Fideua - Valencian Seafood Noodle Paella

Want comfort food? Here it is, big time. Especially, eaten on a beach in Valencia. Here's a paella tip from a Valencian native - make sure that the paella is not precooked and microwaved for you... they should make it fresh for you! It is made for a minimum of 2 people and should be cooked on a vine wood brazier. Details here...
http://en.valencia-netz.de/168/cuisine-val-en.html

Here's an excellent recipe...
http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/article-view.php?id=3185

The one we had on the beach was of the microwaved variety and was still good. Please go to Fideua de Gandia if you want the real stuff in Valencia.

For amazing rice paella in Barcelona go to Porto del Refugio. Address is Carrer del Judici, 4, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. It's in Barcelonetta



3/5 Valencia... ho hum, this day I didn't go to the right places to eat, but the beach was marvelous, 26 C in November!

Cooked fresh right before your eyes. I love Spain

My favourite restaurant + bar in all of Europe = Pinotxo Bar, Barcelona, Spain.

The bar is nestled in Boqueta Market in the heart of the city. Can't get any fresher than that. Sip some cava with your fresh grilled fish or steak, wowza! Try the chickpea dish it's spectacular.



5/5 for Barca! Nothing tops it so far.

The markets of Lyon... Canada is jealous

The sheer variety of cheese, meat, mushrooms, olives, fruit and seafood is astounding.. all outside, in November. In a cool little market square, city planners take note, this is a very desirable situation.

Food in Scotland... is actually good.

Cream tea on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh....
Black tea, thick cream and fluffy scones, you can't lose.

At the Lilac Restaurant in Edinburgh...

This last one, I ate before I remembered to take a photo, it was soooo good. A fennel tart with spices and onions.

Edinburgh
3.5/5 not half bad.

Edinburgh...foodie capital of Britain?

Food n Booze in Edinburgh includes excellent cheese shops, sad but tasty piggies and amazing scotch tasting rooms! In general, I had some really great (foodie-centric) nights out in this crazy town. Excellent other eateries included a turkish restaurant with cozy atmosphere and great live music called Templebar(must recheck the name I was a bit drunk this time) and an elegant French restaurant called the Iris served a mouth watering pork tenderloin with grilled fennel. The 'chip butty' thing didn't appeal to me though. Who wants a shitty burger bun, stuffed with starchy fries covered in 'brown sauce' ie. gravy unless you are super wasted (which I wasn't).




4/5 for Edinburgh. It´s restaurants are fabulous but it´s local cuisine is lacking seriously, except for the scotch.

Blether about great Indian food in London?

Brits are always blethering about the amazing Indian food in London. I am unconvinced as of yet, but I would love to be proved wrong! I've been to a few recommended spots and have been extremely underwhelmed. The last spot was an out of the way sit down spot called Templebar, the several dishes we tried were strangely sweet, not in a good way. Please, I'm begging you to comment at the bottom with some good to retardedly amazing Indian in London that I can try on my way back home.

Please help.
2/5 London... working it's way downward.

Swallow EATS London - Pasties 'n Cyder

Fabulous cider and puff pastry are what made an impression on me in London. From pasties to steak & mushroom pie; flaky, impossibly thick chunks of buttery pastry nestled on my fork. Serious lack of the veg, also, made an impression on me. The potato rules in these parts which isn't bad, but I find that filling yourself with too much of our yellow friend likens itself to packing a canon. Cider cuts the heaviness of British food well. I found it wise to have a glass always in hand.

Visit - The Cove in Covent Garden, really nice pub for tourist watching, yummy cider too.

3/5 for London so far..