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For a vegetarian???The alternative would be to introduce your vegetarian client to good Spanish jamon as one of the fine cultural experiences of spending time in Spain.
I took it as a jokeFor a vegetarian???
The alternative would be to introduce your vegetarian client to good Spanish jamon
She could always stick with only eating things that eat vegetables.
good luck, I carried a large jar of it and none of the Europeans wanted any, eventually I left it in an Albergue in Sarria. I have seen it at Corte Engles but is very dark. Bring your own.I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
Of course Annie!I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
I saw it a few years ago at Corte Ingles it was very dark and sure didn't look appealing. Sorry, nothing like peanut butter from home.You might want to try the food floor of El Corte Ingles in any of the bigger Spanish cities. I know their Lisboa branch carries a huge variety of exotic, non-Iberian foods. That would likely be a good bet!
Currently they're working on their website, but you can normallly access it at https://www.elcorteingles.es
Peanut butter is often tough to find and costly in Spain as it is not a part of the Spanish diet. Nutella is the European spread of choice. Your friend should try hummus instead. It is widely available. I ate it every day on my Madrid Camino four years ago.I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
Looks like perfect pure peanut butter. I'm curious if that is a long-standing food in Spain or a recent addition to cater for tourist preferences.
The alternative would be to introduce your vegetarian client to good Spanish jamon as one of the fine cultural experiences of spending time in Spain. Bocadillo jamon is one of the simple delights for breakfast or a mid morning snack.
I’m not vegan nor vegetarian. Having said that, I don’t dance a lot of meat. I’ve been Googling restaurants in the bigger cities!!!I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
She could always try the Spanish equivalent of Nutella - Nocilla.I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
I love my titanium spork, and yes that is a bottle opener on the end.Were it me, I would plan to take a week’s worth of peanut butter in individual serving envelopes. They sell it here in the US in some supermarkets. But is available online - Amazon.
The amount of packets you take is based on expected daily usage. Tote it in a ziplock bag.
On arrival at your starting town or city, shop for it in the local supermercados. Keep the supply of packets, as your emergency stash, in case you run out of the locally available variety.
A spork is useful for the bottom of the jar. I recommend a titanium spork, as it will “stand up” better to peanut butter in a jar.
Buen Provencho!
Hope this helps,
Tom
To be fair they put it on their chips too!No Europeans eat peanut butter??? In the Netherlands in supermarket you will find up to 20 varieties of peanut butter
Btw, not having a go. I love patatje oorlog!To be fair they put it on their chips too!
Btw, not having a go. I love patatje oorlog!
How about Nutella? Hazelnut spread. Can.t remember if I saw that. It's British.I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
That’s where I got it in 1981 while studying in Valladolid! Our host family loved it, and also asked for Nescafé instant coffeeYes you can find peanut butter. Here in Galicia it is carried by every major chain, with some offering organic versions as well. Most is smooth, but you can find the chunky stuff from time to time (I get mine at Gadis). Not that you will seldom find it on the same shelf as the jams and jellies. They keep it closer to the Nutella.
And to answer another question from above, PB in Spain is a recent phenomenon. When I was a child it was impossible to get, unless you had a way into the BX in Torrejón.
WHERE did you find that spork, if I may ask?I love my titanium spork, and yes that is a bottle opener on the end.
A spork that can open a cold beer, too. That may rival sliced bread lol.
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My dear lord...why not add speculoospasta..?Which translates as 'fries at war' (mayonaise, peanut butter sauce and onions). We have a rich culinary tradition..
Well, the brand is owned by Ferrero, which might make it Italian, although the company headquarters is in Luxembourg. Apparently, a quarter of the world's hazelnut production winds up in a Nutella jar - you know, the one that's designed so that a quarter of the Nutella adheres to the bits inside that you can't reach.How about Nutella? Hazelnut spread. Can.t remember if I saw that. It's British.
amazon...there's a bunch of brands of them...the photo I attached is a stock one from the internetWHERE did you find that spork, if I may ask?
How about Nutella? Hazelnut spread. Can.t remember if I saw that. It's British.
