As correctly predicted by many, a Spaniard wins the USO and becomes world number one

Does he become year end number one?

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(y) Congratulations to all those who predicted it....now, who is predicting him to be year ending number one for 2022? I think he will go for it and become youngest ever year ending number one to cap off an incredible season. :)
 
Nadal_Django said:
Lovely cuisine? :oops:
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Lol at the cluelessness.

The Fedfather said:
There's so much bread and fried food through. I remember reading a couple times that the Mediterranean diet was found by research to be optimal for health, but after living in Spain for a bit, I have my doubts lol
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Sounds like you had all the cheap stuff. Spain is second in fish consumption in the world and produces Europe's best vegetables and fruits, its cuisine has as much variety as it gets. Completely different from one region to another, sometimes even within a single region.
 
Hawaiian grip said:
Lol at the cluelessness.


Sounds like you had all the cheap stuff. Spain is second in fish consumption in the world and produces Europe's best vegetables and fruits, its cuisine has as much variety as it gets. Completely different from one region to another, sometimes even within a single region.
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Better than Italy?
 
Hawaiian grip said:
Lol at the cluelessness.


Sounds like you had all the cheap stuff. Spain is second in fish consumption in the world and produces Europe's best vegetables and fruits, its cuisine has as much variety as it gets. Completely different from one region to another, sometimes even within a single region.
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You're not exactly wrong. I did try more expensive dishes that were absolutely delicious (never forget the octopus I tried there), and on the not expensive side there were great things like calamares and paella. Fresh orange juice and some fruits were the best I've ever had! But overall, as I couldn't constantly be eating out at restaurants, I legit struggled finding food that I could enjoy. You open the menu of a regular cafe and it's bread with something on it, something that's sandwiched between two pieces of bread, potatoes, fried meat, fried fish, and more things with bread on the side. I am quite a foodie but found myself mostly gorging on sweet stuff because generally the more affordable savory cuisine was not for me.

The point about regions stands though as I've only been in Madrid and Barcelona.
 
Nadal_Django said:
It's not even in the top 15 in Europe. For a country of that size and a perfect geographical location their food offerings are rather disappointing. Bland cuisine without any imagination whatsoever.
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You're entitled to be wrong. Seeing the cuisines you're mentioning it's pretty obvious you like all the overspiced stuff covering for bad quality products. Enjoy. But next time try to learn something about the country you're visiting instead of hitting the terrible places where they serve you overprized ****, which is what I gather happened from your posts.
 
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The Fedfather said:
You're not exactly wrong. I did try more expensive dishes that were absolutely delicious (never forget the octopus I tried there), and on the not expensive side there were great things like calamares and paella. Fresh orange juice and some fruits were the best I've ever had! But overall, as I couldn't constantly be eating out at restaurants, I legit struggled finding food that I could enjoy. You open the menu of a regular cafe and it's bread with something on it, something that's sandwiched between two pieces of bread, potatoes, fried meat, fried fish, and more things with bread on the side. I am quite a foodie but found myself mostly gorging on sweet stuff because generally the more affordable savory cuisine was not for me.

The point about regions stands though as I've only been in Madrid and Barcelona.
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So you basically were in two of the most expensive cities in Spain, where you can only get really good food if you overpay for it. Madrid doesn't even have a real cuisine of its own, it's probably the region where traditional cuisine is less common since most people are originally from somewhere else and crazy commutes prevent people from preserving original cuisine.

Next time I suggest you the Basque Country (expensive but wonderful), Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Valencia, Extremadura, Asturias... Heck, there's not many places in Spain I can think of where you can't get good stuff.
 
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Hawaiian grip said:
So you basically were in two of the most expensive cities in Spain, where you can only get really good food if you overpay for it. Madrid doesn't even have a real cuisine of its own, it's probably the region where traditional cuisine is less common.
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I mean, when you put it that way lol. But then Madrid and Barcelona still represent the Spanish cuisine, do they not? I wouldn't confuse the food there with other major touristic cities in Europe.
 
The Fedfather said:
I mean, when you put it that way lol. But then Madrid and Barcelona still represent the Spanish cuisine, do they not? I wouldn't confuse the food there with other major touristic cities in Europe.
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They don't. Great for trying foreign cuisines as variety is higher than in the rest of the country, absolutely terrible as far as Spanish cuisine is concerned, unless you go to really good -expensive- places. So that you understand it better, Madrilenians are made fun of by the rest of Spaniards because their flagship dish is a goddamn calamari sandwich.
 
Nadal_Django said:
It's not even in the top 15 in Europe. For a country of that size and a perfect geographical location their food offerings are rather disappointing. Bland cuisine without any imagination whatsoever.
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You really dont know what youre talking about, no clue whatsoever, i have lived in many countries around europe and even stayed a year in the states, spanish cuisine is one of the best of the world if not the best, depending on tastes, each part of spain offers diverse and old dishes that are as tasteful and amazing as anything you can try, but you probably only know tapas or bad fake paella with peas from mexico, you shouldnt talk if you dont know
 
Hawaiian grip said:
They don't. Great for trying foreign cuisines as variety is higher than in the rest of the country, absolutely terrible as far as Spanish cuisine is concerned, unless you go to really good -expensive- places. So that you understand it better, Madrilenians are made fun of by the rest of Spaniards because their flagship dish is a goddamn calamari sandwich.
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I see. Alright then, taking my words back. Gotta visit more places Spain
 
Why are people offended if some people don't or didn't like their food? It's one of the most subjective things on Earth. What you think is good someone else may not. Where I live, the food is mostly average to bad unless I eat at a chain restaurant like Outback. As far as standalone restaurants, they're just not that good. People that live here may disagree. If I want my food done right, I have to cook it myself. Where I'm from (the southeastern US), the food is amazing but not here. I have to drive 2 hours to another city to get the food that I really enjoy. To each their own.
 
