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Cuisine of Benalmádena for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

The South of Spain has seen many wars. The locals were not very rich. Power changed. The Arabs replaced the Romans, and then – the Catholic rulers. But traditionally, local cooks preferred to cook simple and hearty dishes. Today, most of the menu items in any of the local restaurants are related to meat in one way or another. Additives from aromatic sauces are also included in it. Town’s chefs like to add olive oil to their culinary masterpieces.
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Potatoes or legumes are most often used as a side dish. Olives are very popular. They can be either stuffed pickled or ordinary. Local chefs also use bell peppers, onions, and other vegetables in their cooking. There are also many options for cooking pasta. Pork is the most popular of all types of meat. Beef or chicken are less common. Local chefs also appreciate fresh fish and seafood. Few dishes are complete without adding spices. Keep this fact in mind if you are not too fond of spicy or hot cuisine. All kinds of pastries, cookies with honey and almonds, and doughnuts deserve attention from desserts.
Interestingly, ham from Benalmadena and surrounding settlements is known far beyond the borders of Spain. The food of local pigs is the reason for this. Farmers carefully fatten them with acorns from unique "Stone oaks". In addition to pork, you can also enjoy game dishes in town restaurants during the hunting season. This can be a dish of wild boar, deer, and partridge. It is interesting that most often the meat is not processed before frying. It is only rolled in chickpea flour, without adding any more ingredients in the end. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
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There are several dozen restaurants on the waterfront in the town. You can find fish dishes in any of them. However, seafood and fish are prepared all over Benalmadena. So you can taste the sea devil with vegetables or salted cod anywhere. The range of dishes from fish, mussels, squid, and shrimp is truly huge. They are baked with vegetables, fried, deep-fried, added with rice to paella, or used in tortillas. You should taste the sardine espeto. Local chefs cook them over coals. This dish is found mostly in beach cafes. Espeto is almost not cooked in places far from the sea.
But you can order a tortilla at any cafe. These are pieces of potato fried with onions, filled with egg and mixed with ham and mushrooms. You should taste gazpacho. This is a soup that the locals have been preparing since very ancient times. Tomatoes are the basis of gazpacho. Pepper, garlic, bread, cucumber, and onion are added to them. The soup is usually seasoned with olive oil and vinegar. But it is served cold. Gazpacho is warmed only in winter, but not much. You can taste another soup, much like gazpacho. It is called ajoblanco or salmorejo. It differs mainly in the presence of bread and consistency. It's more like mashed potatoes.
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Puchero is also an interesting dish. It is eaten as both a first and second course. It is made from several types of meat, chickpeas, vegetables, and potatoes. This dish is usually served hot. If you want to drink something alcoholic, then any snack with beer or wine will be called Tapas. It doesn't matter what it's about. Nuts, chips, skewers or pinchos are tapas. As a rule, a large tapas dish is a full lunch or dinner, and not only for tourists who love the exotic but also for the locals. Small portions are most often served free with alcohol, according to a tradition dating back seven hundred years. So if you don't have too much money, you can visit several cafes in one evening, ordering alcohol and "tasting" tapas.
Castillo de Colomares, Benalmádena You can always order a very large sandwich called bocadillos for breakfast. You can order Del Dia multi-course menu at many restaurants. It will be cheaper than ordering the dishes included in it separately. Gourmets should pay attention to the menu de degustacion. It usually consists of five or six dishes. You should taste Habas A-La Ronda. These are beans with smoked Jamon. The frituras de Pescado is also interesting. This is seafood fried with lemon. Be sure to taste the smoked ham Jamon and delicious chorizo and morcilla sausages.
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You can order delicious doughnuts with honey and anise, almond cookies in different variations, alfajor pastries, marmalade, rum Baba or remojon orange salad for dessert. A sweet named Tocino de Cielo is interesting. This is a "heavenly ham" made of custard with caramel. You can wash down the sweets with juice, soda, coffee or tea, which is a favorite of the locals. You should pay special attention to white wines from alcohol. However, local muscats, red wines, and brandy are also good. You should taste sangria. Red wine, brandy, and assorted fruit slices are included in it. Local liqueurs are also delicious.
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♥   Restaurant 'Sollo' Fuengirola. Type - Creative. 2.7 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Los Marinos José' Fuengirola. Type - Seafood. 3.1 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Girol' Fuengirola. Type - Modern cuisine. 5.8 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'El Botijo Carihuela' Torremolinos. Type - Meats and grills. 6.7 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Charolais Tapas' Fuengirola. Type - Modern cuisine. 7.8 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Vinotinto' Fuengirola. Type - Modern cuisine. 7.9 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Figón de Juan' Málaga. Type - Traditional cuisine. 18.5 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Marisquería Godoy' Málaga. Type - Seafood. 19.5 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'José Carlos García' Málaga. Type - Creative. 20.8 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'El Lago' Marbella. Type - Creative. 21.2 km from the center. On the map   Photo
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Cuisine and restaurants in the neighbours of Benalmádena

Malaga
In the heart of the menu of the Adolfo restaurant are the dishes of Andalusian cuisine. The restaurant is placed on the scenic embankment. Regular guests of the restaurant give preference to marlin with fresh green sauce and wine glazed duck. It is impossible to resist the desire to try these food masterpieces. Sea foods gourmands will love sea devil cooked following original ... Open »
Marbella
The La Venencia restaurant invites city residents and guests to try and taste the best treats of Andalusian cuisine. The eating house features not only plenty of specialities but original decoration and interior design as well. A part of the tables is placed on the marvelous terrace. The furniture in the restaurant is made of noble wood species. The restaurant visitors may set ... Open »
Nerja
Among French cuisine restaurants the Au Petit Paris is best worth tourist attention. Inimitable treats made of sea foods, traditional fois gras and meat dishes made following chef’s recipes will impress even the most sophisticated gourmands. In the daytime the visitors are offered an original inexpensive menu. The Au Petit Paris restaurant will be a perfect place to rest and ... Open »
Gibraltar
With its design, The Waterfront restaurant resembles a cozy bar. Its visitors can comfortably sit at the counter or take a table in a beautiful hall. The Waterfront specializes in the preparation of Mediterranean food, so fans of seafood and delicacies will certainly enjoy it. Adherents of a healthy diet would rather prefer Verdi Verdi, which is one of the most attractive ... Open »
Andalusia
Speaking of typical national food, tapas appetizers, which are now popular all over the world, are worth mentioning. Attractive tapas bars and restaurants are found in Andalusia at every turn; local residents like to spend evenings there. Diners offer a lot of original treats that are served in small saucers. Among tapas there are meat, fish and vegetable dishes; the usual ... Open »
Granada
Connoisseurs of Spanish wine should certainly not forget to visit Bar Kiki, which is located next to a famous winery. Here guests will be offered to try the best local wine. The bar has its own wine cellar with a magnificent collection of drinks. Even most hard-to-please connoisseurs will be pleased to visit this place. Carmen Mirador de Aixa is a no less popular restaurant of ... Open »
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