Espana barato pero caro

Life in Spain is sooo cheap! That was the first thing I thought when I went out for lunch, diner and drinks. Because in Spain you can get delicious bocadillos for only 4 euro or even less in restaurants and cervezas and sangria's for only 2 euro! When you go out for diner you can have a complete meal for 10 euros and when you go out for a drink you get free chuppitos everywhere and you can buy sangria for 1 euro. Besides that, in some bars you can have a litre of mix drink for only 3 euros! Lets sum up the prices you approximately pay for food in Holland:
- Lunch (bread/sandwiches) 6-8 euro
- Diner (meat/fish dishes) 15-30 euro
- Drinks (beer, wine and mix drinks) 2,50/3,50/7 euro

However, the fact that everything is so cheap in Spain, makes it at the same time expensive as well. Just because its cheap you go out for lunch or diner more often, and you do not go out just one day in a week, no you go out like 3 times a week. All these small amounts of payments hurts your wallet the most. Last weekend for example, I went out on thursday, friday, and saturday and now I am really broke due to this weekend even though the drinks were not that expensive. It is just because you think you can afford it, that you do it. But nothing is less true... So take care of your dutch wallet in Spain!!

Now I gave you a bit information about the dutch food prices, but if you are interested in more dutch facts you can click here

Spanish eating habits

I am a Dutch girl called Chermaine and I am 22 years old. Three months do I live in Alicante now, and I have three more months to go! I am here for my study 'International Business and Languages' and learn Economics at the University of Alicante. If you have ever been abroad for your internship, study or job we probably have something in comment: the experience of cultural differences.

The first thing I noticed were the differences in eating habits. For example in Spain it is not a habit to eat bread/sandwiches as lunch, like I am used to in Holland. No, Spanish people eat warm in the afternoon and in the evening. In Holland they have lunch at 1 PM and diner at 6 PM, this way they have time left to do sports or other activities after. Besides that Dutch people say it is not good for your health to eat right before you go to bed. However, I have noticed that there are not so many people with overweight in Alicante..

This website learned me more about the eating habits of Spain:
Eating habits of Spain

If you would like to learn how to make a typical Dutch winter dish 'Stamppot" you can read this blog:
How to make Stamppot