SYates
Camino Fossil AD 1999, now living in Santiago de C
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- First: Camino Francés 1999
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A bocadillo with vitamins. Don't get me wrong, I love the Spanish bocadillo, I really do, but occasionally I craved a few vitamins like in lettuce, tomatoes, fresh onions, pickled cucumbers on it too. I am not complaining but I really would like to know what is the one thing you could have murdered for on the Camino? Just doing a bit of "market research" to learn to know what other pilgrims really miss / wish for on the Camino. Oh, and don't restrict yourself to food topics either - nearly anything family friendly goes.
Buen Camino, SY
PS The expression "murdered for ..." is used as a figure of speech and not to be taken literally!
Hm, moveable hostel - now there is an idea SY
... Second, a sleep aid that actually works all night long.
Second, a sleep aid that actually works all night long.
Restated . . . a sleep aid that actually works all night long without a headache or dehydration the next morning . . .May I suggest vino tinto, or in really desperate cases of insomnia - OrujoBuen Camino, SY
The decent shower that comes with a place to hang clothes and towel. And vegetables.
Restated . . . a sleep aid that actually works all night long without a headache or dehydration the next morning . . .
The title is about things "I could have murdered for" and not about things "I could have been murdered for" . . .A dormitory where I'm the only one snoring...
A room of requirements for pilgrims - something to think about.
I suppose crisp fries (chips to those of you with British roots) and firm asparagus could make the list too.
On the Camino de Madrid - vegetables that were NOT in the form of ensalada mixta.
We walked a fair amount with two Irish and British couples. Thumb-sized, thick-cut fried potatoes came with many of our meals. In the US, we called them "french fries" (although I'm sure the French probably object to that) and the Brits called them "chips". Those that we had in Spain were universally soft (and sometimes soggy) rather than having a crisp outside and soft, fluffy inside, which is IMO the measure of a french fry / chip (in the US, companies like McDonalds and Burger King spend millions on research to get the perfect combination of crisp and fluffy). Please don't misunderstand me; I'm not saying that the Spanish "fries" are bad, they are simply different from what we know and love (not unlike an Italian trying to understand pizza in the US), and sometimes you crave what you grew up on.Didn't you find chips/crips along the route? I find it quite strange (unless you are talking about some specific type of fried potato that I'm missing).
Not canned asparagus are seasonal and really good if you can find them.
Vegetables and more vegetables please. We had an amazing lunch today in Estella. Not a pilgrim menu and not cheap but a wonderful way to treat ourselves. The best salad I have ever eaten. The place is called Taller Gastronomico Casanellas. It is open from 1.30 to 3.30pm and is also a cooking school. When we arrived at 1.30 we did not think it was open. Do push the door.
A bocadillo with vitamins. Don't get me wrong, I love the Spanish bocadillo, I really do, but occasionally I craved a few vitamins like in lettuce, tomatoes, fresh onions, pickled cucumbers on it too. I am not complaining but I really would like to know what is the one thing you could have murdered for on the Camino? Just doing a bit of "market research" to learn to know what other pilgrims really miss / wish for on the Camino. Oh, and don't restrict yourself to food topics either - nearly anything family friendly goes.
Yes.I'm also worried about vitamins along the Camino, literally worried. I had bariatric surgery last year and must supplement my diet with vitamins/minerals or run the risk of developing nutritional deficiencies. Vitamins weigh a lot. Are they readily available in Spanish pharmacies?
I'm also worried about vitamins along the Camino, literally worried. I had bariatric surgery last year and must supplement my diet with vitamins/minerals or run the risk of developing nutritional deficiencies. Vitamins weigh a lot. Are they readily available in Spanish pharmacies?
Sorry for having added to your pre-Camino stress. First of all, yes, vitamins and other supplements are widely available in Spain. Second there are also a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables available in Spain. My Bocadillo comment referred more to the added taste lettuce, onions, tomatoes etc would give it than to the need to get enough vitamins.
Buen Camino, SY
Thanks for the introduction to scrapple. I'd never heard of it, and checked it out on the web. As someone who is always keeping an eye out for interesting, different things to try, I'll bear this in mind when I finally manage to get down to your Southern stomping grounds. My dilemma is that I don't eat meat..........but I eat baconA good ole Southern breakfast once in a while -- American coffee, orange juice, eggs scrambled hard, hash brown potatoes, fried green tomatoes, salt-cured ham, biscuits and gravy -- and, in the best of all possible worlds, scrapple! Yum! (Why haven't a meat-loving people like the Spanish picked up on scrapple, eh?)
I have bought a bar of solid conditioner on Etsy. It works great with my solid shampoo bar, also from EtsyVeggies to eat and conditioner for my hair. I have long curly hair and it is always a mess on the camino but I don't want to carry a big bottle of conditioner. Found some in an albergue once and was so grateful to the person who left it there. I could run a comb through the hair for the first time in 3 weeks.
