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[Richard Hakluyt]

It is often difficult for tourists to find the best places.

My worst case of gastronomic envy occurred in Galicia, some time ago. It was a fish restaurant and we ordered a fairly basic lunch as we were travelling with young children. Then I noticed six guys dining at a table heaped with seafood. Our lunch was pretty good but their lunch was magnificent! There were discarded shells from lobsters etc and new dishes kept on arriving for them and they were still hard at it when we left an hour later. I wondered if it was some sort of dining club, along the lines of "on the first thursday of each month we will gorge on seafood and the expense be damned!" 

[The Larch]

It is often difficult for tourists to find the best places.

My worst case of gastronomic envy occurred in Galicia, some time ago. It was a fish restaurant and we ordered a fairly basic lunch as we were travelling with young children. Then I noticed six guys dining at a table heaped with seafood. Our lunch was pretty good but their lunch was magnificent! There were discarded shells from lobsters etc and new dishes kept on arriving for them and they were still hard at it when we left an hour later. I wondered if it was some sort of dining club, along the lines of "on the first thursday of each month we will gorge on seafood and the expense be damned!" 

I guess those guys were having a "mariscada", a meal consistent entirely on seafood that tends to be associated with celebrations or big events.

Galician weddings are famous all over Spain for their endless parade of seafood dishes, to the astonishment of any guests from the rest of the country. 

[Sheilbh]

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[Josquius]

At first it looks genuinely lovely.
The palm tree worried me.
Then the pirate

[Syt]

It is often difficult for tourists to find the best places.

My worst case of gastronomic envy occurred in Galicia, some time ago. It was a fish restaurant and we ordered a fairly basic lunch as we were travelling with young children. Then I noticed six guys dining at a table heaped with seafood. Our lunch was pretty good but their lunch was magnificent! There were discarded shells from lobsters etc and new dishes kept on arriving for them and they were still hard at it when we left an hour later. I wondered if it was some sort of dining club, along the lines of "on the first thursday of each month we will gorge on seafood and the expense be damned!" 

I guess those guys were having a "mariscada", a meal consistent entirely on seafood that tends to be associated with celebrations or big events.

Galician weddings are famous all over Spain for their endless parade of seafood dishes, to the astonishment of any guests from the rest of the country. 

In Thessaloniki we went the first night to a sea food restaurant recommended by our hotel. We ordered off the menu and it was pretty damn good. The next day our hosts that we met wanted to take us to the same restaurant for lunch and we happily accepted. They completely ignored the menu, talked for a bit with the waiter and over the next hour we were served course after course of excellent sea food and sides, much better than what we had the night before.

[Eddie Teach]

At first it looks genuinely lovely.
The palm tree worried me.
Then the pirate

I didn't care for the colors on the mural.

[Richard Hakluyt]

It is often difficult for tourists to find the best places.

My worst case of gastronomic envy occurred in Galicia, some time ago. It was a fish restaurant and we ordered a fairly basic lunch as we were travelling with young children. Then I noticed six guys dining at a table heaped with seafood. Our lunch was pretty good but their lunch was magnificent! There were discarded shells from lobsters etc and new dishes kept on arriving for them and they were still hard at it when we left an hour later. I wondered if it was some sort of dining club, along the lines of "on the first thursday of each month we will gorge on seafood and the expense be damned!" 

I guess those guys were having a "mariscada", a meal consistent entirely on seafood that tends to be associated with celebrations or big events.

Galician weddings are famous all over Spain for their endless parade of seafood dishes, to the astonishment of any guests from the rest of the country. 

Sounds great 

If you get married in Galicia invite please 

[HVC]

i don't know if its an actual Portuguese thing, or just from the area my mother comes from, but at weddings we do a midnight seafood feast.

[Sheilbh]

Unadventurous I would think; quite a lot of fish fingers and frozen cod/haddock in breadcrumbs I would suspect.

Yes - and possibly lots of tinned fish. And not good Spanish style tinned fish

[HVC]

don't be too hard on yourself. Tuna is the best fish (or meat for that matter) that gets better in a can

[Sheilbh]

don't be too hard on yourself. Tuna is the best fish (or meat for that matter) that gets better in a can

The best fish is anchovy

[Admiral Yi]

don't be too hard on yourself. Tuna is the best fish (or meat for that matter) that gets better in a can

Have you had a tuna steak in a nice seafood place? 

[Syt]

don't be too hard on yourself. Tuna is the best fish (or meat for that matter) that gets better in a can

Have you had a tuna steak in a nice seafood place? 

Had an amazing one at a marina restaurant on Madeira. Most excellent.

[HVC]

don't be too hard on yourself. Tuna is the best fish (or meat for that matter) that gets better in a can

The best fish is anchovy

Cod. But that's the Portuguese in me haha.

i do like anchovies, but to my families ever lasting shame i can't stand sardines. if i'm going oily fish i go mackerel (think its horse mackerel in english, because fish have multiple conflicting names)

[HVC]

don't be too hard on yourself. Tuna is the best fish (or meat for that matter) that gets better in a can

Have you had a tuna steak in a nice seafood place? 

True, at a good place tuna steaks can be delicious. but it needs to be a good place. Easy to mess up. But cans are always good. so cans win haha