A big thank you to Paul and Michele Stokes for bringing me back some Cheddar from the UK, after their recent trip. I had a look online, just to see the equivalent euro price, sorry Paul and Michele; which is about 4,18€, for 350 grams. I'm not sure if you can buy Cathedral City in Spain, but if you could, I am sure it would be a lot more expensive than 4,18€; after all, cheese does cost a lot more in Spain.
This is my cheese of choice, so thanks Paul and Michele; fabulous taste and texture, really tangy and flavoursome, the perfect British cheese!
Another cheese from Barber's at UNIDE. This one is a full mature cheddar. Tasted much better than the vintage cheddar; unusual for me, as I usually prefer vintage; at 2,91€, it is slightly more expensive, but for that few extra cents, it is worth it!
It was good to finally get out last night. I hadn't been out and about for a while, mainly due to illness and looking after Lily, as she came to terms with her companions death. Paul and Michele had invited me out for a meal at La Bodeguita, a place I have been to before, but never for a meal.
After a few pre dinner drinks at Zest, we headed to this Spanish restaurant, very near to where I live, in Gran Alacant. I think from what the waiter said, it was under new management, although I can't be sure. There were, at least, different staff working there. Talking of the waiter, he wasn't half bad; in fact he was a bit of all right; the biggest hands I've ever seen. We paid 20€ each for what I can only describe as a banquet; starting with Spanish Tapas, followed by toast, with a selection of meat, olives, cheese and calamari; a tuna salad, seafood paella and finally desert, ending with a strong Spanish drink, the name which, I can't recall. The service was exceptional and the food was out of this world; the best mixed seafood paella I've ever tasted, actually the best paella full stop. The restaurant also sells wine, poured from the barrel from 1,50€ a litre bottle; that's what living in Spain is all about; good food and cheap wine!
As Expats, we probably spend far too much time eating in restaurants serving British food. Getting out and experiencing Spanish cuisine and culture is something I intend to do more of, as and when I can, after all I am living here!
Thanks to Paul, Michele and Nigel for a wonderful night. a pleasure as always!
Lily isn't coping so well after the death of Precious. She doesn't want to be left alone and spends the night crying for her companion. It has only been a couple of weeks, since she passed away, so I am hoping, that in time, she will accept, the loss!
