I know I complained ‘a bit’ about the food on the camino. I want to be very fair and state that I really don’t know how the rest of the people in Spain eat. I just don’t like all that mayo on Tapas, nor some fish. I just couldn’t have so much grease and there was a LOT of it. In the end, it made me nauseous as I had hardly had any fat the last 18 mos and my system protested in more ways than one.
I must give our friends, Julio and Marianne a lot of kudos for their cooking because that was good and plentiful and Julio really took care to prepare dishes that I could eat and were close to my diet. I want to get the recipe for Marianne’s Couscous salad. I really liked that one.
Some of the soups I’ve had were very good, especially the one at the Fiesta where Julio ran down the cook and asked for a special bo wl for me. It was only on the Camino that things were uninspired. It’s O.K. to have eggs and bacon and ‘Jamon’ but there should be at least one or two choices for people who have health issues. i.e. Diabetes, cancer, ect. There’s a lot of sugar everywhere and at breakfast that’s all one gets. Danish, Croissants, other sweet pastries or just white bread. This is what makes the beginning of the walk difficult and hard. I wish they’d serve Oatmeal in those bars. Some had fruits, like banana, orange, and apple. But that was few and far between. and wouldn’t sustain energy over the amount of kilometers.
Maybe they’ve not even thought about Pilgrim’s health issues?
Some people are allergic to fish and lessens the choices considerably.
I know I missed my veggies something fierce.