SUPPER WITH BANANAS
Between 2000 and 2015 we celebrated special occasions in a banana plantation!
It was called El Cordero - the Lamb - and a vast barbecue pit was the central feature. Everyone ate meat of all types & spicy sausages. There was salad and Canarian salty potatoes, salsa picante and salsa verde, and lots of rough vino tinto.
The canvas ceiling retained moisture & kept out dust and most of the flies. There were lots of banana plants, a few ferns to add privacy & atmosphere, sparrows flying around, and a feral cat or two.
Halcyon days in Tenerife.
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Days like today, with the temperature in the 30s, remind me of the fifteen years we lived in Tenerife. It was like the curate's egg - quite good in parts: remembering places such as El Cordero fill me with nostalgia, but the heat could be oppressive. In high summer we would spend a long time in Mercadona or Hiperdino, the local supermarkets, just so we could hover over the freezers to cool down before getting back into the small Hyundai oven we called a car.
Thanks to Fleur Lind for the photo - I managed not to tell you my latest gardening story! - and to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers.
The vino tinto would make up for a lot
ReplyDeleteI can sense your nostalgia in this. You bring it to life with the details of the meals and the setting. I love the sound of those sauces - I do think the right sauce can do magic.
ReplyDeleteIt was a favourite place and easy to order - a mixed platter for four!
DeleteIt must have been wonderful!
ReplyDeleteOh yes!
DeleteA lovely memory. My husband and I are currently staying in Costa del Silencio, Tenerife. It has certainly been a hot summer especially with no air conditioning. We leave in October when it cools down (haha).
ReplyDeleteWhich part of Silencio? And have you gor room for a visitor? :)
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ReplyDeleteSweet nostalgia, this sounds like a wonderful place. It brings back memories of my own adventures abroad, a long time ago. A lovely story, Liz.
Google has a mind of its own. El Cordero was great for a night out.
DeleteThis is granonine. I love the word "halcyon." Not a word your hear often these days.
ReplyDeleteNot a word I use very often either!
DeleteSo lovely, Tenerife is my favourite island, and I will be off there too in 4 weeks, I can't wait patats bravas her I come 😊
ReplyDeleteCan I come too?
DeleteFascinating write and very enjoyable read.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy!
DeleteDear Liz,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a lovely time was had by all despite the heat.
Shalom,
Rochelle
It was one of our favourite places to eat.
DeleteSuch a lovely memory, Liz!
ReplyDeleteI could eat one of those meals right now!
DeleteSounds like you were living the dream there.
ReplyDeleteThe island had a lot of good points, but I'm happy we returned to UK.
DeleteWhat an interesting memory. You've lived a rich life.
ReplyDeleteIn retrospect, yes I have!
DeleteLovely memory, Lizy.
ReplyDeleteIt `ould be great to do it again 😀
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