Comments on: Snacking at the Mercado de San Miguel

By: foodie

foodie — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:13:54 +0000

I was just there in March! Lovely market and I took the same picture of those prawns :-) Had callos, sesos and surprisingly, Ethiopian food in Madrid. Still, nothing beats Barcelona.

By: kate

kate — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:03:38 +0000

wow at that plate! I am so hungry (as usual after reading your blog) right now :)

By: netoy

netoy — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:45:21 +0000

arggh!! reading this blog is sheer punishment and torture when it’s so close to lunch time… (-:

i really like the idea of going to a local market and trying their food (though their markets are not as well-appointed as this one!). we’ve done this a number of times visiting mexico, bangkok, etc. you really get the true local taste of the food as compared to the ‘americanized’ version’ served in restaurants. we always opt for fresh deep-fried fish or meat or soups that very hot – we figured, that should take care of the cooties!

i am so envious! mm – i’m open to being adopted…. (^_^)

By: Mom-Friday

Mom-Friday — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:35:17 +0000

What a feast! I always love the idea of sampling a variety of food this way.

By: Betchay

Betchay — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:50:11 +0000

Proof of 300 years of Spanish influence—-tocinos,chicharones,empanadas,etc…we have our local versions!

By: kitongzki

kitongzki — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:28:38 +0000

whoa… sarap naman… anyway, congrats to Spain!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:35:36 +0000

Footloose, absolutely, CONGRATULATIONS to Spain. When we were there a few weeks ago, we agonized over buying the official shirts, but at Euro80+ for a t-shirt, we decided against it. They will probably become collectors items among soccer fans. :)

By: Jen Laceda

Jen Laceda — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:29:31 +0000

Delectable! Delicious! Delightful!

By: Footloose

Footloose — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:24:59 +0000

We called them corbatas too, most likely from the Spanish for necktie or even likelier as an abbreviation for bow-ties which strictly speaking were called corbatas de lazo. Minipetiscos would probably apply to the whole shelf of different tiny finger snacks.

Home-made corbatas, golguria and pilipit were the preÃ«minent rainy day treats throughout my childhood.

These posts are so timely. Is this Market Man’s way of cheering for the Spanish team?

By: millet

millet — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:46:36 +0000

you had me at the toothpick’d goodies, MM, but in the picture after that of the tocinos, i see a pile of a favorite pastry from my childhood called “curbatas” , although the sign reads something like “mini-pistillos”. they’re crisp twists of dough that are deep-fried then dipped in syrup or honey. a local bakery used to make them and my mom would order trays of them.