Spanish/Catalan Cuisine One of my friends studying in Madrid came to visit me in Barcelona. She is in graduate school in Madrid and has spent a few years living in Spain. I told her there was a legendary Churros con Chocolate place in Barcelona and she decided she needed to investigate this place further. All of my information books and guide books on Barcelona say that La Café de La Opera on La Rambla has the best chocolate (and churros) around. I was very apprehensive when I read this because I think all the food on La Rambla is terrible and should be avoided like the Plague. I was also skeptical because the restaurant serves Churros con Chocolate all day, and it is only a Spanish breakfast food. This screams tourist trap to me. But I thought I’d still give it a try. We ordered some of my favorite tapas: pan con tomate, patatas bravas, meatballs, and croquettes. They were not bad at all. They weren’t the best tapas I have ever had, but they exceeded my very low expectations.
Finally it was time for dessert and we ordered two orders of Churros con Chocolate. They looked just like the ones I had in Madrid. I tried the chocolate and was blown away. In Madrid, I had to add sugar to the chocolate because it was so dark and rich. At Café de la Opera I didn’t add sugar or anything and the chocolate was perfect for me. The churros were piping hot and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. MMMMmmm. I was in bliss eating them. They also met my friend’s expectations. If these churros con chocolate can be compared with the best in Spain, I would say they are pretty darn good.
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