My friend Jacky introduced me to a homeless man, Pepe, who invited us to his camp in the woods, close to the sea, for lunch. We parked the car by the road, and walked for about forty minutes on a muddy trail to reach the site. When we got there, Pepe took us into the woods an showed us, hanging from a tree branch, the carcass of the wild goat that he had caught. While Jacky and I went on a walk by the sea, Pepe prepared the goat and cooked it. When we got back, there was a table set in a clearing in the woods, complete with tablecloth and wine glasses. Jacky had brought wine and bread, and while we were drinking Pepe suddenly jumped up, grabbed a wine bottle, and ran over to the goat that was cooking over a wood fire. When he came back, he said that the goat had called out to him and asked for wine! The goat arrived on the table well cooked and quite delicious. Soaking up the olive oil and wine sauce with the bread was, as is often the case with me, my favorite part of the meal. After we ate, Pepe invited us for coffee and liqueur tasting. He brewed decent coffee, and the home made herbal liqueurs were given to him by the man who made them. Pepe, who'd been living at his little campsite for over thirty years, gave me a most memorable culinary experience to say the least. Location: Private Campsite on Menorca, Spain. Date: December 14, 2018.
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AuthorChef Roland has been a legal resident of seven countries and has travelled in over thirty, documenting food along the way. He currently resides in the desert in Southern California. Categories
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