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Tapas in Spain

That’s me just home from a long weekend in Estepona where I lived for ten years. I was visiting friends and family and I must say it felt great to be there in the easy going way of life and very Spanish culture. On Saturday, we went out for lunch and I had traditional Spanish croquetas which are made from a thick white sauce with different fillings, the ones we had were beef cheek and the others ham and cheese. We also had lots of nice cheeses, hams, padron peppers and of course a bottle of white rioja to wash it all down. That evening we went to the feria which is the Spanish fair which is held in the evenings for a week once a year. Most of the town closes during this time and it is when people take a lot of their holidays. As it is so hot we did not go out till around 9pm and the atmosphere was buzzing. Lots of little bars and stalls selling different tapas. Some of the tents are private and people pay into them all year round such as the council companies like water and electricity, however most of them allow entry for all. We found one at the back which was showcasing the polo ponies and they had great (very large) gins and a BBQ going with pinchitos (chicken skewers) and morcilla (a spanish black pudding) and it was so cheap. A great night out made even more eventful by the botellon going on in the car park at 1am when we were leaving. This is basically where people get together and have a drink and socialise in public areas. No hassle at all just lots of people about.

On Sunday we frequented my favourite fish restaurant situated right on the beach. We have been going there for the last 15 years and it is a family run restaurant which has its own fishing boat. We had a variety of dishes including gallo which is john dory and it is lightly battered and so tender and light, calamari a la plancha which is a whole squid on the grill with garlic and parsley as well as clams, and traditional calamari also. After this we headed to the ice-cream parlour for lovely ice-cream and headed home to relax by the pool.

The other days I mostly had BBQ food as it was 30 degrees and too hot to eat anything else.

It was a lovely break but now it’s time to get back to chef recruitment. Still a lot of head chef vacancies being registered daily. Please email your CV to jessica@chefsinscotland.co.uk if you are looking for a new role.

Jessica

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