Itazura ichiban wrote:

Hate to say this, but Mexican lengua (tongue) is often more tender than gyutan.

I enjoy eating the Mexican lengua tacos at King Taco here in L.A. with some Salsa Verde...now that's good, cheap eats.

Breakfast on the morning of April 21, 2011, at one of London's posh department stores, Harvey Nichols.

I had the traditional full English Breakfast - fried egg, bacon, mushrooms, Cumberland sausages, blood sausage, English baked beans, grilled tomato, and toast.

BEFORE

ALMOST AFTER

Celebrating the awesome weather on April 21, 2011, I headed out for London's Borough Market - the city's premier farmer's market. I took a trip down memory lane and opted to have the same Chorizo sandwich I had there back in 2008!

BBQ Chorizo sausage, Spanish Piquillo peppers, Arugula, and bread dressed with olive oil. Simply sublime!

Man cooking insanely large Spanish paella at London's Covent Gardens public market.

^ Whoa, some major eats... Have you stepped on a scale since you came back?

Time to audition for The Biggest Loser, huh?

bmwracer wrote:

^ Whoa, some major eats... Have you stepped on a scale since you came back? Time to audition for The Biggest Loser, huh?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I felt the same way, dude. No joke, though...when I stepped on the scale I actually weighed half a pound LESS than I did prior to my departure!

I must confess that is in part due to the fact that while in San Sebastian, Spain, I caught a case of food poisoning that was pretty harsh for a couple of days...but thanks to my fortuitous discovery of a health food store, I was able to avail myself of a couple of homeopathic remedies to food poisoning I was well aware of prior to my departure on vacation, namely Activated Charcoal & Apple Cider Vinegar.

But I don't think that explains it all...the gluttonous foodie traveling in Europe can be consoled by the fact that one must WALK A LOT every dayem day! I must have walked 3 to 5 miles a day which helped offset the insane grubbin', at least in part.

Tu_triky wrote:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I felt the same way, dude. No joke, though...when I stepped on the scale I actually weighed half a pound LESS than I did prior to my departure!

WOW.

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I must confess that is in part due to the fact that while in San Sebastian, Spain, I caught a case of food poisoning that was pretty harsh for a couple of days...but thanks to my fortuitous discovery of a health food store, I was able to avail myself of a couple of homeopathic remedies to food poisoning I was well aware of prior to my departure on vacation, namely Activated Charcoal & Apple Cider Vinegar.

Eeek, getting sick on a trip is the absolute pits, though it appears that you bounced back pretty quickly... Most people would be incapacitated for a week, if not more.

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But I don't think that explains it all...the gluttonous foodie traveling in Europe can be consoled by the fact that one must WALK A LOT every dayem day! I must have walked 3 to 5 miles a day which helped offset the insane grubbin', at least in part.

Cool... Keepin' up that metabolic rate is the key.

bmwracer wrote:

Cool... Keepin' up that metabolic rate is the key.

Yeah, well now that I'm back in L.A....nobody walks anywhere, including me...so I'm right back at the gym. I remember when I went to Osaka back in 2009 I came back with the party mentality and keep boozin' for months without working out and I put the pounds on quick!

Trying to prevent a repeat of that one!

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah, well now that I'm back in L.A....nobody walks anywhere, including me...so I'm right back at the gym. I remember when I went to Osaka back in 2009 I came back with the party mentality and keep boozin' for months without working out and I put the pounds on quick!

Yeah, that happens all too easily once you get into a routine...

bmwracer wrote:

Yeah, that happens all too easily once you get into a routine...

Yes, and I succumb to the routine called "beer" effortlessly.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yes, and I succumb to the routine called "beer" effortlessly.

Sounds like my brother.

bmwracer wrote:

Sounds like my brother.

Haha. Sounds like my kind of guy.

Plate of charcuterie & cheese from the first restaurant we dined at in Madrid...Museo del Jamon. Good but not great...greatness was to come later on.

Dinner in Madrid

Chorizo sausages

Fried Padron peppers

Hunk of roasted lamb

One of Madrid's most famous churro shops, established in 1894. You dunk the churros in the thick hot chocolate. I was a tourist, I had to try it

^ Wow, good thing you did have to walk around: lot of poundage in those meals.

bmwracer wrote:

^ Wow, good thing you did have to walk around: lot of poundage in those meals.

Those Crocs I bought emblazoned with the Spanish flag came in handy.

Tu_triky wrote:

Those Crocs I bought emblazoned with the Spanish flag came in handy.

Cool.

The fabled Jamon Iberico, in its glistening glory...prior to consumption in San Sebastian, Spain.

Tu_triky wrote:

Wow.

Looks a bit lonely on that plate, though.