On Saturday, the bull killed the day before was sold quartered in a popular auction where bull meat, tail, bollocks, hoof, and wineskin bags are sold and some of them can cost a thousand euros (which usually happens when people are pretty drunk).
On Sunday, there was a pot parade and exhibition, traditionally in those pots the bull meat is cooked but nowadays they are just decorated with flowers. Bands of music were always playing and red wine was the most popular drink so red stains were all over and they were easy to notice as people were commonly dressed in white colours.
In the evenings, there was always a band playing (all types of music) so party was unending and there were people from all ages all night long and we never found any trouble despite the huge quantity of booze!
We were lucky because Beatriz's friends and relatives invited us twice to have lunch at their homes , very welcoming and nice. One day we had river crabs (I've never tasted them before but I liked them) and another day lamb chops.
Here are some pictures to share with you.
I am glad that Beatriz and you were able to participate in this fiesta in Soria and share your experiences with us. I liked all the floral decorations and I am curious to find out what that guy was drinking from the cement mixer.
ReplyDeleteThe best thing was the cool weather at night. That guy, of course he was drinking wine!
ReplyDeleteYes, we had a great time there, the atmosphere was great, people were very friendly and just wanted to have fun and share their wineskin bags with everybody!
ReplyDeleteron/bea,have you tasted bull meat?what's the taste of river crabs?here our rivers are dirty so there are no crabs that you can catch...baka talangka or crablets!!!
ReplyDeleteYes Tito, we tasted it, it's a very typical meal in every town festivities as 90 percent of them usually come with bullfights. In Madrid, lots of restaurants located close to plaza de toros de Ventas serve the meat of bull killed the day before. Eating river crabs is a kind of entertainment because they don't have too much meat and can eat dozens of them until you get full but it is the sauce what it makes the dish delicious, tomato sauce, oporto wine, etc.
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