food & drink

I am starting the Camino Portugues later this month. I am Vegan and am wondering how difficult it will be to find vegan food and meals on the Camino. I am considering bringing freeze-dried meals but they would take a lot of space in my pack. I enjoy simple whole foods like salads, beans...

On a hot day after “windmill hill”( west of Pamplona) I was sitting in a bar sipping a cold water, when a young perigrina advised a new cooler. She said “you can order a hot tea in a glass and a bowl of ice. Next add some sugar and add the ice , it’s very refreshing” I smiled and we have...

Something unusual I saw today. A Spanish bar manager in a Dubai hotel has created a cocktail named after and apparently inspired by the Camino. A mix which includes smoked beetroot, vodka and lime juice. My first thought on reading it was "Why not orujo for authenticity?" but on further...

Before the Camino, I really didn't like coffee. Sacrilege, I know. Even now, I rarely drink it; I'm a herbal tea aficionado and lover. But all that changes as soon as I set foot on the Camino. I became wooed and mesmerized by all things Cafe con Leche {and freshly squeezed orange juice, to be...

So with little more to add to the wealth of information offered here, I am thinking we need a good pizza place recommendation list! Would love to see other's thoughts and suggestions... I have two places: Arzua (Multiple Caminos including Frances): Il Fornacio - most definitely the best pizza...

Ill do the camino in september: Day 1: Sarria Day 2: Portomarin Day 3: Palas de Rei Day 4: Melide Day 5: O Pedrouzo Day 6: Santiago What restaurants do you suggest in each city?

We enjoyed staying and dining at Hospederia San Martin Pinario in 2019. As we are planning a May walk from Porto to Santiago this year we are finding that San Martin Pinario has only single pilgrim rooms available on our dates. Is it possible to stay elsewhere and still have dinner in the...

Hello all from AACS-CV, A pilgrim with coeliac disease asks which albergues on Levante have kitchen with cooking utensils, and it is dificult for us to answer to this new question. Does any of you have experience about that?

There has been a lot of discussion about the best styles of tortilla in another thread recently. I ate a lot of it - good, bad and just ok - in the last month myself! I just saw this article on the BBC website. I hadn't known that government guidelines for making it were quite so specific...

I booked a bed at Gite Makila, but they don't offer dinner. As this will be day 0 for me, I wouldn't mind having some company for dinner. Do any of the gites allow people to join their communal dinner if they aren't staying there? Alternatively, are there some good options for casual places for...

This story is in the Guardian today. The change in climate is affecting the availability of acorns and hence the production of jamón ibérico bellota. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/30/spains-prized-jamon-iberico-under-threat-from-climate-crisis

During my first Camino I was introduced to the scrumptious tortilla. You know that thing that looked like a pie made with eggs and potatoes. Well today, the Mrs. (@J Willhaus )made one for breakfast. What a delight! What Camino food do you miss?

This weeks issue of the popular Spanish site vivecamino.com features an article about typical dishes of the different regions along the Camino. (Use Google translate to convert into English). Buen provecho

My latest crop of berza/couve/collard greens for Caldo Gallego - true I should have allowed the leaves to mature a bit more but I cannot wait!

I just came across this article in La Voz de Galicia. I thought it might interest folks when they arrive at Santiago, shocked by how expensive most things have gotten. Inflation and the general cost of living has indeed increased, and not only in our home towns and countries. It is a global...

I would love to try a Michelin Star restaurant (or 2) for lunch along the camino. There are numerous posts listings the locations. Like many pilgrims, I will be carrying all of my attire in my pack and do not wish to be the ugly American. How do the Chefs and locals feel about pilgrims in...

I have to confess, that I love the Spanish bread. The while fluffy stuff that is not unlike French Bread. OK a different shape.... In the past, I have eaten far too much of it though. I'm 'trying' to be a bit more health conscious these days. And steadily losing some excess weight prior to my...

In the Cicerone guidebook by Whitson I don’t see any mention of restaurants in Le Puy. Not even by symbol on the map for Le Puy. What restaurants are there in Le Puy? Also, does Miam Miam Dodo provide info on restaurants?

With apologies to @JLV, whose thread I have now closed, let’s start a new Santiago restaurant thread. Any accurate information about your favorite places in Santiago is most welcome — as I noted in my earlier post, two of my favorites, Bodeguilla de San Roque and Dezaseis, are now both...

I have decided to do the Via Francigena this summer from Canterbury to St Bernard's pass. I have special dietary needs and found it was easier to shop in the bigger supermarket chains on both of my Caminos, as well as during other travels in Europe. I do love to visit the local markets too - but...