MÁLAGA FOOD NEWS: Lunch in Spain is so not like wherever else
It’s true the Spanish love their meals, however they particularly take pleasure in going out for lunch.
“…the very 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’s not a lot concerning the consuming, however extra concerning the sobremesa. There isn´t actually a literal translation for the phrase, however it mainly means the time spent on the desk after the meals is eaten.
It’s truthful to say that the sobremesa is it not one thing that the Spanish do day-after-day, or essential each week, usually it’s a Birthday or Anniversary or a household Sunday get collectively. Additionally, it hardly ever takes place after dinner, it’s usually solely at lunch. It spans the generations from the younger to the outdated because the household bond continues to be held in excessive regard in Spain.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.
