Lunch at 2 different places but they are only a minute walk away.
Savoury rolls (montaditos) are popular in Sevilla. How they use up leftover stewed pork the next day… put it in a roll.
The dark stuff is Morcilla/blood sausage
With spicy chorizo
At the deep-fryer on the next street. Cod and hake roe. Nowhere to sit down, finally a standing table was free.
Roe
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After lunch we went to see the bullring. It’s one of the biggest, the finest and most important bullrings in Spain. You can’t walk around on your own. Queue to buy tickets and choose a tour time. (Some info about the bullring here.)
A life-size replica
Where the bulls wait and get ready
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The bulls enter the arena through this door
It’s big and magnificent. The colour of the sand is real. It’s the same sand you see anywhere in Sevilla when a stone or tile on the street is missing or when a hole is dug. At first I thought the intense turmeric yellow was artificial. The ring is still in use. I was standing here remembering the music and atmosphere of bull fights in movies I used to watch as a child. Finally, I got to see a real bullring!
The matador takes cover behind this barrier. Marks of the horn are visible. Imagine being gored by a bull…
After more walking about it was time for dinner. Wish we could eat more but this was all we could manage.
Tuna escabeche is soaked in a brine.
Mixed charcuterie
The restaurant is actually inside a house in a residential area. It’s like stepping back in time.
I approved of the ham. Black label (that means 100% Iberico and quality is garranteed) and from Jabugo. The producer is also one of the most known.
Btw, all the interior photos are taken with a wide angle lens. The whole house is so tight and narrow it wouldn’t be possible to photograph any of these with the same lens I used for food and beer photos.
Directly in front of where we were sitting is the ham carving table
Our little corner table is most desirable, apparently. Here you can see everything, including the boss drinking at 7pm because he felt like it.
It’s like an IKEA house. So cramp I was afraid I’d knock something over anytime.
My table is behind the photo frames
Carver is getting my order ready
And lastly, some beers I had today.
The American beer is heavy, as is the price (9 euros!).
The NEPA was so good I got another one.
More beer back in the room after dinner.
