Price Check: a Jerez shopping list

Price Check – a Jerez shopping list with prices. Tio Pepe Palomino Fino, Jerez, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

In Jerez, like Marrakech, it’s much more fun to shop at local markets than at a supermarket, however, unlike Marrakech, you’re not going to get everything you need at the markets, and in Jerez you will find yourself having to head to the Carrefour Express (opposite the Mercado) at some point. Here is our Jerez shopping … Read more

Rabo de Toro Oxtail Stew Recipe from Jerez in Southern Spain

Rabo de Toro, Oxtail Stew Recipe from Jerez in Southern Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This rabo de toro oxtail stew recipe from Jerez in Southern Spain makes a classic slow braised dish that requires a long cooking time, but rewards with rich, robust flavours and melt-in-your-mouth meat. It’s inspired by the rabo de toro that we ate at Bar Juanito here in Jerez. Over the past few years I’ve … Read more

Why did we choose Jerez as part of our Grand Tour?

Jerez cafe scene, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

“Are you going to Seville?” That’s the most-asked question we’ve had since we announced that Jerez was one of our destinations for Grantourismo. The fact that people are asking that question is one of the reasons that we are here in Jerez – a town we’re quickly growing very fond of. When people think of … Read more

Churros in Jerez

Churros – or 'Spanish Donuts' made fresh in Jerez, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Churros – also known as calentitos de patatas, papitas, porras, and ‘Spanish donuts’ by foreigners – are sold by vendors in the plaza outside the old Mercado Central de Abastos, the central market in Jerez. Locals line up to buy them – even in the cold and rain, as they did today – by the … Read more