Berlitz Pocket Guide Bilbao (Travel Guide eBook) by Berlitz

Author:Berlitz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Spain
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2020-02-25T16:24:20+00:00

Historic restaurant Victor Montes on Plaza Nueva

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Hot Drinks

Café (coffee) is invariably an espresso (café solo); for a large cup of weaker, black coffee, ask for an americano. A café cortado is a café solo with a drop of milk; a café con leche is made with lots of hot milk. Spaniards almost only drink this kind of coffee at breakfast time and you’ll get strange looks if you order it at any other time of the day unless you’re in a tourist hotspot. Coffee is also frequently mixed with brandy, cognac or whisky, all such concoctions being called carajillo. Iced coffee is café con hielo. Chocolate (hot chocolate) is a popular breakfast drink, or for after a long night on the town. It’s usually thick and rich, so for a thinner, cocoa-style drink, ask for a brand name, like Cola Cao.

Spaniards usually drink té (tea) black, so if you want milk it’s safest to ask for it afterwards, since ordering té con leche might well get you a glass of warm milk with a tea bag floating on top. Herbal teas (infusions) are widely available, like manzanilla (camomile), poleo (mint tea) and hierba luisa (lemon verbena).

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