Easter snacks you’ll enjoy while Navibrating
There are lots of reasons to travel and one of them is to try local food.
And we love to try new things. And we hope you will enjoy it. When you are sightseeing with our patented navigation by vibration technology, something we call navibrating, we hope you’ll take a break to try some of these local Easter treats.
- Hot Cross Buns in London
Basically, this is a bun with dried fruits and spices which has a cross marked on the top. British people traditionally eat hot cross buns (pictured above) on Good Friday, so look out for them if you are navibrating around London. The cross represents the Passion of Christ and the spices represent the spices that were used to preserve Christ’s body after it was was taken down off the cross. Medieval sailors believed that hot cross buns protected their vessels from getting shipwrecked and cooks believed they prevented kitchen fires. We like them because they are delicious.
2. Potaje de Vigilia in Madrid
In many parts of the world, Christians used to fast during the 40 days of Lent, which lead up to Easter Sunday. This took many forms, and in Spain, it often involved not eating meat. On Good Friday, this was particularly forbidden. People ate what is known as “Potaje de Vigilia” or “Fasting Stew”, which is a dish that contains chickpeas, spinach, and cod. It may not sound very appetizing, but believe us, it’s delicious! Especially, after a long morning of navibrating around the centre of Madrid.
3. Mona de Pascua in Barcelona
Chocolate eggs are not a big craze in Spain, but in Barcelona, you will see cakes decorated with differing numbers of little painted eggs in pastry shop window displays in the days leading up to Easter. These are called monas de Pascua. These are normally given by godparents to their godchildren. The number of eggs is dependent on the age of the child. Look out for them as you navibrate your way through our Barcelona Gothic Quarter and Barcelona by the Sea experiences.
4. Celebrate Easter Greek style
Greeks eat tsoureki, a special Easter bread made of a sweet yeast dough containing, eggs, milk, sugar and flour. Eggs whose shells have been dyed red are pressed into the dough, (usually flavoured with mastic resin, orange zest, almond extract or cinnamon) just before it is baked. Immediately after returning home from the midnight Easter service with the light of Christ, Greeks break their fast with an Easter soup made of lamb offal known as magiritsa. If you see either them on the menu over the coming days in Athens don’t hesitate to try either of these specialities.
5. Torrijas in Madrid
One typical topic of conversation in Madrid at this time of the year is where you can eat the best torrijas. Everybody has an opinion, but most people agree that their Mums make the BEST torrijas. Torrijas are large pieces of bread pudding which have been dusted in cinnamon and sugar. Some are soaked in milk before cooking, while others are soaked in red wine. Whatever type you choose, you’ll be sampling one of the most typical Easter snacks enjoyed by people all over Spain. They are simply DELICIOUS!
One of the pleasures of traveling is being able to try local cuisine and thanks to our patented navigation by vibration technology, you will be able to keep an eye out for places to find some of the above-mentioned foods as you sightsee in London, Barcelona, Madrid and Athens.
Happy Navibrating.
Happy Easter.
