It’s true the Spanish love their meals, however they particularly take pleasure in going out for lunch.
“…one of the best factor about lunch in Spain is the sobremesa”
It’s generally identified that the Spanish are a nation of meals lovers. Whether or not or not it’s assembly for tapas and drinks or gathering for an prolonged celebratory lunch. Nevertheless, regardless of their ardour for meals, it isn’t a lot in regards to the consuming, however extra in regards to the sobremesa. There isn´t actually a literal translation for the phrase, but it surely principally means the time spent on the desk after the meals is eaten.
It’s honest to say that the sobremesa is it not one thing that the Spanish do day by day, or essential each week, usually it’s a Birthday or Anniversary or a household Sunday get collectively. Additionally, it not often takes place after dinner, it’s usually solely at lunch. It spans the generations from the younger to the outdated because the household bond remains to be held in excessive regard in Spain. Generally the sobremesa can go on for longer than the precise consuming of the lunch. It’s a time spent catching up with household or mates, telling jokes, reminiscing and retaining the bond of household and or mates collectively.
