Fue una de las mejores comidas que he tenido aquí.
Aside from the fairly beige color palette of the food here, the biggest culture shock has been the timing of meals in Spain. Dinner usually doesn’t happen until around 10 pm, and most restaurants don’t even open their doors until 8:30. If you show up at 6 pm hoping for dinner, you’ll find boarded up doors with signs that say cerrado. Lunch is the main event of the day, and it doesn’t happen until around 3 pm, when kids get home from school. That makes for a long stretch between breakfast and lunch, and I’m the only teacher at my school who packs a lunch to get through the day. In fact, my school doesn’t even have a cafeteria! I’m still adjusting, but I’ve started to love how unhurried meals are here. Food isn’t something you squeeze in between other things. It’s the reason everyone gathers in the first place.
Hasta pronto,
Natalie