In 2017 while doing the camino norte I had brought my own large jar of Skippy peanut butter. Excellent camino snack. It was very popular in the alberges. When I finally ran out we eventually did find some peanut butter in random supermercados along the norte route but it was a rare find. Bring some along in your checked bag is my suggestion.I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
Well said and 100 % true.Peanut butter is a foodstuff that varies a lot between countries in flavour, aroma, and consistency.
To avoid disappointment, it might be easiest for the client to simply take an unopened jar(s) of her/his favourite brand from home. Major North American brands, for example, are packaged in robust clear plastic jars that can easily survive an air flight and living in a backpack for a while. I speak from experience.
PB, BTW, is an excellent emergency source of protein and could be a lifesaver under certain conditions such as being caught overnight, wet, on a cold mountaintop, with no stove.
The USA is the largest consumer of peanut butter, but apparently Canadians and the Dutch are the largest consumers per person.To be fair they put it on their chips too!
I absolutely love Nutella! It's lethal, so I stay away!How about Nutella? Hazelnut spread. Can.t remember if I saw that. It's British.
Me, too. I switched years ago from Skippy peanut butter to the natural chunky variety with oil that must be mixed in, has no added sugar and I actually prefer it. I only eat it on toast, but banana slices on top is a nice addition.I love peanut butter and eat it often when I am at home in the US. As a kid I ate Skippy, but now I eat Adams, the pure and oily stuff.
I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
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Carrefour sells 100% peanut butter in a 500 gr jar.
Carrefour has supermarkets in the bigger towns.
In the web store, they offer this peanut butter as a 'sports food'.
good luck, I carried a large jar of it and none of the Europeans wanted any, eventually I left it in an Albergue in Sarria.
Related to the OP's question: I'm a huge fan of almond butter, but have never seen it along the way (that said, I've never looked hard or systematically). Spain grows almonds, in quantity. Surely there is also almond butter?
I bought it for my daughter when she was younger, and she hated it. Very rarely see children eating peanut butter here in Ireland, certainly not any of the ones I know.Strange, I would have thought children everywhere would like peanut butter.
I bought it for my daughter when she was younger, and she hated it. Very rarely see children eating peanut butter here in Ireland, certainly not any of the ones I know.
I would say Nutella is very popular here, and I'm a big fan of it myself. Lovely fresh white sliced pan, lathered in Nutella.... Mmm mmm mmmmm
This is NOT the same as almond butter. I know. I bought it hoping it would be like PN butter but made from almonds which we have in The Netherlands. The above is sweet, not savory.View attachment 102144
Crema de Almendras, also called Mantequilla de Almendras, is available in health food stores and for instance at supermarkets like Carrefour.
This one has apparently been around since 1935
Nooooooooo. That must have been a disappointing shock.The above is sweet, not savory.
Peanut butter is an acquired taste. I recall hosting some friends from Belgium at our Virginia home about 10 years ago. My wife was making me a PBJ (peanut butter and jelly) sandwich (some kids never grow up). She offered our guests a taste on a plain saltine cracker.Strange, I would have thought children everywhere would like peanut butter.
Peanut butter is an acquired taste. I recall hosting some friends from Belgium at our Virginia home about 10 years ago. My wife was making me a PBJ (peanut butter and jelly) sandwich (some kids never grow up). She offered our guests a taste on a plain saltine cracker.
The look on their faces was priceless. You would have thought she was serving dog droppings. They clearly did not finish it.
Both of our friends were brought up on Nutella. This a classic European breakfast spread for toast and is essentially hazelnut butter with chocolate. As someone already mentioned, it contains a LOT of sugar.
That explained our guest's facial expressions. They expected a Nutella sort of taste, and got a peanut flavored, mildly salty pate. I will remember this forever. I chuckle every time I think of it.
This contrasts with 2017 when I walked from Lisbon. On the final segment from Porto, I was walking with several people, including an engineer from Germany. In conversation, I mentioned that I had several individual serving cups of American peanut butter. He got very excited and asked if I might have enough to share.