I'm also worried about vitamins along the Camino, literally worried. I had bariatric surgery last year and must supplement my diet with vitamins/minerals or run the risk of developing nutritional deficiencies. Vitamins weigh a lot. Are they readily available in Spanish pharmacies?
Rule #1: NEVER abandon good wine.a cork screw. The one on my knife broke the first time I used it. (incidentally, this is the same knife I plan to take on this Camino--at less than 4 oz, you can't beat it). I only hope that I'll be able to find one when I need one this time around. I really don't want to abandon bottles of wine in Albergue kitchens again.
Hmm sounds like a plan.I have bought a bar of solid conditioner on Etsy. It works great with my solid shampoo bar, also from Etsy
It did take me some trial and error to find a shampoo bar that works well with my hair. I've been using my current one for a week or so, and like it a lot. My hair is actually behaving better than when I was using traditional shampoo. I want to see how long it lasts before I start the Camino.Hmm sounds like a plan.
Nup. Fresh veges aren't common in cafes/restaurants. Not in spring (now) at least. Maybe later in the growing season. Dried/recooked beans don't count. Potatoes are veges but that's the main one I ever see. Not interested in iceberg lettuce or the odd slice of pale tomato.On the other hand, it sounds strange how many people seem to miss veggies. Spanish cuisine is quite rich in vegetables and garden products. The majority of the bars i ate at had at least one dish of bean, chickpea, menestra, artichoke, cabbage, rice, purée... Vegetables are cheap, so many menues, even pilgrim ones, include them.
I think.
I think this is what's known as a "first-world problem."
It is always puzzling to me. I live in Spain, I eat in restaurants often, and I never lack for fresh vegetables.
This lack could be because we're in the "hungry gap" between the days when last year's stored root vegetables run out and this year's vegetable patch starts producing... that could be why the veg you get are from jars or cans. But Spain's canned veg, fish, and fruit are among the best in the world. Nothing to complain about -- the menestra is very good, and the peas, green beans, leeks, and asparagus are outstanding.
It's a camino. You adjust to it. It may not adjust to you.
If you habitually go for the Menu del Dia or pilgrim menu, you might run into fresh-veg problems -- fresh veg take a while to clean and prepare. But if you order off the Carta, or an occasional plato combinado, or raciones... you might get your needs met.
Or go to a grocery store and buy some fresh fruit and vegetables, prepare and eat those. That's what Spanish pilgrims do.
Maybe it's more about finding vegetables the way we like instead of simply finding veggies. (I guess that's what Rebekah was talking about)
We should notice that going to low price places means we'll often find low quality. Sometimes dishes may be overcooked, sometimes they're made the day before and then microwaved for us. The most of veggies (if not all) we'll find if we pay 10-12€/menu, will be frozen (the cheapest) or canned. Even if we are in summer or autumn.
Anyway i understand the missing of fresh veggies. Last year, when i walked in Norway, my daily menu was made of bread with salami, bananas, nuts, orange juice, yogurts and kit-kat. I felt i needed fresh vegetables -though i'm not a fan of them-, so when i arrived back in Oslo the first thing i ate was a McDonald's caesar salad. Not the one i would eat at home but the cheapest i found then.
And are most delicious!the yogurts are unflavored
Had the same experience. I was so satisfied with my meal there.The very best meal that I had on my last camino was at the Bar/Restaurant Xacobeo in Triacastela. The food was thick with vegetables, fresh and beautifully prepared and served. I wanted to thank the cook for this treat, but the server did not seem to understand my request and my Spanish was very basic at that point. I shall certainly eat there the next time I go through. And I may prepare a few words that I can pass on to the cook to show my appreciation. I was pretty desperate for such a meal at that point.
I ate veggies when I prepared the food my self. I missed them on the plate when I ate in bars, restaurants and albergues. Mostly for lunch. I eat half the plate with veggies every lunch at home so yes I missed them what I was serves just french fries and meat, just tortilla or something else without veggies.I gotta wonder how anyone can go into even the smallest grocery store and not find a few fresh red peppers, olives, aubergines, or leaf lettuce. It may not be pristine, but it's there, because that is what the locals eat, year-round. Honestly, I think some pilgrims are walking in an alternate Spain.
The veg are not suitable, the yogurts are unflavored, the lomo is lamentable!
... and somehow we all survive. And a lot of us keep going back for seconds.
Honestly, I think some pilgrims are walking in an alternate Spain.
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You can get fantastic roast meats from the Assadors in Burgos, Great Seafood from Basque country through to Galicia. Good cheese in the Picos De Europa. However vegetables do not appear to be on any restaurant menu! Spain has got many wonderful vegetables. I have walked or driven past fields of them. I have not seen fresh asparagus in Spain, but it is seasonal. I work near Evesham and buy the stuff when it is in season from roadside stalls.Yes! Vegetables and condiments.
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