Tuesday 27 May 2014

My Trip to Barcelona, Spain (Day 7): Cuines de Santa Caterina

While in Barcelona, I wanted to make a point to visit the other markets besides La Boqueria. Most of them are so different in atmosphere, decor, and food options from the famous one that I think they're worth seeking out. For instance, at the Mercat Santa Caterina there exists actual restaurants with tables and seats with waiter service. At the other markets, it's first come first served to bar stools or open seating. Sometimes, it's nice to just relax and enjoy be served on.



And this was such a day. We went to Cuines de Santa Caterina and started with the pimientos (we can't get enough greens now) which were nicely fried with blistered skin, oil, and salt. Super hot to the table but the sweet peppers with the salinity of the salt worked really well together.

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