I recall I had about four or five cups left. I gave them all to him. He stopped right there and then opened a cup and ate it with his fingers. He had this blissful, angelic look on his face.
Remember, he grew up on Nutella, like most western European kids. He first experienced American peanut putter while on an assignment in the US.
I was happy to further international relations in this manner. These contains were my "iron rations" for if I got caught short along the way, and needed to find something to eat.
Hope this furthers the discussion.
Ultreia,
Tom
Yes, but for me it's all about the texture. I leave my peanut butter at home, but do buy small bags of peanuts at the tiendas for quick snacks along the way.Last I heard the only difference between peanut butter and roasted peanuts is that the butter was pre-chewed. What's the problem with buying peanuts -- available everywhere -- and chewing them a while before taking a bite of bread? In a couple of seconds you won't know the difference.
Thank you for the link.Hi Tom,
This is Nutella. Nutella has nothing to do with Hazelnut Butter, it is basically (70%) sugar & palmoil with some additions.
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Read more here about this dessert topping, 'a lolly in spreadable form' that markets itself next to peanut butter, a complex whole food with more than twenty different vitamins and minerals:
https://www.caloriecounter.com.au/nutella-ingredients-demystified/
You are, of course correct. I’ve seen that graphic before. Yikes!Hi Tom,
This is Nutella. Nutella has nothing to do with Hazelnut Butter, it is basically (70%) sugar & palmoil with some additions.
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Read more here about this dessert topping, 'a lolly in spreadable form' that markets itself next to peanut butter, a complex whole food with more than twenty different vitamins and minerals:
https://www.caloriecounter.com.au/nutella-ingredients-demystified/
Sainsbury carry the Whole Earth organic brand (Team GB supporters, you can currently win a trip and risk your life alongside our athletes at the Tokyo Olympics - if they take place). Can't vouch for the crunchy version but the smooth one is devine, comes in a recyclable glass jar that allows you to eat 99% of the contents and doesn't cling to the roof of one's mouth so much - a win-win for Arachibutyrophobics!Out of curiosity, what is the texture of European crunchy peanut butter? Here in the UK, it tends to have a gritty texture, and is often very stiff, and the oil separates easily. Nothing like the texture of American mass produced PB like Skippy.
Whilst living in the Middle east, my husband acquired a liking for American mass produced crunchy peanut butter. He loves the smooth creamy texture with scattered nutty pieces. Until recently, it was not available in the UK apart from American food shops, when it cost a small fortune. Recently, Skippy seems to have started to be stocked. Sainsburys sells the smooth variety, and about a month ago, I was delighted to find that Morrisons stocks crunchy. My husband is so happy!!!!
We've had almond butter when we walked.I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
Son and grandson have severe, life threatening allergic reactions.Strange, I would have thought children everywhere would like peanut butter.
Yes, if you can first get it off the roof of your mouth!It does seem to "stick" to the ribs between meals !
For the Brits among us who remember the PG tips tea chimps, they got the chimps to mimic talking by giving them a spoon of peanut butter and filming them as they tried to get it off the roof of the mouthYes, if you can first get it off the roof of your mouth!
I have not thought about those chimps for what - 50 years, more? - but thanks for the memory!For the Brits among us who remember the PG tips tea chimps,
Dad! Do you know the piano's on my foot?I have not thought about those chimps for what - 50 years, more? - but thanks for the memory!
I think it was meant to be a suggestion to be open to experiencing new cultures and their foods when you travel.For a vegetarian???
Thank you Jeff. 1st Dog on the Moon rocks!An Australian take on a world crisis
I carried a jar of PB every one of my 35 days on the Camino. It helped me get some quick protein especially for a pre-breakfast snack on a piece of bread. You'll only find it in some supermarcados which means it won't be in the smaller towns or villages. Once I had to go to 5 supermarcados to find it but it is there. It's called Mantequilla de cacahuete. Crunchy is crujiente.I just had a client who is a vegetarian ask me if she could find peanut butter on the Camino Frances.
You know... I don't know!
I don't eat it and don't recall seeing it.
I see notes from 2013 about finding it.
Do you think it's still possible?
Anyone?
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