food & drink

Flan. A friend from Pamplona came to visit, bearing the lightest of gifts: a flan dish, old fashioned aluminium. Weight is negligible, and it is the preferred material to produce a satisfactory outcome. With the gift was a verbal recipe. Four eggs, and add about 450ccs of milk. Beat. Add sugar...

I just came across this article in Outside Magazine. On my last Camino I occasionally bought a bottle of supermarket gazpacho. It was refreshing, and apparently better than Gatorade at replenishing electrolytes because it does so without added sugar...

Hello. After an absence of 4 years returning to walk the Camino Ingles beginning of October. I need to leave a a suitcase in Santiago on Saturday 30 September, land at airport around 5pm. Any recommendations please, as my son and I then need to take a bus/coach to Ferrol where we are booked in...

So like, i have to get this off my chest. On a recent trip on the Camino I discovered Garbanzos. In the USA, they come in a can, in Spain they come in a glass jar. The one's in the USA are stiffer. Like the texture is important. Its like they aren't cooked enough in the USA. In Spain they are...

In reading Sharpy’s and David’s posts on the Madrid I’m getting concerned that one of my favorite parts of the Camino may be in jeopardy; my morning cafe con leche. For those that have done it, were you able to have one daily and if so did it require late morning starts to have coffee where you...

I am not a coffee drinker but my partner is and she "needs" coffee first thing in the morning. We're planning to do the Norte in October. Is it easy to get coffee early (by 7:00? 8:00?) in most places or should she bring her own coffee maker? Thanks for the advice for the odd non hot drink...

I have been a vegetarian (I don't eat meat nor fish) for almost 10 years and I would like to keep it that way. But I am going to walk the camino primitivo at the end of august/ beginning of september and thought that this might be a problem. Is there anyone that can help me on this matter? Is it...

I'll start walking the Camino Sanabrés next week and I am tweaking my equipment at the moment. I read that xunta albergues all have kitchens, but without cooking utensils. Because I am vegetarian, I would prefer to cook when possible. So I am doubting to bring a very small and lightweight...

All the recipes I've found for Santiago cake have it baked on a sweet pastry base. My memory may be at fault, but I don't remember Santiago cake that I had in Santiago, or on the way there, having a pastry base. Are there any cake-making authorities on the forum? Does authentic Santiago cake...

Having lunch here today. What should I get? https://maps.app.goo.gl/v1moN1pGpHgniA9q6?g_st=ic

This may be a silly question, but I have never been to the eastern part of Spain and we will be walking starting in SJPP in a couple of months. I understand that you can get Pinxtos in certain regions at the beginning of the Camino Frances until about Burgos.(from what I have read) How do you...

I completed the Camino Portugues 3 weeks ago. During my time in Portugal, I noticed that the cafe con leche did not taste the same as I remembered in Spain. Different country, different way of doing things, I get that. After crossing into Galicia, the cafe con leche tasted basically the same...

On @filly’s live thread on the Lana, he mentioned that he had eaten parga (a fish) at a restaurant in Cuenca. That word jolted my memory and brought me back to a restaurant in Baamonde where I had eaten parga. What I remember (pasting in here a post from 2011) was this: the Restaurante...

I'm finishing my first Camino with my 83 year old father tomorrow. I want to celebrate the Camino and father's day with a nice meal. Where in Santiago de Compostela would you recommend? My apologies for repeat of possible past posts. I did a search and did not find. Thank you in advance, Kim

Hello all, I am walking to Finisterre and Muxia from Santiago early October and staying a few days in Muxia. Can anyone recommend a very friendly albergue or any accommodation that does a communal pilgrims meal each evening please. Many thanks Sarah

Hello! And recommendations on where one mgiht have a celebratory champagne breakfast or mimosas in Santiago??

I’ll be in Bolibar on Saturday night. I have accommodation but don’t know if there is anywhere there to purchase dinner. Can anyone advise please? Thanks

I am walking my first Camino in Sept/Oct and am excitedly packing and practicing -and now trying to reduce pack weight. Focusing on non clothing items One item I am hoping I can leave behind is decaffeinated coffee packets? I get restless and have trouble sleeping on caffeine -so my love of...

Any recommendations regarding replacing electrolytes during and after a long day's hike? Thanks in advance. Buen Camino.

I'm interested to hear from those who have practised intermittent fasting on the Camino. Did you find a system that worked for you? What was your "eating window" and what were your challenges? How did you make it work for you? I'm trying to work out how to do this without negatively impacting...