Taste the suckling pig

EATING OUT, SEGOVIA Updated : Jan 19, 2016, 03.42 PM IST

Anita Rao Kashi

Anita Rao Kashi is a freelance travel and food writer based in Bangalore. After nearly 12 years with The Times of India in Bangalore,she went freelance in Jan 2006 to write about travel and food. Her stories have appeared in such publications as Lonely Planet Magazine India, National Geographic Magazine India, Economic Times, Jetwings, Femina, Tiger Tales, Silkwinds, Bangalore Mirror, The Star of Malaysia etc. Apart from writing for various national and international magazines, newspapers and websites, as well blogging on travel and food, she has worked on travel and food guides.

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Segovia has a long list of dishes that are famous such as blood sausages, roasted lamb and some desserts but by far, the most famous dish is the roasted suckling pig. In many of the traditional restaurants, such as Meson Duque on Calle de Cervantes, there is even an elaborate production that precedes it wherein the chef presents the whole dish in a large tray at the table and then proceeds to carve it with nothing but a ceramic plate. The plate is then ceremonially thrown to the ground and shattered. If that sounds a bit morbid and bizarre, opt for the roasted lamb which is crispy on the outside and deliciously succulent on the inside. It’s usually served with judiones, a big bean stew, another popular Segovian dish.
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