Eating (well) while travelling (and cheap too)

Eating 'cheap' is often misleading, but eating 'economically' is fairly easy. Yes, buying food in local shops and markets works well. Another thing that we learnt quickly is that you cannot share either the pilgrims menu or the menu del dia. However you can share the platos combinados. Some places will even give you a second plate as well as a spare knife and fork. We often found that one main course and a side salad/starter made a good meal to share, so long as we made clear that we wanted them serving at the same time. It also meant that we only had one portion of chips between us. Note that you then pay for your bread and water, but I often skip the bread and say so when ordering, otherwise it will be charged.