I bought this cookie, actually a package of six of these cookies, mostly for the packaging. And because I was only in Spain for a week, no time to hesitate! The blue lettering on the white waxy paper looks like it hasn’t been changed for decades. The cookie itself, powdery with confectioner’s sugar and crumbly with lard, would have been good had it not been for an artificial note of “lemon.” I think I would prefer the Christmas polvorones Anna described on her great Spanish food primer blog I love tortillas de patatas, or, if I felt like eating lard cookies again, I would make Anna’s mantecadas.
To photograph the blue and white packaging, I placed it on the yellow book I was reading, as the colors look smashing together. In fact, the bookmarker ribbon in the book is the same shade of blue. The book is Sand by Wolfgang Herrndorf. The color is great. I’m still working on the book itself.
I’ve seen this photo of yours before but like to revisit it, I like it so much. I also really enjoy I love tortilla de patatas, ever since you pointed me to it. Thanks for the recommendation!
Mike and I were directed to a bottle of Spanish vermut this weekend, and sipping it brought me right back to Spain. It reminded me of sherry, in a way (another thing that sits in our fridge now). Sherry is surprisingly not that easy to find here, at least not the dry sort.
Glad you like Anna’s blog, it’s so sweet, isn’t it?
I have never had Spanish vermut. I also didn’t know dry sherry was obscure in the US. I think Europeans and especially British people are quite into it. Especially little old ladies. I bought some for cooking recently and have started to nip at it…