Degustación de Pintxos

Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Last night we were introduced to the world of pintxos, the Basque equivalent to tapas. This delicious and extremely attractive `finger food´ was great fun. With a refreshing glass of Txakoli, (Basque white wine) in one hand and a pintxo in the other, laughs were guaranteed!!
One of the magic things about pintxos is the variety, and all the truly amazing combinations of flavours. The table was covered with plates, each carrying an impressive collection of beautifully presented pintxos. Marisco (seafood), jamón (ham), quesos (cheeses) combined in different ways and mounted on slithers of bread. We were then served with morcilla and chistorra, typical Spanish meaty delicacies. The evening coincided with Cassidy´s birthday, and she was absolutely delighted when the waiter brought out pastelitos decorated with birthday candles.

Una noche muy divertida!!