Menu del día translates to mean ‘menu of the day’. The concept contains three key components for the Spanish. It involves eating, sitting and talking. People here love lunch. It often starts at 3 PM and lasts until dinner. In summer, work stops at 2 PM and lunch and a mandatory nap are often the only activities left in the day. The nap is mandatory because the “lunch” is a 3-course affair that begins with paella and ends with tarta de queso (figure it out). And coffee. And free shots of weird herbal liquor. In my observation, this Spanish tradition varies from the New York City restaurant experience…
Menu del Día
