When hunger kicks in... SNACK
We offer you three snack proposals capable of satisfying the most intense greeds and the most specific cravings, handmade and with an exotic touch ; delicacies to buy and go devouring on the street that will always make us come back for more.
SOMETHING SWEET : the **lukumas of the lukumas**
And what is a lukumas? You say while nailed my pupil your blue pupil; well a greek donut , although it has little to do with the industrial piece that we all have in mind. Petros Paschalidis , the owner, clarifies it for us: “it is a product of the day, totally handmade, without preservatives or anything like that. Each one is different because they are... real. I cut them, fry them, stuff them and cover them one by one. I use my parents recipe and I come every day at 5 in the morning to make them as fresh as possible”.
Something sweet: Lukumas, a Greek donut
This Greek, tired of working as an art director, decided to do what is so popular today: give life a direction by leaving work in front of a computer screen to return to the basics, to physical and tangible things , and he decided to look towards what was closest to him: his parents' pastry shop in Thessaloniki. He set up the premises in his favorite neighborhood of Barcelona, Grace (Torrent de l'Olla 169), and until today. In addition to selling sweets to take away, Lukumas is a bright space decorated with a lot of vibes , “without exaggeration, with a Greek but not folkloric touch”, at whose single large wooden table you can have good coffee accompanied by a wide selection of fresh and tempting handmade lukumas. Although those with chocolate are everyone's favorite, Petros recommends trying the cinnamon ones . On weekends you have to go early; the lukumas fly.
A family recipe from Greece to Barcelona
SOMETHING SALTY : Pretiola's pretzels
During the last year the pretiola , from his local art nouveau Terminal (Corders 10), has been convincing of the benefits of these bow-shaped dough strips to many tourists and neighbors who knew us before what a pretzel was. “The oldest snack in the world ”, as they define it, is very popular in central Europe or the United States, and as addictive as its success is, it is not in danger.
“The philosophy of our business is to sell a handmade product, 100% natural, at a low price ” they explain to us, and we corroborate: for only one euro we have a pretzel to choose from among different varieties: from the classic with salt to Belgian chocolate, coconut or pepperoni, although we surrender to the mozzarella, garlic and parsley , and the butter filling will always have a place in our hearts.
A pretzel, "the oldest snack in the world"
SOMETHING TASTY: the Argentine empanadas at Rekons
That the old sign of “Canigo Farm” of Comte d'Urgell 32 do not mislead: Rekons It is an Argentine bistro where you can have breakfast, enjoy an informal meal of sandwiches and salad, have a coffee and, above all, buy the delicious empanadas that they themselves elaborate in their workshop. The 21 varieties that they offer make the choice difficult: the meat ones have a lot to offer, although we are inclined to the fat of the spicy chorizo and the most delicate of walnuts and blue cheese.
Argentine empanadillas: ÑAM
You can buy them to take away or fight for a place on your small terrace and end up falling into the nets of the carrot cake or muffins winking from the counter. On Sunday mornings ** at vermouth time it is from boat to boat **, and between the squatter house opposite and the hodgepodge of vendors at the Sant Antoni market, a visit to Rekons becomes a hit.
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