Right near the centre of Madrid is the Mercado de San Miguel and it is the sort of thing every city centre should have. It is essentially a covered food market but at lunch and in the evening the stall holders sell tapas made from their wares. The food is exceedingly fresh, varied and tasty. Most of the stalls sell wine or beer and you can move from stall to stall. It is packed with people who all seem to be enjoying themselves emensely, as I did.
http://www.mercadodesanmiguel.es/
Here are a few of the most interesting things we ate.
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| This stall specialised in Galician seafood which was incredible. |
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| Little red prawns. They were very sweet with a dense flesh that was very different to Australian prawns. |
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| Large red prawns, grilled. Most of the grilled seafood was served with a liberal amount of coarse sea salt, lemon and olive oil. |
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| Angasi Oysters from Galicia |
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| Mussels, grilled with garlic. |
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| Raw clams. |
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| Goose Barnicals - Strange but delicous. They are just steamed for a few minutes. To eat you simply break apart then remove the meat. |
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| Navajas - Rasor claims grilled, with lemon and olive oil. |
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| Steamed octopus with praprika, lemon and olive oil. |
