Colourful plates and dessert at a leisurely Spanish buffet lunch
A lunch with family gave Haruru time to sit down and enjoy a Spanish buffet at an easy pace. Her photographs keep the colourful plates, little bread dishes and sweets from a meal she happily lingered over for two hours.
A past family lunch shared in a September 2023 post, edited with Haruru’s existing permission.
Time to sit down and enjoy lunch
She went out for a celebratory lunch with a family member. It was a chance to share a meal at a slower pace.
The entrance photograph shows a glass-fronted restaurant among leafy trees, with tables and chairs outside. In her note, she recalled taking two hours to enjoy the meal.
A colourful plate of starters
One plate is bright with little tomatoes, leafy greens and thinly sliced vegetables. Different textures and colours sit together on the same white plate.
She wrote that everything she tried was delicious. The variety on the plate helps explain how a buffet lunch could tempt her to keep tasting a little more.
Seafood and small bread dishes
Another plate brings together shellfish, browned pieces, dark-coloured rice and small pieces of bread topped with different ingredients. A separate bowl holds rice and shellfish in a yellow-coloured liquid.
There is also a close view of two slices of bread topped with shrimp. The photographs keep these small dishes alongside the more generously filled plates.
A plate of sweets to remember
The dessert photograph is filled with small cakes, baked sweets, cream and pieces of fruit. It is another plate with plenty to choose from.
As she often did, Haruru felt she had eaten a little too much. That rueful thought sits beside the pleasure of a relaxed lunch and so many things she enjoyed tasting.
Sources for this account
Edited with Haruru’s existing permission from her past Spanish buffet lunch note and photographs. The plates and impressions belong to that personal visit.