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  1. Friend from Barquinha

    Ordering beer in Spain

    Also called a panaché in France. In Portugal it goes by radler or panaché.
  2. Friend from Barquinha

    Food to bring to Spanish friend from US

    I would check out natural food stores for decent PB without palm oil, sugar, etc. I notice a lot more of the good stuff available here in Portugal than 5 years ago, but only in "healthy food" sections of stores, or stand-alone healthfood stores. I'd suspect Spain is similar.
  3. Friend from Barquinha

    Food to bring to Spanish friend from US

    These powdered seasonings that are specific to parts of North America are a great idea, I think. I've been surprised at how many of my acquaintances here are trying really hard to cut down on sweets. A very high level of awareness of the risk of diabetes, etc. Savoury seasonings that are...
  4. Friend from Barquinha

    Food to bring to Spanish friend from US

    Not sure if the same would apply in Spain, but here in Portugal, friends are keen to receive non-standard curry ingredients--like red and green Thai curry paste. They like to cook Asian food, but the curry powder here is just that plain yellow stuff that's mainly turmeric, with some additions...
  5. Friend from Barquinha

    Competition for the best hamburger in Spain

    Another diversion--if you happen to be doing the "Full Portuguese" from Lisboa, and are spending a day or two sightseeing before/after your caminho--this is one of the very best hamburgers I've ever tasted--speaking as a North American who's eaten a lot of burgers over the years--and now rarely...
  6. Friend from Barquinha

    Business ideas? - Just for fun!

    Or maybe, since it's the Portugues, these guys...they're franchising too! ;) https://geladosdeportugal.pt/
  7. Friend from Barquinha

    When will it cool down in Spain?

    Heat dome in Spain and Portugal this weekend...then it sounds like it cools a bit (but it's been a very hot year, for sure!) https://www.severe-weather.eu/
  8. Friend from Barquinha

    What’s going on?

    On the Portuguese, sleeping rough is not likely to be much of a risk. There are an awful lot of small, friendly, but non-advertising places around in the smaller towns. Someone will find you a bed!
  9. Friend from Barquinha

    Request for pics of menus on CF!

    The difference being--the Menu del Dia is what the locals like, and eat for an inexpensive main meal. It seems the MP is what they think foreign visitors on a low budget will prefer.
  10. Friend from Barquinha

    Meal times and pilgrim menus

    Tortilla is not really a "thing" on the Portuguese menu. But toast--they make terrific toast called "torradas" that's thick and decadently soaked with really good butter. Rarely a menu peregrino at least in central Portugal (south of Porto), but almost every restaurant has a menu do dia, served...
  11. Friend from Barquinha

    Portuguese weather app

    The thread cited above seems mainly in a Spanish context. I've noted elsewhere the link for weather, generally, in Portugal--the IPMA website, which has an English section. Here's its link: https://www.ipma.pt/en/index.html You can drill down into its 10-day forecasts (under "Weather" in the...
  12. Friend from Barquinha

    The joy of victory!

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/20/happy-woman-spaniard-world-cup-joy-madrid
  13. Friend from Barquinha

    Garbanzo beans are so much better in Spain

    (As another Western-Canadian gardener, hoping to be gardening through the winter in central Portugal this year) I think so. In central Portugal, they get grown in the fall and through the winter. I'm looking forward to giving them a try...
  14. Friend from Barquinha

    Garbanzo beans are so much better in Spain

    Interesting. In Portugal, the jarred ones are about 30% cheaper than the canned ones, and usually the brand stocked in the very small grocery stores. Also excellent! Edit: It could be that for export, the jarred ones are more expensive than canned ones since less-commonly exported, and...
  15. Friend from Barquinha

    Private rooms for a family of three?

    Ask about "family" rooms. Very common in Portugal; likely similar in Spain.
  16. Friend from Barquinha

    Do I need to learn some Spanish before my camino? Yeah, you probably should...

    Sounds like my progress in Portuguese ;)
  17. Friend from Barquinha

    Do I need to learn some Spanish before my camino? Yeah, you probably should...

    (Apologies if I've missed mention of this before.) Another reason I've been told by Portuguese about why a higher proportion of them speak reasonable English than Spaniards (remember--Portuguese perspective--may or may not be true ;))...a lot of Portuguese apparently improve their spoken...
  18. Friend from Barquinha

    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    It may be because of the language barrier (Spanish >< English), but I sense the various "support" companies for the caminos do not look at this forum at all. Understandable, but regrettable. An enormous amount of information, and feedback on routes/services/etc. etc. goes through here.
  19. Friend from Barquinha

    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    Just as a matter of interest, when, at one point, we were looking at installing a "Alojamente Locale," which is the lodging that rural albergues would come under, in Portugal, I checked out the rules. All establishments must have a "house rules and safety information" booklet available, in I...
  20. Friend from Barquinha

    Doug and Don do lunch in Estoril

    Fish 'n chips, Portuguese style! Always great...

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