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Ruta Bancos Gigantes or Huge Bench Route in Andalucia

A new rage is slowly spreading across Andalucia with its beginnings in the province of Malaga and that is huge benches are being installed in beauty spots across the region. The Huge Bench Route or  Ruta Bancos Gigantes #rutabancosgigantes can be found on Instagram  where they are more active with updates on the new installations of these enormous benches and they have a   Facebook  page too. Map of the Ruta Bancos Gigantes The initiative started by Forest Green an agrobroker company that supplies and works with treated wood to large construction and environmental companies in Spain. The huge bench route is steadily growing, with constant new installations spreading across Andalucia. The enormous handmade wooden benches are 4 metre long and 2.3 metre high, with the seat being 1.3 metres above ground and needing steps to get onto them, appearing in natural beauty spots hopes to encourage people out into and  enjoy the views and of course take photos to be ...
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Salmorejo - Do it Yourself

Having just been (again) to Cordoba, home they say to Salmorejo the thicker cousin of Gazpacho usually made without cucumbers. I'd sampled a mediocre Salmorejo and a prize-winning one and thought it time to make it myself.

Having got Gazpacho down to a fine art, I now add extras like red pepper, green pepper and apple (don't tell the only son who partakes,) it was Salmorejo making time.

Salmorejo before garnishing


I perused the shelf containing a rather large collection of Spanish cookery books determined to pick out just one and follow a recipe rather than flicking through loads. I picked out Casa Moro the second cookbook by Sam and Sam Clark and (almost) following the recipe to the letter, something very rare, produced a version well below the winning Salmorejo Amontillado but superior (hubby said) to the one in Bar Taberna Santos.





It's a messy business so while tomato juice was being spread around I made Gazpacho as well, when carrier bags full of tomatoes make it difficult to get other stuff in the fridge it's time to try and use them up. I didn't succeed but made a huge 5kg dent in the supply.


Salmorejo ready for grated hard boiled egg and jamon garnish and Gazpacho ready to be served in glasses.


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