Quality raw materials

 It almost feels like  we are crossing a no man’s land today.  We are passing between two estuaries as we make progress through Cantabria.   An extension of the town of Unquera exists because of the road and along its edge are petrol stations, supermarkets and other commercial undertakings. 





The Restaurante La Corbata is open till 11.  https://restauranteslacorbata.com/contacto/  I have put on today’s menu.  The arroz caldoso marinero looks interesting.  A week ago Pablo wrote ‘Restaurant with a menu worthy of the best a la carte restaurants. Menu of approximately 15 euros that has 5 starters, 5 seconds, 5 desserts to choose from. Quality raw materials used in all dishes, and abundant. It will not leave you unsatisfied. I recommend sticky rice, lentils, pork entrecote with pepper and cheesecake.










Lupa has a supermarket here.  There is something about supermarkets.  They do not garner love.  Lupa gets 3.9starts on average.  Claudia, two weeks ago, notes ‘It has vegan options (among the best known: heura, alpro...)’  





On we go to Pesues, up, and around to cross the Ria de Tina Menor.   The estuary has an area of about 155 hectares.  It has fish farms today.  Once it was a place to export iron ore.  This whole area, the Val de San Vicente, feels very much on the edge.  The area has about 2800 in the ;county’.  It has been around that number for most of the last 150 years, a few more in 1940, a few less in 1981.  Pesues is the capital of this region. Its claim to fame is that the master stonemason, Francisco Rubin de Colombres was born here in 1884.







More Cantabria tomorrow.

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