Gyros (pronounced “Yiros”) – from the Greek word “γύρος” (spinning top, round) – originally refers to the movement of a rotating skewer. The idea of cooking meat on a rotisserie is common in many cultures, such as döner kebab in…
BLT Sandwich
We have already presented our version of a club sandwich and also explained how you can prepare some sauces for sandwiches yourself. And they always taste better than the industrially produced products. Equally classic is the BLT – which stands…
Sopa de Ajo
Sopa de Ajo, also known as Sopa Castellana, is a simple and rustic dish from the Spanish region of Castilla y León. It has the use of bread and garlic in common with the Portuguese Sopa Alentejana. Despite the small…
Salmorejo
If you have experienced the scorching heat in the south of Spain, you know why people here like to eat a cooling soup. Salmorejo comes from Córdoba in Andalusia, a city with a long history and a cuisine that is…
Turkish Pide
Pide is probably one of the best-known Turkish dishes and is frequently offered as a takeaway (just like lahmacun) – but the ratio of dough to filling often seems wrong to us. We prefer our pide with a thinner and…
Pissaladière
Pissaladière is an open tart from the south of France whose key flavour elements are heavily, long caramelised onions and anchovy fillets. Olives round off this exceptional flavour experience. Its name comes from ‘Pissalat’, a paste made from anchovies or…
Club Sandwich
In many hotels around the world, the club sandwich is a snack offered outside restaurant opening hours or at the bar, especially for late-night cravings. Its origins lie in America and are somewhat older. In 1894, Sarah Tyson Rorer described…
Sopa Alentejana
The Alentejo (“beyond the river Tejo”) is a region in the south of Portugal, north of the Algarve. It is the origin of today’s dish, which is known and loved throughout Portugal in many variations. Bread, especially stale bread, broth,…
Lahmacun
Lahmacun is best enjoyed fresh from the oven. You roll crunchy ingredients such as salad and herbs into the baked flatbread and eat it with your hands. Lahmacun on the food stall is usually quite large and prepared with enough…
Pan de cristal
Spanish pan de cristal, which translates as “glass bread”, has an incredibly crispy, delicious crust and an airy, large-pored crumb. It is the perfect accompaniment not only to tapas, but also the ideal base for pa amb tomàquet, a roasted…
