE SOMETIMES As somebody who often takes food home for the dogs in the campo area (countryside), this is great news. Restaurants in Spain will have to offer clients doggy bags for their uneaten food. The Spanish government has approved a new law to prevent food waste, including rules […]
Strawberry Supermoon 2022 Over Nerja
It is the aim of this blog to bring you news stories, happy stories, Spanish food recipes, what’s on in Nerja and all sorts of other items which we hope you will find interesting, amusing or helpful. Our primary source for news is the Sur in English. ‘The Sur’ as we ex-pats call it, is […]