{"id":11153,"date":"2017-01-10T23:49:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T23:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/food.hoggardwagner.org\/?p=11153"},"modified":"2017-01-10T23:49:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T23:49:14","slug":"10-years-ago-getaria-pimientos-de-padron-cola-de-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food.hoggardwagner.org\/?p=11153","title":{"rendered":"2007: Getaria, anchoas, pimientos de padr\u00f3n, cola de rape"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s near the depth of winter as I write this, there are no Pimientos de Padr\u00f3n<\/em><\/a>\u00a0to be found in the Union Square Greenmarket, and, in the event, we’re also on the other side of a great ocean from the Iberian peninsula, but during a conversation with friends last night I was reminded of a wonderful meal we\u00a0enjoyed almost 10 years back in the Basque town of Getaria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The peppers in the photograph had been\u00a0brought to the table\u00a0after we had finished some freshly-oiled anchoas, local anchovies, and, as I recall, before 2\u00a0servings of\u00a0wood-grilled monkfish had arrived. The picture was taken at about the moment we had watched our large\u00a0cola de rape <\/em>being carried by the gills just past us on the stones seen in the background, on their way to the massive open-fire grill behind Barry.<\/p>\n

The warmth and simplicity of the\u00a0environment, sitting outside, sheltered from the warm sun above the harbor in an ancient Cantabrian town, and the delicious food and wine*, plus the\u00a0perfect companion in Barry, and\u00a0the m\u00e1s amable de los posaderos,\u00a0<\/em>made this unforgettable meal. It’s one of the few I have ever been tempted to include on this site, normally limited\u00a0to those I prepare myself.<\/p>\n

I can’t say that simplicity is the only thing that attracts me on the rare occasions we eat out, but when it’s as inspired as this meal was, I would never\u00a0ask for anything more.<\/p>\n

The pleasures of this moment can be shared years later because it\u00a0was\u00a0recorded\u00a0in the image\u00a0included here, first published in May of 2007 to accompany\u00a0a post on my general blog<\/a>, written before I had begun writing about the food we enjoyed.<\/p>\n

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