If you are ever in Torrevieja do not forget to venture to the Friday Market and sample some pastries from one the stalls. I can never remember the name but it is located on a corner plot amidst all the fruit and vegetables sellers.
The lady is absolutely wonderful – but not nearly as wonderful as the delightful savoury and sweet pastries and cakes she sells!
Her ensaimadas are to die for – but this week I tried something I have never seen before. It was a large flaky pastry (so delicate and flaky, totally unlike any pastry I have ever had in Spain before) and it was both filled and decorated with a soft citrus meringue like cream. My God, it might not look the prettiest pastry but the taste was out of this world!
So, thats Torrevieja market in Alicante, Spain. It is a small corner stall amidst all the fruit and vegetables retailers. She sells everything from bread to savoury / sweet pastries!
Now I just have to try and break down the thing and try to re-create! Otherwise its a very long drive in our future!