{"id":2790,"date":"2011-06-28T09:46:38","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T07:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2012-06-06T10:52:25","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T10:52:25","slug":"dining-al-fesco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/dining-al-fesco\/","title":{"rendered":"Dining al fesco"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sunny weather of the Costa del Sol makes dining al freco possible almost all year round.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Spain, long, lazy lunches and dinners that start late (around 10pm) are often preceded by an aperitivo<\/em> (alcoholic beverage) or two on the seafront; in the quaint huts and summertime restaurants known as chiringuitos<\/em>. Here, the freshest fare from the sea can be enjoyed, with favoured dishes including chopitos<\/em> (fried baby squid), adobado<\/em> (fried fish) and best of all, espetos<\/em> (barbecued sardines), which are not only packed with flavour but are also one of the most anti-oxidant foods you could find.<\/p>\n

In the winter months, diners head for city centre tapas locales, where they sip on beer or wine and sink their teeth into traditional delights such as jam\u00f3n ib\u00e9rico<\/em> (Spanish ham), morcilla<\/em> (blood sausage) and callos<\/em> (tripe). Seafood and tapas are perhaps the most characteristic of all foods on the Costa del Sol, so if you’re looking to savour the real Spain, there couldn’t be a better place. And if you’d like to take seafood to the next level, you cannot skip a visit to the emblematic Santiago, arguably the most famous seafood restaurant in the South of Spain.
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