HumanistHiker
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Portugues September-October 2023
Are the menus del dia/pilgrim menus generally available at lunchtime or only dinner time?
Is Portugal a late-eating nation like Spain?
My recollection is that Spanish lunchtime is around 2-3 pm and dinner time 8.30-11 ish. When I visited Sevilla with my sister, when we sat down at a table at around 6pm, the last of the lunch-eaters was just finishing, and there was no prospect of any dinner before 8pm! I made a small glass of Pedro Ximenez last a very long time while waiting for food.
I cannot function without breakfast (I hope that bocadillos de tortilla are widely availble at breakfast times). I could then happily subsist on the odd snack (a pastel de nata or fruit and nuts if I wanted to be healthy) until a mid-afternoon (Spanish-time) lunch. If a 3 course menu del dia/pilgrim menu is available at Spanish lunchtime that would keep me going for the rest of the day without the need for a big dinner. I sleep better if I don't eat too late in the day. (I've pre-booked my accommodation so could afford a leisurely almuerzo/almorco without fear of being too late for the bed-scramble).
Is Portugal a late-eating nation like Spain?
My recollection is that Spanish lunchtime is around 2-3 pm and dinner time 8.30-11 ish. When I visited Sevilla with my sister, when we sat down at a table at around 6pm, the last of the lunch-eaters was just finishing, and there was no prospect of any dinner before 8pm! I made a small glass of Pedro Ximenez last a very long time while waiting for food.
I cannot function without breakfast (I hope that bocadillos de tortilla are widely availble at breakfast times). I could then happily subsist on the odd snack (a pastel de nata or fruit and nuts if I wanted to be healthy) until a mid-afternoon (Spanish-time) lunch. If a 3 course menu del dia/pilgrim menu is available at Spanish lunchtime that would keep me going for the rest of the day without the need for a big dinner. I sleep better if I don't eat too late in the day. (I've pre-booked my accommodation so could afford a leisurely almuerzo/almorco without fear of being too late for the bed-scramble).