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Santiago's Day dinner

alansykes

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I have invited a few friends round for supper to celebrate St James' Day. Most of them find my tendency to spend part of each autumn backpacking across Spain somewhat bewildering. When they arrive in an hour or so, I plan to give them a "camino themed" meal, with food and drink from various places I've passed on my treks to the tomb.

We'll start with some jamón ibérico, from Guijelo, near the Vía de la Plata
Next, some scallops in a sauce mornay.
Then some pulpo. I stew mine slowly in olive oil with garlic and a bit of chili, then cut and clean, and add some mussels and a few fennel tops.
Next, I've managed to find some Torta del Casar cheese, from Casar de Cáceres (VdlP) and some queso manchego from the Levante.
Finally, of course, a torta de Santiago.

We'll drink a rich black red Campo de Borja from the Camino Castellano-Aragonés, and a lovely fruity verdejo from Rueda on the Camino del Sureste. Probably ought to have had either a caldo gallego or some sopa de ajo as well, but enough's enough.
 
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Buen provecho!
 
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Nice!
2 Indian Guys cooked a curry in Finisterra in one of the Albergues
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Awesome
 
Alan, is the Borsao I had in Boveda del Mercado a Campo de Borja?

Yup, Borsao (from the celtiberian name for Borja) is the largest bodega producing the Campo de Borja Denominación de Origen wine. About a third of all Campo de Borja wine is made by Borsao. It's good stuff, but I wish it wasn't so strong (usually about 14%).
 
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I missed this thread when you posted it, Alan, and hope your guests understood why you go to Spain a little better after they ate that amazing meal.
(The food is only part of the allure, of course, but it's part that anyone can appreciate.)

sopa de ajo
Yes, please. With good crusty bread. Who needs anything else?
 

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