{"id":5599,"date":"2018-04-01T19:23:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T17:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=5599"},"modified":"2018-04-01T19:23:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T17:23:45","slug":"more-tapas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=5599","title":{"rendered":"More Tapas!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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El Pimpi<\/strong> in central M\u00e1laga is one of those places that is both iconic and touristic, run down by locals and tourists alike, the sheer opposite to an insider’s tip or hidden gem. It’s fame stems from the historic significance of the place and also the long history of celebrity guests. The food is quite good, albeit maybe not quite worth the hustle and rush of the experience.<\/p>\n

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braised ox tail with leek ash and M\u00e1laga wine sauce at El Pimpi<\/p><\/div>\n

Other good restaurants include several run by the same owner, each with a slightly different name of something-Cervantes<\/em>. They are slightly different, but also serve dishes that are exactly or almost the same. Dishes come in tapa-sized, half a portion <\/em>or one portion<\/em> with different price tags. Here are dishes from two of the restaurants and thus quite a few items from the menu. In general the food is really tasty although the salt is distributed unevenly, leaving mouthfuls way too salty or kind of bland. On a side note, the owner is quite an unfriendly fellow, but I guess his business is going really well and he does not lack customers.<\/p>\n

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fried shrimp<\/p><\/div>\n

Octopus is quite difficult to get just right, this one lacks just a bit of flavor but is quite tender.<\/p>\n

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pulpo and potato<\/p><\/div>\n

The mushrooms with artichokes and asparagus dish is delicious (due to the fact that it is drenched in olive oil).<\/p>\n

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mushroom and asparagus with lots of olive oil<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lamb stew with couscous<\/p><\/div>\n

This is one of the prettier flamenqu\u00edns<\/em> that I have seen, a roll of Serrano (or in this case, Ib\u00e9rico) ham with Manchego cheese wrapped in pork (or Ib\u00e9rico) loin, egg batter and breadcrumbs and deep fried. Most calories for your buck. This dish from C\u00f3rdoba<\/strong> is said to be named after the hair color of the Flemish soldiers that came with Charles V.<\/p>\n

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flamenqu\u00edn<\/p><\/div>\n

Everyone seems to be getting huge plates of these meatballs in tomato sauce<\/em>. They taste really good, but are still just meatballs, so what is the deal with those?<\/p>\n

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meatballs in tomato sauce<\/p><\/div>\n

An Ib\u00e9rico pork loin<\/em> with pumpkin and pineapple sauce. The Ib\u00e9rico is tender and melt in your mouth.<\/p>\n

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Ib\u00e9rico and pumpkin<\/p><\/div>\n

For those with a sweet tooth: trying desserts made with M\u00e1laga wine<\/em> is a good way to try this typical drink without actually having to drink it (I am not a big wine person).<\/p>\n

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Fig flan and M\u00e1laga wine<\/p><\/div>\n

Here is another round of tapas at a different location of the same “brand”. The food is similar to the other spot. Same problem with the salt distribution but all in all great dishes.<\/p>\n

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squid with black rice<\/p><\/div>\n

You can get slices of Ib\u00e9rico ham<\/em> everywhere in this region, but this platter is particularly tasty.<\/p>\n

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Ib\u00e9rico ham with asparagus and artichokes<\/p><\/div>\n

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fried calamari with lemon<\/p><\/div>\n

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mushroom and pumpkin risotto<\/p><\/div>\n

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For dessert, I would recommend Nonna Ice Cream<\/strong> for some helado artesanal<\/em> in Calle Granada for some creamy, rich ice cream. Try the Turr\u00f3n<\/em> flavored ice cream (Turr\u00f3n is an almond-based nougat confection from al-Andalus times), but better opt for a small sized cone, the portions are generous.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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December 27th – 30th 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[49,50,51,399,413,767,874,932,1125,1181,1254],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1712_malaga_food_00.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5599"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}