A Taste of France (in Spain!)

Beautiful macarons at Mama Framboise

Today was another day of exploring!  I found a bakery-café that I wanted to visit called Mama Framboise, so Eva and I took the Metro to the neighborhood it was in and did some window shopping.  Unfortuantely, when we arrived a lot of the shops were still closed for their siesta.  Even though many shops had signs saying they would reopen at 5 pm, they were still closed at 5:15…Spaniards love their siesta!  There was still a lot to see though.  One entertaining shop was called Global Market, and sold different types of food from all over the world.  It was a bit strange to see jars of Skippy peanut butter for sale as something “exotic” (not to mention that a small jar cost 6 euros!) as well as other prepared foods like Betty Crocker cake frosting and mix, marshmallow fluff, and Pop tarts.

Syrup, oatmeal, and pretzels...how unusual!

After walking around for a bit, we found our way to Mama Framboise and admired all of the delicious pastries and rustic French décor before ordering our snacks.  It was so hard to decide due to all of the delicious options and not knowing all of the subtle differences between the types of pastries.  The French pastry types are already so nuanced, that when you try to translate them to a different language…well, it’s a bit difficult to understand! 
     I decided to go with a “simple” chocolate croissant and a café con leche—my first taste of Spanish coffee!  This chocolate croissant was quite something.  It was a regular croissant filled with chocolate cream, enrobed in dark chocolate, and dusted with cocoa powder.  With my café con leche, it was the perfect mid-afternoon snack and so decadent!  Eva let me try some of the dulce de leche crepe that she got which was, not surprisingly, also quite scrumptious!  I plan on going back soon and trying something a bit more adventurous, and of course to take more photos.  When we left it was a bit chilly and had started to rain, so we decided to return to the apartment to being packing for the weekend in Andalucía! 

            

Cappuccino!  Spanish coffee is delicious!

Some of the adorable decor...this is a faux window that displays a lavender field swaying in the wind