Darn it

So i was a little sad just right now because i finished that huge bag of Christmas red and green M&Ms mom gave me for the flight over. they were so good! and now i dont have any. lets talk a second about food in Espana

im basically as picky as my dad when it comes to food- aka i will eat anything. i have confirmed however, my dislike of olives, but am starting to like tomatos, believe it or not. breakfast is always small.... fruit, piece of toast, on the way to somewhere grab a coffee (1.50 euro)... lunch is bigger, like a dinner, usually warm, or a bocadillo aka sandwich with whatever on it (the other day i had a sandwich with the equivilant of an omelet in it w/ eggs, ham etc). and dinner is not small but its lunch sized. so far ive eaten things like lentil soup, chorizo sausage, pasta with red sause, pumpkin soup, fried fish, lots of ham. ham is big here... jamon serrano is a kind of cured ham, not as thinly sliced as proscuitto, but its similar to that. basically, people can buy the entire leg of a pig, hoof and all, and they just slice off what they want. ive noticed that very commen appetizers are "tostadas" which is basically toast with stuff on top of it- sardines, cheese, serrano ham, tomato... you name it.

i almost forgot to mention the churros and chocolate. so basically if you get "hot chocolate" your going to get a mug full of melted chocolate bar. i dont konw how they do it, but you dip your churros right in and its just delish. no sipping though, its spoon material.

going out to eat has been one of my favorite things to do. there are always so many people out and about, and theres so many "hole in the wall" type of resturants that have great food. the trick is trying to find one that isnt too touristy.

off to bed for me, we are all going to toledo tomorrow for a day trip! early wake up call too, so im going to go do a sudoku puzzle (new latest obsession), and fall asleep.
-jilliefrijole