I went to our local Tapas for dinner tonight and got a bit of a lesson in making the quails eggs in Morcilla. I’ve offered my services free to help out in the kitchen if they need a hand with the washing up if I can be shown how to make the eggs, the croquettes etc. Mark the chef didn’t take me up on the offer.
I told him that I went to a Spanish grocers at Borough Market, London Bridge today and was shocked at the prices they are charging now. £10 for a vacuum pack of 20 white marinated anchovy fillets. Mark took pity and sold me a 1 kilo pack of what they sell in the restaurant for, in comparison, a measly £11. Best before March 2025, they will be fine for our tapas night.
As an aside me and a tapas loving colleague went to a tapas bar in the very centre of London’s square mile today to look at potentially booking it for lunch one day. The restaurant is run by one of the leading U.K. based Spanish chefs, but the menu was very very uninspiring. It was all very seasonal salad orientated with extremely limited fish, meat or fowl. Disappointing to the extreme.
I think the reason I went to our local tapas bar tonight with Mrs T63, was to make sure it was still there and we had access to a good menu.
This is our local drum. https://www.elpulpo.co.uk
For those with an interest in History (sorry to move away from the food) the restaurant is housed in what is left of a 15th century open hall house.
https://www.withamtowntrail.com/33-newland-st