When my eyes first met a Spaniard tucking into a churro my whole face lit up.
The sight of such an amazingly long golden brown pastry dunked in thick and gloopy chocolate was enough to leave my stomach groaning. But the real shock came when the breakfasting man finished his churro licked his lips and picked up another from a towering pile. I am sure he saw me turn a shade of green when the waiter took his leftover churros to the waste bin.
The next time I visited a café I was glad to receive a pile of similar altitude. As the first one entered my mouth I suddenly entered the World of Churros, a place where all normal thought processes are temporarily frozen. Instead I concentrated on the sheer glory of this deep fried pastry and marvelled at how well the stodginess and greasiness mixed with the heavenly chocolate dip. 'There's no way any of these are going in the waste bin.' I thought. Four churros and one stomach ache later I changed my mind.
For those who haven't tried churros you may as well. They cost just 15 cents per pile from most cafes
and the cup of chocolate will set you back a further Euro or so.
Well worth it!
Coffee
Deterred by the vile tasting brand name granule coffees available in the UK, it took me a while to muster the courage to sample a 'proper cup of coffee' done the Spanish way. Now I am well and truly hooked. Although due to my brain's inability to take caffeine without feeling like a nervous wreck, sadly I must limit my intake to one a day.
Here is a list of some coffees you may like to try, instead of the usual café con leche:
• Café Bombón - condensed milk and coffee
• Barraquito - coffee, milk, condensed milk, lemon and cinnamon
• Picardía - condensed milk, coffee and whisky
• Café Irlandés - coffee, brown sugar, whipped cream and whisky
