Lamprey, you're here!
the season of lamprey , that prehistoric fish as tasty as it is not very pretty, has just started, so between now and the end of March (maybe a little more if the weather is cold), half Galicia will do Getaways to the valleys of the Miño or Ulla rivers to try a strictly seasonal product that leaves no one indifferent.
If you are one of those who love this winter delicacy, here you go ten places famous for preparing it wonderfully.
EMILIO HOUSE: a classic among lovers of the Ulla lamprey. In this, as in almost everything, there are sides: either you are a lamprey from the Ulla or you are a lamprey from the Miño. A traditional eating house, next to the train station, known for its homemade dishes and for being one of the best prepared the Bordeaux-style lamprey, stewed with red wine and its blood, in the north of the province of Pontevedra _(calle de la Estación, 1. Catoira, Pontevedra) _.
RAMALLO HOUSE: There are already several generations that have come to this restaurant at the foot of a local road, attracted by its traditional stews and, in winter, for a Bordeaux-style lamprey that has real fans. Attention, it is only open from Tuesday to Sunday at noon _(Calle Castro, 18. Rois, A Coruña) _.
OR BRAKE: Already in the Miño Valley, the O Frenazo restaurant, which has just turned 40, is one of the references in the preparation lamprey, either Bordeaux style, dry and stuffed or in a pie (Hope Street, 9. As Neves, Pontevedra).
PAZOS HOUSE: This pleasant rural house offers lamprey in its most traditional elaborations, but also in others that are more difficult to find, like grilled lamprey or with noodles. It is convenient to call to order _(Pazos, 9. Barcela-Arbo. Pontevedra) _.
CHEF RIVERA : A classic among classics, Chef Rivera's restaurant is a meeting place for lovers of hunting and lamprey. The best thing here is to opt for the tasting menu that he dedicates to him in season, with croquettes, rice, marinated, stuffed with pork shoulder with turnip greens and the classic Bordeaux. Or, if you go in a group, order the spectacular lamprey kettledrum (Enlace Park Street, 7. Padrón, A Coruña).
LÁZARO INN: In the heart of the San Lázaro neighborhood, on the northern outskirts of the city, this small restaurant is one of those secrets that have become known thanks to word of mouth. Surely one of the best places to try lamprey in the capital of Galicia _(San Lázaro street, 73. Santiago de Compostela) _.
OR ENGLISH WAY: Dani López moves like a fish in water in this territory in which the traditional Galician product adopts new forms. And a good example can be his lamprey dishes. If last year he served it with a garum-based sauce, this year he bets on curing it in salt and serving it with a sauce of butter and palo cortado. Although perhaps when you go it will have already given it another twist _(Calle San Francisco, 17. Ferrol) _.
THE SHELTER: This restaurant on the outskirts of A Coruña has been betting on traditional cuisine and a first-rate product 42 years. in season they serve the lamprey a la bordelaise or in a pie, but it is not uncommon to find it also in some other elaboration: pickled, in carpaccio... (Plaza de Galicia, 8. Oleiros, A Coruña).
BURELA: one of those Galician restaurants that, without making too much noise, continue to abound in Madrid and basing its success on a classic proposal and a great product. The Burela lamprey is one of those that has received the most praise in the city in recent years _(Calle del Nardo, 2. Madrid) _.
RIAS OF GALICIA: Galician family, brothers churches direct this project and are one of the banners of the product from its place of origin in Barcelona. The lamprey season in the Rías is awaited by fans of the city as quite an event _(calle de Lleida, 7. Barcelona) _.