Nachdem wir so oft die Treppen am Ende der Calle Teide in Puerto del Carmen angeschaut hatten, haben wir im letzten Jahr es auch geschafft ihnen zu folgen, um einen Spaziergang nach Puerto Calero zu machen.
Nachdem wir den Zickzack-Weg auf den Klippen gelaufen waren, war der erste Teil des Weges mit Pflastersteine versehen und hatte sogar eine kleine Mauer zwischen uns und der Felswand.
[Read more…]After many years of looking at the steps that leave Calle Teide at one end of Puerto del Carmen, last year we finally ventured up them to walk to Puerto Calero.
The steps at the end of Calle Teide
After going up the zig-zag path to the top of the cliffs, we continued along the first part of the path which was paved and with a wall between us and the rockface. [Read more…]
We’ve reviewed Emma’s Cantina Mexicana in Puerto del Carmen before, but having enjoyed the home-made „Chili Rojo“ this year, I felt it deserved a special mention.
Unlike the “Chili con Carne” which is made of minced beef, Chili Rojo uses chunks of beef in a sauce with garlic, chili, cumin, red peppers and red wine. It is served on a bed of mexican rice with frijoles (re-fried beans) and corn-on-the-cob.
It looked so delicious when it arrived, that I took a photo of it:
And it was hot. The menu apologises that the dish cannot be made less spicy and I was offered a taster in advance, but there was no need. It was not only very tasty but sufficiently spicy as to put it on a par with Pique a lo Macho in Mainz. I wouldn’t want it any other way!
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