Earlier today in our local butchers shop in my very best Spanish Catalan hybrid language…(dos is 2, Botifarra is sausage and dolca is sweet)
Me Dos botifarras dolcas, por favor
The Butcher No?
Me Si, Dos botifarras dolcas por favor!
The Butcher No?
The Butcher then tries to give me 2 regular sausages and smiles.
Me No …Dos botifarras dolcas por favor!!!!!
The Butcher Huh?… esta? He points to the sweet sausages No?
Me Si, Dos por favor
The Butcher Es no normal!!
So now it is official, even The Butcher knows that I am not normal.
Sweet sausages are exactly that, a regular pork sausage with sugar, cinnamon and lemon added and they are absolutely heavenly. Fry them up and serve before, during or after dinner. All the sweet stuff melts, caramelizes and makes its own gooey sauce. They are Catalan, I don’t know much more about them or why they have not spread worldwide. From The Butcher’s reaction I am guessing that I am the first non-Catalan to buy them.
Note to self. I really must improve my Spanish/Catalan skills; it is very disappointing that The Butcher figured out that I am not a local.
The shop is called Carnisseria Seli in Torroella De Montgri, and is way more than a butchers shop, it should be called Deli Seli.