My O is for an Omelette....

Blood sausage & artichoke O, Restaurant Cañete, BCN

My body builder friends will call this their simple meal protein though heaven forbid they use the yolk. Such a shame to throw that rich yolk away though I get the cholesterol fest of 10-16 eggs with yolk included, eaten at one sitting. Be that as it may, us normal folk can enjoy a 2-egg omelette in all its glory from time to time. And oh my!

An egg is such an easy, fast and nutritious meal. Add almost any ingredient to it and you can elevate your already wonderful omelette to the title of Orgasmic Omelette to Die For. Check out my piece of heaven to your right - add a blood sausage and some artichokes and your soul will dance in delight. I MEAN, WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT? SLURP.......

Tortilla, Xampanyet, BCN

Then you have the slightly more time consuming version of an omelette, the Spanish Omelette or the Tortilla (NOT to be confused with the round, Mexican flatbreads). Whatever anyone might tell you, and believe me, they are lying through their eye-teeth, to have a truly orgasmic experience, you need to add tons of olive oil when you make this. I have tried making a healthier version with boiled potatoes/par-boiled ones/less oil and nope- you never get that rich, mouth melting sensation until you have used up at least half your bottle of olive oil. Sigh. Oh and I have seen some recipes online with butter (BUTTER! -Outrage!) and or milk and ignore those. Here is a decent one.


And then you have the Over The Top omelette which is your basic tortilla with- hang on.....Boloñese sauce (hysterical giggle), which I had to try in a random bar in Santander, a while ago. Was quite good, surprisingly enough!

The Three Truffled Tasties

Truffled fried eggs and taters

The season for fresh truffles is roughly autumn to December, which is when I look forward to eating this natural wonder, lightly shaved on here and there or crumbled or grated, as in the delightful preparation above which is: sauté some potatoes in a pan, break a couple of eggs on top and just when the eggs are done, add salt, switch off the flame, grate some truffle and sprinkle some parsley. Serve instantly!

For those who don't know, a truffle is basically an underground fungus - which sounds as gross as curdled and rotten milk ie cheese but in reality is a delight to eat ( as cheese can be). Edible truffles are held in high esteem in many European and middle eastern countries and figure highly in 'haute cuisine' due to their special but pungent taste. 

To the left is another way to eat truffle- a cholesterol inducing but oh so wonderful bite-ful of egg yolks injected with truffle and then coated in tempura and fast fried. Accompanied by straw potatoes, this amazing dish is served in a restaurant nearby. Put a yolk in your mouth, bite in and have an orgasm as the runny yolk laced with truffle oozes onto your palate. Heaven.

A lot of places do something simpler, which is to make pasta and simply shave some truffle on top. A good dish becomes an amazing dish with this simple step, just like adding accessories can change you from 'nice' to 'wow'. 


And lastly, why not, pay out for some divine mortadella infused with truffle. Simply amazing. Accompany with your favourite wine and voilá, you have a chic starter.