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Tag Archives: spain

livin’ la vida local – bitesize sevilla

07 Monday Jul 2025

Posted by azahar in andalucia, sevilla, spain, substack, tourism, travel

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The latest on Bitesize Sevilla🍊… Livin’ La Vida Local (spoiler alert – no you’re not). Read all about it and if you like it you can give it a “like”, share it and leave a comment. And if you really like it please consider becoming a subscriber (free or paid). Thanks!

Livin’ La Vida Local

anxovada

04 Friday Jul 2025

Posted by azahar in azahars kitchen, cooking

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anxovada, azahars kichen, sauces, spain

Omg how did I never hear of this sauce before now?? Go and make it now, you won’t regret it. Will be up on Azahar’s Kitchen soon but for now…

  • 1 small can of anchovy fillets in olive oil (about 10 fillets, with their oil)
  • 1 small ripe tomato
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • A pinch of freshly ground pepper

    1. Peel the garlic, chop it, and crush it in a mortar with a little black pepper.
    2. Add the drained anchovies (reserving the oil) and continue pounding until you have a paste.
    3. Blanch and peel the tomato, remove the seeds and water, dice it, and add it. Place it in the mortar and pound for a couple more minutes.
    4. Add a little extra virgin olive oil to the anchovy oil in the tin until you have about four tablespoons. Add it little by little, blending to emulsify.

wines of central & southern spain

03 Thursday Jul 2025

Posted by azahar in andalucia, books, friends, wine

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books, sarah jane evans mw, spain, the wines of central and sourthern spain, wine

Look what came today! Been looking forward to this, the companion book to my friend Sarah Jane Evans MW‘s The Wines of Norther Spain. I even get a nice mention for advising Sarah Jane (ever so slightly) about Sevilla wines, still very much unheard of, even here. Excellent timing to help with research I’m presently doing for a couple of Bitesize Sevilla articles as well as an upcoming travel piece for Decanter.

Things are hopping down here in the south. As Sarah Jane says in her book, if she had written the chapter on Andaculía ten years ago it would have been very different. Exciting times. Also nice to see so many people I’ve come to know over the years mentioned in the book. Worth taking a look.

blistering

02 Wednesday Jul 2025

Posted by azahar in sevilla, summer, weather

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sevilla, spain, weather

I know it looks pretty but holy fuck is it hot. Most days this past week have been from 5-9 degrees hotter than the average for this time of year. Nine degrees hotter is a lot of degrees! It’s starting to come down a bit (from 42º to 37º) but only “cools” down to about 25º overnight. Someone on Bluesky said they wondered how I live here in this heat and I said I am sensible and mostly stay home with the AC on. I like to think I’ve convinced at least a few people NOT to come here for a summer holiday. We need our water supply and electrical grid intact (and for us!). ☀️ 🔥

substack 300!

01 Tuesday Jul 2025

Posted by azahar in bitesize sevilla, sevilla, spain, substack, tapas, writing

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sevilla, spain, substack

For my 6 month Substack anniversary I got up to 300 subscribers! Go me! 🙂
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