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Biscuit Selection on a gold tray

Biscuits like Lladro in Granada Spain

May 3, 2012 By Jan Robinson 2 Comments

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We are house sitting in a hilltop village about one hour (by bus) outside of Granada in Spain.  The village is very small and although it has a baker, his wares do not include biscuits.

Our second trip to Granada took biscuit buying to a whole new level!  First of all we drooled in the bakery window deciding what we wanted.  Then we entered the shop and positioned ourselves where we could best point to said items.  This step is important for the linguistically challenged. Then as  the (cough) Spanish speaker  I  chose the largest number  I knew (in Spanish).  Pointing to said biscuits I said ‘Diez (10 – pronounced deeyeth) por favor’.

Olympia 21- Biscuits from a Granada PasteleriaThankfully the attendant did not ask me how many of each biscuit we required, and she carefully selected one of each with her tongs, discarding any that were not perfect, with a disgusted shake of her head.  The chosen perfect morsels were arranged with care on a gold disposable tray.

Biscuit Selection on a gold tray With a flourish, a piece of pretty paper with the shop name displayed prominently was placed on the bench top.  The gold tray of goodies  was placed in the middle.  Next a piece of grey wrapping ribbon – the exact shade that appears on the wrapping paper was cut and the parcel wrapped and tied with precision.

Our biscuits are wrapped with careful precisionNext a matching paper shopping bag was produced and the package placed carefully within.  Appropriate amounts of Euros changed hands and we were out on the street feeling like we had just purchased an exquisite piece of the finest handcrafted Lladro – and in a way we had!

On the streets with our haul of biscuits.

Ladro Luxury in MadridBiscuits, plated, wrapped, bagged and eaten.  A luxurious affair!

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Jan Robinson writes about travel on her Budget Travel Talk blog. A solo traveller in her teens, for the last 40 years Jan has travelled through Australia, Asia, Europe, Turkey and New Zealand with her husband. They specialise in road trips, caravanning and Independent travel without spending a fortune. Her favourite destination is Turkey and she is currently dreaming of Myanmar and Mexico.

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  1. Lisa Wood

    May 3, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    OH my! Not sure that I would want to eat them after they are wrapped so beautifully…they sure look yummy! How much are the biscuits when they are hand wrapped like that?? What a fantastic way to shop in Spain 🙂

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    • Jan

      May 4, 2012 at 11:22 pm

      Lisa, I think they were something like 4 EURO which is pretty outrageous! Jan

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