NoleFam said:
Why are people offended if some people don't or didn't like their food? It's one of the most subjective things on Earth. What you think is good someone else may not. Where I live, the food is mostly average to bad unless I eat at a chain restaurant like Outback. As far as standalone restaurants, they're just not that good. People that live here may disagree. If I want my food done right, I have to cook it myself. Where I'm from (the southeastern US), the food is amazing but not here. I have to drive 2 hours to another city to get the food that I really enjoy. To each their own.
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That thing is bad≠I don't like it. Simple as that.
 
ojo rojo said:
Spanish food/produce is wonderful but let's be real: ItalyGOAT ..and the French ain't too shabby either
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Spanish food has much more depth than italian, rice is better the spanish one, i love italian food, but its just more comercialized and more americanicized thats all, french food is nowhere near, i was living two years in france and i know
 
Nadal_Django said:
It's true dude. Just compare Spanish cuisine with the cuisines of similar Mediterranean countries for example. French, Italian, Greek, Turkish... It's like comparing the clay abilities of Roberto Carbales Baena with that one of Nadal.
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I can tell you dont know a thing
 
Does anyone know Nadal's schedule for the rest of the year? Depending on how much/how well he plays, he can still end the year ranked #1.
 
Hawaiian grip said:
So you basically were in two of the most expensive cities in Spain, where you can only get really good food if you overpay for it. Madrid doesn't even have a real cuisine of its own, it's probably the region where traditional cuisine is less common since most people are originally from somewhere else and crazy commutes prevent people from preserving original cuisine.

Next time I suggest you the Basque Country (expensive but wonderful), Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Valencia, Extremadura, Asturias... Heck, there's not many places in Spain I can think of where you can't get good stuff.
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Bien dicho!
Decía mi abuela que la ignorancia es atrevida y algunos pecan o abusan de tontos.
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DSH said:
Bien dicho!
Decía mi abuela que la ignorancia es atrevida y algunos pecan o abusan de tontos.
:censored:
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Es solamente que no tienen referencias en america, alli habrá muchos restaurantes italianos asequibles y demás, pero para comer bien en españa, tienes que vivir aqui, si no, solo te sacaran el dinero por una tapa de bravas
 
Nadal_Django said:
Where you're from? Vigo? Compostela? Enjoy your codfish croquetas! :-D
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More like pulpo a la gallega, lacón con grelos, caldo gallego, empanadas gallegas, merluza a la gallega, arroz marinero, mariscada...

Speaking of croquetas as a flagship of Galician cuisine... Yeah, I wasn't wrong to think you were talking out of your ass. You are way outta your league here.
 
The Fedfather said:
There's so much bread and fried food through. I remember reading a couple times that the Mediterranean diet was found by research to be optimal for health, but after living in Spain for a bit, I have my doubts lol
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Spain is top 3 or top 5 in the world in life expectancy.

Maybe you spent time with hippies?
 
aldeayeah said:
I was born and raised in Galicia, which is a veritable seafood mecca. You know nothing, Django Snow.
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I did not know that A Rianxeira (Ondiñas veñen e van), a song that became a cultural symbol of Galicia, was composed by Galician immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1947, and recorded in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1950.

 
The Fedfather said:
You're not exactly wrong. I did try more expensive dishes that were absolutely delicious (never forget the octopus I tried there), and on the not expensive side there were great things like calamares and paella. Fresh orange juice and some fruits were the best I've ever had! But overall, as I couldn't constantly be eating out at restaurants, I legit struggled finding food that I could enjoy. You open the menu of a regular cafe and it's bread with something on it, something that's sandwiched between two pieces of bread, potatoes, fried meat, fried fish, and more things with bread on the side. I am quite a foodie but found myself mostly gorging on sweet stuff because generally the more affordable savory cuisine was not for me.

The point about regions stands though as I've only been in Madrid and Barcelona.
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Hawaian grip is right, but at least you are honest, im from valencia and you really cant eat paella outside of valencia, even in spain they try to copy it but you cant have a paella in madrid barcelona or anywhere else, we call that " rice with things" not paella, this is a country about regions, and villages, madrid and barcelona are big cities and the worst places to eat in spain, the most famous dish from barcelona is a half sided baggette with squeezed tomato on it xD
 
The Fedfather said:
7th apparently. Definitely not bad.

Encountered some on the beach but it wasn't food they were suggesting for consumption lol
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Oh we have good "that" too xD, but i wouldnt say we are one of the best of the world in that regard, try neatherlands, they eat like crap but, hey, you cant have it all
 
Slicehand said:
Hawaian grip is right, but at least you are honest, im from valencia and you really cant eat paella outside of valencia, even in spain they try to copy it but you cant have a paella in madrid barcelona or anywhere else, we call that " rice with things" not paella, this is a country about regions, and villages, madrid and barcelona are big cities and the worst places to eat in spain, the most famous dish from barcelona is a half sided baggette with squeezed tomato in it xD
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You're telling me :( :laughing: no, sorry guys, if I offended anyone. I just really felt frustrated some days with the food and I guess emotions clouded my judgement.
 
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