Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
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Valencia’s best Asian food, and one of the best restaurants of any cuisine in the city.
Visiting the Colombian eateries in Valencia result in discovering reliable sources for cold-curing hearty chicken soup, and Paleo-friendly patacones
A simple 3-step dump and stir recipe with ingredients from the Mercado Central in Valencia.
Trying out a new recipe for Thanksgiving leftovers, inspired by the classic Spanish tapa, croquetas de puchero (croquettes made with leftover stewed meat).
Planning diligently with a spreadsheet to make a whole Thanksgiving from scratch, with local adaptations.
The hamburger craze in Valencia started long before I arrived several years ago, and it's still going strong. I'm pretty sure I eat more burgers with my friends every year in Valencia than I used to in the US in fact.
The burgers here range from okay to pretty good, with the main complaints being:
- beef that doesn't really taste like beef, because of lots of added Worcestershire sauce or other flavorings
- beef that didn't have the texture of beef: with additives like vegetable fibers, burgers here often have the bouncy texture of sausages, and maintain an industrial cylindrical shape before and after cooking
- bread that is too firm.
With the arrival of Goiko Grill, of all things a Madrid-based chain opened by Venezuelans, we finally have a real, honest-to-goodness burger in the city.
In my last couple of weeks before leaving Eindhoven, a large stretch of a major road running along side the Technical University Eindhoven (TU/e) was closed off. The event? Park Hilaria, a summertime amusement park...
As I mentioned before, there's a huge TV screen set up in the center of Eindhoven, courtesy of Hyundai, where people can watch the World Cup matches...
This one turned out really well, and keeps well even after several days. The noodles don't get soggy, clumpy, or water-logged!
