Córdoba with Lolo

This weekend was the first of a few upcoming trips that I'll be taking in Spain. I went with Lolo to Córdoba to see where he lived for most of his life. We stayed in his grandmother's house, which was empty, which meant that we could roll in at anytime of the night...or morning that we wanted. BONUS. We ate at his family's house for every meal, which was awesome because I got to know them and eat some awesome food.

Migas - Day old baguette, soaked in olive oil, salt and pepper over night, then cooked in a pan with a special type of sausage that isn't meat and garlic, and then eaten with fresh radishes. This was a meal eaten during the Spanish Civil War and was continued through Franco's dictatorship. The people tried use whatever they could to eat and would waste nothing. It's cool when you can eat history.

Salmorejo - A tomato, garlic, olive oil and day old bread yet again, soup like substance that is eaten cold. This is one of the best things Andalucia has to offer the world if it is done right. Sometimes, they serve it with hardboiled eggs and Serrano ham, which I am sure would be wonderful.

Pisto - A bunch of veggies (squash, onion, garlic, tomato, eggplant, leek, carrot, etc.) mixed with olive oil and then cooked in a pan. Simply amazing!

Wine - Spain has great wine. I suggest a 3 year old Rioja that is not Don Simon.

The point is I am surprised I have only gained 5 pounds here instead of 30.The food is great and they eat at terrible times of day. That is ethnocentric of course. They normally don't eat much food at their night meal, which is around 9 or so.

Annie and Uma will be landing in Madrid on the 5th, and I'll be there to pick them up. I couldn't be more excited to have two of my best friends coming to see me here. The rest of you, get over here already!

More updates to come as they come and we travel. Here are pictures from this weekend.