La Madrid gastronomy it is the result of a long tradition. As you will see below, several of its most popular dishes come from wit by taking advantage of available resources in precarious situations. Others are marine products that it is not very clear why they are so well known in the Spanish capital. In any case, the delicacies they offer you bars and restaurants in Madrid they have the most representative regional seal. Here is a review of some of the main meals.
Tapas in Madrid gastronomy
One of the characteristics of Madrid gastronomy is the tapas. In any bar they will give you a free tapa with your drink. There are some common to all of Spain while others are more typical of the region. Let's see some.
Spicy potatoes
Dice-cut potato chips dipping into a spicy tomato sauce. The original bar that has patented the recipe is very close to Puerta del Sol. And its name "Las Bravas" leaves nothing to the imagination.
Starry eggs
Potatoes and broken eggs without curdling form a uniform dough. At the time of stirring everything is added Serrano ham. The restaurant that has achieved the most prestige for breaking eggs on French fries is Lucio House. Numerous international personalities such as Will Smith o Bill Clinton They have already tried them in that place.
Callos a la madrileña
Some may displease the fact that it is prepared with cow guts. However, this product of offal It is one of the most valued in the capital. It is a stew made from pieces of cow or ram stomach. It is served hot in a clay pot with slices of chorizo, blood sausage and streaky ham.
Squid to the Roman
We already know. It sounds very strange that a mollusk is a star dish to more than three hundred kilometers from the sea. However, it is one of the best known tapas of the Madrid gastronomy. It is fried squid battered in flour. Theirs is that they are soft and that they are seasoned with lemon.
These squid are not only served as a tapa but also star in a sandwich. The famous squid sandwich It is as traditional today as the bear and the strawberry tree. That is why many tourists decide to try it in central (and expensive) places such as Plaza Mayor. So typical is that you can even buy a keychain or magnet of the famous sandwich like souvenir.
Hearty dishes
Madrid stew
The quintessential Madrid dish. The protagonists of this stew are the chickpeas. The supporting actors, but no less important, are different vegetables, meats, pork bacon and some other sausage. It is a dish consumed mainly by the lower classes centuries ago. It reached high society through its inclusion on restaurant menus.
Its forcefulness favors that it is eaten regularly in the colder months. Usually the already cooked ingredients are served separated in three services. These are known as overturns. The first is the broth that results from the cooking of all the stew. The second is about chickpeas along with vegetables and potatoes. The third turn is that of meats.
Gallinejas
"You cannot know what the chickens; It will not be possible to know, even if we try them, or even if they classify them and explain what a butcher shop owner is ”. He said Gomez de la Serna long ago. This food continues to disturb many curious who ignore the origin and preparation of this food.
Another plate of humble origin. En el nineteenth century it began to be done with the leftovers of the Legazpi slaughterhouse. He gave them to the poor and many of them sold them in working class neighborhoods to survive. The gallineja is the small intestine of the suckling lamb next to small pieces of mesentery. The intricacies is the mesentery. That is, the tissue that maintains and binds the intestines within the abdominal cavity. These are fried.
Dessert
Donuts
Impossible to find a more typical sweet of the festival of San Isidro. The silly They are simple donuts that consist only of the batter. On the contrary, lists are crowned by a bath of sugar melting. This is achieved through a mixture of sugar syrup, lemon juice and beaten egg. It is usually colored yellow.
Having mentioned the two best known classes, we are not going to forget about the other varieties. Donuts Casa Particular in Santa Clara they finish in a dry white meringue on top. The french donuts They are topped with a battered almond grain. If you are in Madrid in mid-May, do not hesitate to stop by the Prairie of San Isidro to taste them.
If you have been hungry, do not hesitate to try it Madrid gastronomy on your next visit to the capital. On the other hand, if you live here you are lucky. It will be very easy for you to quickly find any of these delicacies.
