A quick commentary on Spanish food: so far, completely unsatisfactory. A plate of cauliflower or meatballs does NOT constitute a balanced diet! If they were served at one sitting, perhaps, that would be more acceptable, but Spaniards seem to think that a meal consists of a first course, usually "salad," aka lettuce with tuna fish, or perhaps some tomatoes, and a second course, which in my homestay has consisted of a number of silly things: rice soup, pasta soup with carrots and peas, meatballs, and of course, the infamous cauliflower meal. After each meal, my senora, a young lady who is extremely kind, tries to force some snakpak flan or an orange down my throat, and insists that if I decline that I should at least take it to class with me. Her interest in making sure that I'm satisfied makes it extremely hard to tell her that nearly everything I've eaten, I haven't liked. Its also hard to whip something up quickly. I don't want to use Elena's food ingredients, so when I'm here alone I tend to eat a lot of toast and cheese. And crackers and cheese. ... and cheese.
The food tends to be very oily, fried, and or straight up meat. None of which am I a huge fan.
Luckily, this is the biggest problem that I'm having, and I'm combating it by hiding chocolate bars in my room and eating them at times of dire need. I'm also not really sure what to do about it, because I don't want to make a fuss, and its not that I HATE the food... I just don't like it. And I guess I'm a little spoiled from back home....
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I definitely had this issue in Spain too. And I was a vegetarian at the time, so even the meat was out.
I mostly lived on bread, cheese, and tortilla de patata and gained some poundage. You have lots of time though. I'm sure you'll find deliciousness somewhere!
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