Comments on: Everyday life in Spain 3 – Plum Cake

By: jomi

jomi — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:23:04 +0000

Wow Im hearing some good things here. Im actually in culinary school right now for baking and pastry and have to do a 3 month externship in february 2010. I became fascinated with Spain and would like some help on some names of bakeries in Spain and city. Thank you.

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:27:14 +0000

I see no bad intention here, but you shoud make clear you talk anecdotes mainly and try to use madrileño instead of Spanish. Pastry in most of Spain is way too sweet.
I guess it is of Arabic influence, who have this passion for ultra-sweet pastries(same as Americans by the way). Nothing to do with what you can find in Barcelona. Crispy croissants (which is not a French invention), fantastically balanced cakes and a few world renowned chocolatiers.
Try something by http://www.oriolbalaguer.com or http://www.enricrovira.com and afterwards you will think that Godiva is just an upscale line of m&m’s.
Last but not least, plum cake does contain plums. Whatever it is you bought, no.

cheers,
Albert from Barcelona.

By: richardksa

richardksa — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:43:02 +0000

I used to live in the centre of Madrid. The croisants at the corner cafe where I used to have breakfast were great! Where I live now, my local cafe sells really dry, clag in the mouth croisants. So it must be the diffences in bakeries.
I really miss a decent meat pie, but then, there are so many wonderful new things to try!

By: vivi

vivi — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:12:16 +0000

And have you tried th “Quesada” or the “Sobao” omg so delicious!

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:18:26 +0000

Lord, yes I have often tried the Sobaos and love them!

By: Lord

Lord — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:30:43 +0000

Hi Ben. I’m spanish, but I agree with you in the comment about Madrid croissants. But you’re a little unfair, coz croissants is not a local speciality, so it’s normal that the french ones are better. But madrid/spanish pastry is awesome, delicious, and much more “popular” than the “jet-set” french one

Hace you tried churros in Madrid ? Ensaimada in Mallorca ? Sobaos pasiegos in Santander ? Madalenas in Castilla ? Gató in Ibiza ? Flaons in Catalonia, buñuelos in Valencia…? etc. etc. This country is a pastry universe, take your time and taste them all..you won’t regret.

By: Jonk : Bargains

Jonk : Bargains — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:57:47 +0000

Look forward to trying some when I get there eventually

By: ValenciaSon

ValenciaSon — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:15:54 +0000

I think brazo de gitano, pastel de boniato, ensaimada and others score good points for Spain in the respectable pastry category as well.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:13:50 +0000

It wouldn’t surprise me if Peru had one of the highest sugar intakes in the world. Peru is one of two countries in the world where Coca Cola had to change their recipe. They’ve added much more sugar.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:25:16 +0000

Mi barrio es mi mundo.