The Bell's Have Moved!: Food! Glorious Food!

I thought I'd do a foodie post as something a little bit different.

There are some great Asturian dishes to be eaten here.

An easy way of eating out is by choosing the 'Menu del Dia' (menu of the day) which is normally a 3 course set menu with water/wine/sidre and bread. They cost approx €10 per person which is great value.

Fabada is the regional dish of this area. It is made from beans (fabes) stewed with chorizo, blood sausage and bacon fat. It is on every restaurant menu you come across. It's also quite delicious. We have eaten a fair amount since being here!

The Cabrales cheese is a must for all fromagists among us. It is named after the town where it is produced. It is a blue goats cheese and is aged in caves. It is very pungent and can dry your mouth out in an instant! Every August there is a festival to celebrate this cheese and I'm sure we will visit and tell you about that later.

Sidre has been produced here since medieval times. It is similar to a rough cider or scrumpy. It is poured from a height to aerate it and is drunk in inch sized measures albeit in a half pint glass.

It varies from producer to producer. We have sampled 'cheap n cheerful' from the Supermercado which is quite acidic and also had a few bottles from a local chap in the village who produces around 1000 bottles a year for his own private consumption. We have to admit, the small scale sidre was better! Hic!

We have eaten a fair few dishes on our days out and also whilst being here at the Mill.

Nathan has picked Padron peppers and cooked them accordingly (fried for a few mins and then sprinkled with salt). It's like Russian roulette as you may get a hot one among them.

We have foraged on the beaches and ate llamparas (limpets), mussels and oysters. Well, Nathan and Shanna did - I passed and had a beetroot and feta salad! Lol