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Spain 2026

A sailing and the coast either side of it. These are the dishes worth chasing down afterwards — written up from the table, then cooked again at home until they were right.

Six recipes so far, across two parts of the trip.

three recipes

Aboard the Scarlet Lady

Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady runs proper restaurants rather than a buffet, and three of them were worth taking notes on.

The Virgin Voyages mermaid mark
The Virgin Voyages mark is used here to identify the ship these dishes were eaten on. Virgin Voyages is not associated with this site.

three recipes

On land

Off the ship — the ports along the way and the cities either side of the sailing. Market halls, counters and grills, and each recipe carries where it came from.