Matt and I decided to venture out into Rota this morning for our favorite Spanish Brunch: Bar Gomez' Guatanga Completa (AKA egg sandwich). Now, I'll have you know, that finding eggs for breakfast in southern Spain is nearly impossible. Here, eggs are usually reserved for lunch or dinner. You can find a hamburguesa completa (egg topped hamburger) or a variety of yummy revueltos (scrambled eggs with all different sorts of ingredients) on many menus, but not before 2 pm! Typical Andalucian breakfasts include tostada (toast) with jamon (ham), queso (cheese), aceite (olive oil), mermelada (jelly) or zurrapa (a pate style paste only for the adventurous).
Anyway, we both ordered our guatangas as well as big glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice: room temp, pulpy and amazingly tasty! (It's actually about the ONLY way it's served down here.) Here's a shot of our simple, but delicious treat served up with freshly baked toast, butter, egg, cheese, American ham, and tomato.
The only thing that could have made this a more TRUE Spanish brunch would have been nice glass or sherry or beer! :)
that looks good
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