La Navidad in Spain is a wonderful time of year. The city is beautifully decorated, and there are parties and celebrations galore. Today, my friend Abraham hosted an "anisada" - which is a Christmas party during the day with food, drinks, Spanish Christmas carols, etc. The name comes from the liquor "anise" which is typically served at all Spanish parties this time of year. So after you have snacked on tapas and wine, it's time for dessert and anise. Anise serves 2 functions: first, it is obviously a dessert liquor. But in Spain, they also use the Anise bottle as a musical instrument to accompany Christmas carols. You simply take a piece of silverware and strum it against the corrugated design on the bottle - and voila! You have music.
Anyway, the weather today was beautiful, and our little party was on a terrace right in the center of town. My friend Agu is an incredible chef, and we had everything from typical Spanish tapas to potstickers to sushi. It was amazing! I thoroughly enjoyed my first anisada.
Aranoa, Abraham, and Agu in the kitchen.
Agu, Inma, me, Aranoa, and Vero enjoying the terraza.
Just a small sampling of our delicious food. Sushi!
The first anise toast...
Abraham leading the first round of anise Christmas carols.
Abraham and I.
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