Comments on: Review: Brunells Bakery, Barcelona

By: Karen Tait

Karen Tait — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:27:48 +0000

Just returned from Barcelona last week. May daughter and I stopped in Brunell’s as well. What a treat! The Coque de LLardons were not our favorite though. We felt the flavor imparted by the lard from ham was a little too pronounced for our taste. We did however enjoy many of the other delights from Burnell’s. I’ll be going back next year for sure!

By: Mon

Mon — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:15:43 +0000

Hi! loved you enjoy your visit to Barcelona, and Coque de LLardons, that is tipicall from Catalonia, and is quite hard to pronaunce if you are not from here, if you are interested in other recipies with pine nuts, as you may know tipical desertes are related to catolic traditions, you have also other kind of coca, that is also sweet, it can be also salty, with briox texture, sugar, less burn and pine nuts, but maybe the most importants are panellets, search for the in internt, actually there are made in many flavours, stroberry, lemmon,coffe, but the basic or clasic ones are with pine nuts and is based on almond flour… if you need any recipe from Barcelona, just wisel…..
Mon

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By: Christie

Christie — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:35:11 +0000

Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for your comments!

@Ju’eta – I only ate a few bites of that pastry. Dillon devoured it!

@Anne – Thanks so much for stopping by! Yes, I’ve got some suggestions, I’ll email you :)

@Jan – So glad you’ve dropped by. Was lovely to meet you at the cooking course.

@Heidi – Yes, you’re right! I think that is in Catalan. I think in Spanish they are called Coca de llardons. But don’t quote me ;)

By: heidileon

heidileon — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:17:07 +0000

Never tried or seen Coques de llardons before, (btw I think that’s Catalan and not Spanish…but yes, it’s so difficult to see the difference at first look/time there..) but they look quite yummie and fatty as good old pastry should and must be.

I think the use of pine nuts in Spain’s pastry comes from the Moorish Domination period, and since then has become a very traditional but expensive option for desserts.

I’m a lucky girl since in my country
(Mexico) we have a lot of Spanish, Moorish and Lebanese influence in our cooking (yes, Lebanese as well!..Who would thought that!!).

By: @TessaG

@TessaG — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:59:39 +0000

I went there – the most delicious pastries in Barcelona…I agree!

Thanks for bringing back the memories :)

By: zoe

zoe — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:33:47 +0000

Hmm pine nuts in a dessert, I’ll have to try that. It certainly looks good!

By: janice yurick

janice yurick — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:45:46 +0000

Hi Christie –
I finally got around to checking out your website – very enjoyable! I was one of the participants in the Barcelona cooking class – I think it was called Cook&Taste. Glad to have met you.
Take care,
Jan (the Canadian girl)

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:36:47 +0000

Oh, I so want your life! Good thing I have a good imagination ;-)

By: Marc @ NoRecipes

Marc @ NoRecipes — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:59:46 +0000

“4 foot 10 and 3/4 inches” haahahaha…. I used to the the exact same thing… as in 5 foot 9 and 1/3 inches. I could see myself getting whiplash walking by that display from doing a triple or quadruple take.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:52:08 +0000

I believe we stumbled upon this same little pastry shop when we visited the Picasso Museum in Barcelona a few years ago. You are right, a place like this cannot be passed without stopping in. I can’t even recall what we ordered, only that it was delicious!
My good friend and her sister met you in the paella cooking class in Barcelona and she turned me on to your site. I love it!
We’ll be visiting Sydney next week and I’m looking forward to learning more about Australian cuisine. Any suggestions on cooking schools there that my 10-year daughter (loves to cook!) and I could do together? Thanks!

By: Anita

Anita — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:20:45 +0000

This sounds like my sort of pastry!! :)

By: Jen Laceda

Jen Laceda — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:35:07 +0000

How did I miss this place in Barcelona. I do remember lingering around around a pastry store (it was closed) near the Picasso museum on a Sunday afternoon. I wonder if that was it?

By: Syrie

Syrie — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:06:30 +0000

Gorgeous. I’d never seen these before. Ooh you’re making me so envious!

By: Cakelaw

Cakelaw — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:26:46 +0000

I certainly couldn’t have walked past that shop either! What an interesting pastry – I have never seen anything like it. Pine nuts in sweets is new to me too, so I have no suggestions to offer.

By: Anja

Anja — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:46:48 +0000

You are so right. I wouldn’t pass a shopwindow like this, too. Wonderful post. thanks for sharing.

By: Hedonistic Hostess

Hedonistic Hostess — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:21:31 +0000

I’m with Y. Sooooo jealous! That pastry looks divine.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:32:33 +0000

I tasted the same as you did! my husband & i loved it!!
We adore Barcelona. Last year we went there for 10 days!! I can speak a lot more Spanish!

By: Y

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:32:22 +0000

Oh it makes me want to cry. Did I already mention how jealous I am of your current trip? ;P