Food Tripping in Barcelona

Food Tripping in Barcelona

Despite our scary caress at the train hub in Barcelona, we couldn't complain about Catalan cuisine. It was like eating at home, away from home. Let me explain. By virtue of our birth in a previous Spanish colony named the Philippines, we were all customary with Spanish food, tradition, language and Catholic faith. It was our first visit to our previous motherland Spain and we only had one full day.

Naturally, eating paella was on top of our list. Paella is a saffron-flavored Spanish dish with rice, vegetables, meat, chicken or seafood. Secretly, I wanted to taste a paella made in Spain. As expected, the paella was tasty in a peppery way. I guess the Spaniards like it with a lot of peppers - red, green, jalapeno. We all complete a whole paella each, scraped the toasted bottom of the pan, and drank our sangria. What great way to spend the Spanish siesta time but to eat?

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Little did we know that we were in for a great treat for dinner. As we strolled along La Rambla, finding at menus of restaurants, who but a Filipino waiter would approach us.

"Filipinos?" he asked with a knowing look.
"Why yes!" The four of us - myself, Joan, Aida and Rachel -were all surprised.
"Dito na kayo kumain," he continued. (Eat your food here.)

So that's how we ended up in Amatxu, a cafeteria along La Rambla. We felt at home at Amatxu, because the manager, cooks, and waiters who served us were mostly Filipinos! For tapas or appetizers, we had pan con tomate (which is crusty bread brushed with olive oil, garlic and tomato), puntillitas (battered and fried baby squid), calamares and vegetable salad. For some reason, the pan con tomate and puntillitas never made it to Philippine shores which is a pity.

For our main course, I had paella again, this time with chorizos (Spanish sausages). It was spellbinding to note that since the cook was a Filipino, it did taste like a paella made in Manila - not hot with peppers, but a small wet on the sauce and with generous toppings. For the first time, I ate a fresh Spanish chorizo which was not smoked nor red in color. I can't conclude which paella version is better, because both tasted tasty in its own way. For our dessert, it was the Spanish flan called Creme Catalan, vanilla custard with caramel sauce. It's sweet and light, it must be the fresh cream or milk they used. A exquisite ending to a delicious, full meal.

As recommended, we visited Moka Cafe (along La Rambla) the next day for breakfast. Thanks to Rachel, our food enthusiast, we got to try churros con chocolate made in Spain. Along with tapas like calamare, Iberian ham and cheese, we feasted on Spanish churros dipped in thick Spanish chocolate. Superb! The Spaniards cook their churros to a crisp, clean pastry, devoid of any dusting of sugar or cinnamon. The hidden lies in the thick, rich, dark, Spanish chocolate. When you dip the churros in the hot chocolate, the combination is exquisite - rich, dark Chocolately taste. No wonder the Spaniards drink chocolate morning, noon and evenings! I also got to try something called tarta de patatas (potato tart) which I confused with torta de patatas, which is a Spanish omelette filled with fresh potatoes. Nevertheless, the tarta de patatas was creamy and filling. I learned the Spaniards also topped tarta de patatas with melted Spanish chocolate. Ay, deliciosos!

Food Tripping in Barcelona

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