When you think about Almeria forget everything you already know about Spain. There are very few high rise buildings, there are no Irish bars selling Guinness and cocktails at 10am and there are certainly no English cafés selling all day breakfasts. This is traditional, 'I care about what I put in my body' Spain, plus the Rijoca is amazing there too!!!
Over the five days I was to experience some of the most simplistic but also mouthwatering food I've ever eaten. Each day I reviewed the restaurants we should eat at and each evening after completing a marathon of tapas I would return back to my room to write my trip advisor reviews (feel free to read my very honest reviews of everywhere we visited).
One place I particularly enjoyed was the market, mainly the fish section. You can take the girl out of Grimsby! Such a selection of fresh fish, some that I'd never seen before, and so perfectly presented you wanted eat it there and then. I also loved the vegetables and hanging meats. Nothing perfect but equally appealing. A chefs dream.
My favourite recipe was a twist on a classic; patatas bravas. At the Cathedral restaurant they use new potatoes, halved with a small hollow cut out of the middle. The bottom I smeared with aioli and the top filled with a spicy tomato bravas sauce. So simple yet so interesting. For a chef to recreate a classic and make it better shows real skill, something I can only one day dream of.
Most people return from a trip with souvenirs and possibly clothes; not me. My suitcase was packed with delicious goodies I couldn't wait to experiment with and that we did when the following weekend we invited our friends over to sample some of the delights we tasted along our journey (see below).
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