Monthly Archives: March 2014

From Salpicon to Spam and back

Posted on March 16, 2014 by johnkwhi

I first discovered the amazing salpicón (salpicon in English) on a trip to A Coruña last summer with Belén, tucked away in an odd restaurant in the city centre on an even odder menú del día. I can’t speak for … Continue reading →

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Happy Frixuelos Day

Posted on March 4, 2014 by johnkwhi

Frixuelo is the Asturian word for crêpe or thin pancake (tortita), and so today being 40 days before the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, I made frixuelos for breakfast for Belén and me. Asturians … Continue reading →

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