Okay, since I´ve got a web connection, I´m gonna use it. First, let me say that (without overqualifiying too much) that the commerical truck drivers in the Catalunyian region of Spain (not to be confused with Basque passenger car drivers) are the worst drivers in Europe. Or at least much worse than any other drivers I´ve encountered while driving across France, Italy, and Spain. I think it is their habit of putting on the turn signal and then changing lanes, regardless of whether the lane is vacant. I guess I should give them credit for using their signals though. I feel that this might be something that doesn´t translate from real life to blog though. Still, nothing gets the heart racing like driving along at 140 kmh and having a gas tanker decide that he´s moving in, no matter what.
Okay, enough about that. It´s time for Exotic meaty treats of Europe. Number 1 would have to be the delicious four cheese pasta with smoked dried some kind of meat that I was served in Venice. the meat was called sfilacci, and was really tasty. I read the menu, which was written down on a little piece of paper and carried by the waiter, and decided that quattro formaggi con sfilacci sounded great. After the meal I asked him what it was and he said "orze" and I repeated it to make sure I was pronouncing it right "orze?" and he said "yes, orse, you know" and then made a clip clop noise with his tounge and I said "horse?" and he said "si, cavallo". So the real name of the pasta topping is actually sfilacci di cavallo. Yummy.
Number 2 is the Dutch treat called frykandel, with the stress on the del part, but pronounced much like fry candel, which I suspect it is named for. The owner of the Dutch place that we have eaten at twice now explained that Dutch tourists flock to his etcafe and gorge themselves on frykandel. He insisted that we try one and I´ll try to describe it. It is a sausage like/hot dog like thing that was either fried or baked or both, and served split down the middle with curry mayonaise, some sort of Dutch ketchup, and lots of chopped onions. Fabulous, just fabulous.
Oh, and yesterday we went to Barcelona. Nice town, nice tourist bus, great food.
Tomorrow we are off to the Dordogne in France and shortly we´ll be back in Davis, just as if it was all a dream.
Okay, enough about that. It´s time for Exotic meaty treats of Europe. Number 1 would have to be the delicious four cheese pasta with smoked dried some kind of meat that I was served in Venice. the meat was called sfilacci, and was really tasty. I read the menu, which was written down on a little piece of paper and carried by the waiter, and decided that quattro formaggi con sfilacci sounded great. After the meal I asked him what it was and he said "orze" and I repeated it to make sure I was pronouncing it right "orze?" and he said "yes, orse, you know" and then made a clip clop noise with his tounge and I said "horse?" and he said "si, cavallo". So the real name of the pasta topping is actually sfilacci di cavallo. Yummy.
Number 2 is the Dutch treat called frykandel, with the stress on the del part, but pronounced much like fry candel, which I suspect it is named for. The owner of the Dutch place that we have eaten at twice now explained that Dutch tourists flock to his etcafe and gorge themselves on frykandel. He insisted that we try one and I´ll try to describe it. It is a sausage like/hot dog like thing that was either fried or baked or both, and served split down the middle with curry mayonaise, some sort of Dutch ketchup, and lots of chopped onions. Fabulous, just fabulous.
Oh, and yesterday we went to Barcelona. Nice town, nice tourist bus, great food.
Tomorrow we are off to the Dordogne in France and shortly we´ll be back in Davis, just as if it was all a dream.
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