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Eating
Navarran Trout
This fish dish is king in Navarra and of course comes from
fresh-water rivers. As we have already pointed out somewhere,
Navarra missed out on a coastline by a short stretch. The
trout, although a fresh-water fish, is served salty.
It is simple to prepare. It is just a question of opening
it up and slipping some slices of cured ham along the length
of body. Then you fry it and it's all ready. Well, it's a
fairly common habit to garnish it with some drops of lemon.
It's a good dish for those days you might have a hangover.
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Qué
beber
Vermouth
This is the big
star of drinks for the "Sanfermin mornings". Vermouth
is the popular name for those bottles which appear on the
TV ads, such as Martini Blanco or Martini Rojo. Unlike the
image on TV, the number of good-looking swingers who surround
you will depend on the number of glasses of the stuff that
you have put away.
This time of day, for the aperitif, more or less between,
say, 12.00 a.m. and 2.30 a.m. is one of the best times of
Sanfermin, especially if you also are invited to some tit-bits
and snacks by the good friends who accompany you.
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Sanfermin Fauna
The Human Dregs
Some of these, for
want of eating something at the right time, others for drinking
everything, even from the nearest puddle on the street,.
Others, from eating sandwiches with things moving round
between the bread. And others from mixing substances and
strange brews or even silicon.
If you pass along the streets of Pamplona during Sanfermines
you will more than likely step on one or more of this species
of “human dregs “ . Don’t worry - it won’t
bring you bad luck. If the “human dregs” is around
at the bull-running time it is guaranteed that he will get
some quick aid from the nearest auxiliary health service
stand.
If he drops down on some open space and is imprudent enough
to cover himself with old papers, he runs the risk of being
flattened by one of those garbage trucks. It wouldn’t
be the first time this has happened here.
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