Madrid Food Tour - 10 Foods You MUST TRY In Spain! 🇪🇸

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits while sunflower oil is more budget-friendly.

eggs

🥗Healthier: egg whites

💰Cheaper: flaxseed meal

Egg whites reduce cholesterol, while flaxseed meal is a plant-based alternative.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen hash browns

Sweet potatoes add nutrients, while frozen hash browns save prep time.

onions

🥗Healthier: leeks

💰Cheaper: shallots

Leeks provide a milder flavor, while shallots are often less expensive.

Visit Chocolateria San Gines for breakfast chocolate and churros.

Order churros and chocolate inside the restaurant while waiting for a table.

Churros are made from flour, salt, and water, then deep-fried in oil.

Churros are served plain, often accompanied by a coffee mug of chocolate.

The chocolate is described as a perfect balance of bitter and sweet, not overly sweet.

Churros are dipped in the chocolate for consumption.

After churros, visit Mercado de San Miguel for a food haul.

Explore various food options at the market, including churros, croquettes, and hamon.

Taste test croquettes from Arzabal Croquetaria, noting their creamy inside and crunchy outside.

Discuss the price of croquettes, which are about 1.80 euros each.

Visit a hamon stall to learn about iberian ham and its specific requirements.

Observe the process of shaving ham from a cured pig's leg.

Taste fresh hamon iberico, noting its flavor compared to prosciutto.

Discuss the price of hamon, which can vary but was 17 euros for a cone.

Mention the oldest restaurant in the world, Botin, famous for roasted suckling pig and lamb.

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