Bob's miscellany » food http://bobsmiscellany.artprop.org.uk just lots of different things Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:42:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Price of a coffee http://bobsmiscellany.artprop.org.uk/2023/03/27/price-of-a-coffee/ http://bobsmiscellany.artprop.org.uk/2023/03/27/price-of-a-coffee/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:41:42 +0000 http://bobsmiscellany.artprop.org.uk/?p=201
PlacePrice
when first
recorded *		Price in 2023Price
now (if
different)		Quality of coffee
Baena Park East€1.50
Balcón de Chema€1.00€1.20
Bar Chico€1.10
Cabra
Infanta
Margarita
Hospital Café		€1.10€1.10/€1.25/€1.70 depending on cup sizeUnder new management. Terrible. Probably using cheap milk.
Café Aguila€1.60Good
Café Aroma€1.10€1.30
Cordoba
Restaurant Moreno
€1.25
Cordoba
Reina Sofia
hospital cafeteria		€1.15
Cordoba rail
station cafe		€1.80€2.40
Croisanteria€1.70Not bad
El Casino de Priego€1.30
Hostal Rafi€1.20
Hotel Marigold€1.10€1.30Caramelised
Hotel Sierra A45€1.40€1.50
La Caña€1.00€1.20Good
La Zamora€1.30
Lucena bus
station cafe		€1.10€1.20
Miguelin€1.50€1.50
Nicol's
Estación de Luque		€1.20€1.20
Patria Chica€1.20€1.40So so
Priego bus
station cafe		€1.30
Santa Cruz
La Bartola		€1.30
Sibarium€1.20€1.30Burnt
Tomasin€1.10€1.20€1.50Not bad
Venta Los Pelaos€1.20
Zagrilla Alta
La Fuente
€1.30
Zamoranos Casa Carlos€1.30€1.40Not bad
Zamoranos El Huerto del Abuelo€1.40Not bad
Zyrah€1.20€1.30

* Prices recorded from March 2019 onwards.

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SpanishEnglishLatinImages
Jaramago (also Erisimo & Hierba de los cantores)Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinalejaramago
ChiriviaParsnipPastinaca sativaparsnips
EscaramujoRose hipRosa caninarosehip
RuibarboRhubarbRheum rhabarbarumrhubarb
Grosella roja (also Zarzaparrilla roja & Corinto)RedcurrantRibes rubrumredcurrants
Grosella negra (also Zarzaparrilla negra)BlackcurrantRibes negrumblackcurrants
Grosella blancaWhitecurrantRibes rubrumwhitecurrants
Grosella espinosaGooseberryRibes uva-crispagooseberries
TopinamburJerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosustopinambur
SalicorniaMarsh SamphireSalicornia europaeasamphire
EndrinoSloe (also Blackthorn)Prunus spinosasloe
Arándano palustre (also Arándano agrio)CranberryVaccinium oxycoccoscranberries
Arándano (also Mirtilo)Blueberry (also Bilberry, Whortleberry, Whimberry, Whinberry)

Vaccinium myrtillusblueberries
Fenogreco (also Alhova)Fenugreek (also Greek Hay & Methi)Trigonella foenum-graecumfenugreek
Rúcula (also twenty six synonyms)Rocket (also Ruchetta, Rucoli, Rugula, Colewort, Roquette; Arugula)Eruca vesicaria (grows wild locally)rocket
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Run by Subbética Ecológica. Ecocentro. (c/ Puente Mojardín, nº 19)

]]> http://bobsmiscellany.artprop.org.uk/2017/11/17/opening-times-of-the-ecotienda-in-cabra/feed/ 0 The price of Saffron http://bobsmiscellany.artprop.org.uk/2013/05/15/the-price-of-saffron/ http://bobsmiscellany.artprop.org.uk/2013/05/15/the-price-of-saffron/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 08:26:18 +0000 http://bobsmiscellany.wordpress.com/?p=85 tiendadeespecias

The tienda de especias in Malaga sells at €3 for 1 gram.
Mercadona sells at €4.80 per gram.

saffron


Saffronomics

Something smells odd in the lucrative world of saffron

Afghans consider poppy as saffron price drops – Asia – Al Jazeera – (price drops to €0.78 per gram)

Amazon.com

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English Spanish Linnaeus
white seabream sargo Diplodus sargus
whiting merlan
blue whiting bacaladilla Micromesistius poutassou
cod bacalao
hake merluza
turbot rodaballo Scophthalmus maximus
flounder platija Platichthys flesus
plaice platija Pleuronectes platessa
dab limanda
halibut fletan
grey mullet mugil
Dover sole lenguado
Senegalese sole lenguado rubio Solea senegalensis
tongue fish lengua Cynoglossus spp
bass lubina
gilt-head bream dorada
sea bream dorada
common sea bream pargo Pagrus pagrus
red porgy pargo Pagrus pagrus
red sea bream besugo Pagellus bogaraveo
trout trucha
mackerel caballa
salmon salmon
sardine sardina
anchovy anchoa
anchovy boqueron
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Click here to see the food preferences of some of the people Bob knows. They are shown in alphabetical order of person.

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