MADRID TORRIJAS
by Danalia
The Spanish version of French Toast, this sweet treat is commonly eaten as a dessert throughout Madrid during Easter.
Ingredients
1 l of milk
olive oil
½ kg of honey
½ kg of sugar
8 eggs
Slices of bread for 'torrijas'
Preparation
Cut a large loaf of bread for 'torrijas' in fairly thick slices (you can also use special ready sliced bread).Mix the milk and sugar in a deep bowl. Beat the eggs in a separate dish. Dip the slices of bread in the sugared milk and eggs and fry in a pan with boiling oil until golden brown. Then drain well.
Presentation
Place the 'torrijas' on a serving dish and pour honey over them.It is also traditional to add the sugared milk to the serving dish so that the 'torrijas' soak it up and become more spongy.
Eating in Madrid
by Jefie
Before going to Madrid, I had read about Spanish people's eating habits and, coming from Canada, I was wondering how long it would take me to get used to it. As it turns out, it was much easier than I thought it would be! Here's how a typical day went: when I got up in the morning I usually had a cup of coffee and a really light breakfast (a piece of toast or some biscuits), and went to school. Break time was at around 11:00 am, and most people would eat a muffin or a croissant to tide them over until lunch time. We usually got together for lunch at around 2:00 pm, and that was the most important meal of the day. Have a good paella or cocido in the afternoon and you'll be in no hurry to have dinner! Dinner was usually at around 9:00 pm and was always really light - you don't want to eat too much before going to bed anyway.
I found that Spanish dishes in general were delicious, but not very spicy at all. Pork is extremely popular in every shape or form (especially jamon and salchichas - ham and sausages), and so are fish and seafood which unfortunately I couldn't eat. Being a vegetarian in Spain can be a bit of a challenge but it's not impossible - you'll find vegetarian dishes in almost all restaurants and tapas bars.
Buen provecho!
Toledo
by cfuentesm
Toledo is an historical center, greatly influenced by the Moors and the gothic style. It's one of Spain's most beautiful and popular towns. If in Madrid, a day trip to Toledo is a most. You can drive or take a train that will get you there in less than 2 hours
Turron praline
by evona about Souvenirs
This is tipical spanish sweets. This is with fruits, allmonds, nugat, chocolate... It`s very sweet.
There are:
turron de almendra duro
turron de almendra blando
turron yema tostada
turron nat nueces
turron mazapan frutas
turron chocolate con guindas al licor
tarta e almedras
turron trufado mousse de chocolate
turron praline de crema catalan con barquilloturron trufado con tiramisu
and many more This can be a good souvenir from Spain for friends or family. The price is about 5 Euro for 200 gramm.
"SALSA" DISCOS: AZUCAR
by balihai69 about AZUCAR
well, i dont like much this place, but it is completely crowded on weekends. its decoration regards me ahawaian bar (propably it was one of the kind in the past ...) there are so many people on weekends that you wont be able to dance excepting very "stuck" merengues or bachatas ;-) it s like a sauna, i couldnt stand long in this place, though is very popular among latam people in madrid
cover 9€ 1 drink open from 23.30 to 5.30
metro atocha i ve seen jeans, sneakers, nosleeves shirts, sportwear ...
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