Our students enjoyed a delicious breakfast of chocolate and churros this Tuesday, a rich Spanish breakfast treat which was more than adequate to provide a boost of energy for the morning classes!
Enjoying the morning churros!
This well-loved Mester tradition is always popular with our international students – a real taste of Spain and a great way to experience Spanish life first-hand. Churros are a sweetened waffle like food, deep-fried and commonly served with chocolate or coffee. Bought in churrerías, specialist shops or vans which also provide customers with hot drinks, these “Spanish doughnuts” are also a popular way to end a night out – given it’s not until gone 6am that the main Spanish bars close, it’s no wonder that on the way home many late-night revellers are craving their breakfast!
Spanish food is always a highlight of the students’ Spanish learning trip in Spain – not only do they have the chance to enjoy the typical Spanish breakfast, but they also have the opportunity, thanks to our varied Salamanca activity programme, to enjoy a tapas tour through the city, a cookery class, a typical Spanish “cena” and a paella night. In fact, many of the students could even take the opportunity, given they live together in a student flat (one of our most popular accommodation choices) to try to make churros at home. Of course, should they be living with a Spanish family, they will certainly have had much experience eating Spanish food!
The Mediterranean diet is a great one – known around the world for its health and longevity properties. Though chocolate and churros are not necessarily the example of a good meal (though a treat once in a while doesn’t hurt!), all the fish, veg and olive oil eaten here certainly is! In fact it’s not just the healthy practical side of food which makes Spain famous in the gourmet world – Spanish restaurateur Ferran Adrià is the owner of El Bulli - voted best restaurant in the world four years running! Furthermore, Spain’s not short of Michelin stars – Castilla y Leon was awarded a good few in the last listing of awards!
Enjoying their Spanish breakfast!
Whether it’s the greasy doughnut side of Spanish cuisine you choose to enjoy, or the more elegant Michelin starred restaurants, one thing’s for sure – you won’t be disappointed! As well as an in depth knowledge of Spanish, a few cookery tips and ideas are a great thing to take home for your language learning trip in Spain – and we think that these students agree, that churros are a definite!
