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| Legend has it that Octopuses overran Ireland in the 1400s |
With nothing scheduled for the morning, I put on a green t-shirt, bought a newspaper, and headed over to 1972 Coffee.
They have comfy chairs, they have Decaf Coffee, they have large-ish cups, and they open at a normal time for a Coffee place. If only they were closer to the apartment...
Ed and I planned to meet up for Dinner, so I was on my own for Lunch. I walked right down the street to El Verdicio de Fidel, a Cevicheria.
It's pretty popular. Unlike Saint Tropez Restaurante, these people actually have customers and apparently run their restaurant to make a profit. The place is large, clean, and as you can see in this video, full of customers.
I started with a Crabmeat-filled Causa and a plate of Mixed Fish and Seafood Ceviche.
The Causa was as delicious as it was beautiful. The Ceviche was a mix of Fish, Calamari, Octopus, Shrimp, Scallops, and maybe a Snail or two. The red stuff on top is cut up Hot Pepper. I had been here for ten days now, so I pretty much told them to 'bring it on' when they asked about spice levels.
I asked the waiter if they had any Octopus laying around, waiting to get grilled, and he recommended one of their preparations.
I wasn't paying full attention to his description, but he seemed very enthused about this one, so I went with it. Good choice; the flavoring was excellent. It wasn't as tender as the one you get at Panchita, but I think that Panchita does a multi-day Marinade on theirs.
Later in the afternoon, I bought a Coconut-flavored Marciano from a random Bakery.
They are like Ice Pops, but better.
For Dinner, Ed and I had no specific plans. We gambled a bit, then headed over to Antica Pizza in Barranco.
We were not on top of our game at Dinner, so I didn't adjust for lighting, and A couple of times, I didn't get a photo before Ed dove into the food.
We shared some Garlic & Cheese Bread, a small Pizza, and then Raviolis for Ed and a Calzone for me.
None if it is the greatest ever, but the Pizza was pretty good, Ed enjoyed his Ravioli, and everything else was fine enough. We had spent a few days in a row going gourmet-crazy, so this was perfect for us tonight.
After that, we returned to a casino and took some of their money.
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