La semana de pinchos:D

In case you were unaware, it is in fact Navarra's nineth anual Semana de Pinchos. What are pinchos you might be asking. Well, they are the little dishes that you get at the bar when you are hungry. Now for those of you who are a little confused about the difference between pinchos and tapas (and it is not difficult to get them confused), tapas are like an appitizer tray that you would order and share between you and your friends. Pinchos are a tiny little personal sized serving that you would eat by yourself. And the semana de pinchos is just a week were all the little bars around town get to showcase their best pinchos to the residents of Pamplona (and charge extra for them might I add). So the four of us went out for a night on the town to celebrate Justin's birthday and sample some of the culinary delights that Pamplona has to offer. Some were good, some were interesting, and some we just wont talk about...

The little flyer that they hand out that tells what all the bars have as their "plato degustacion" or their special of the week. There were 97 bars that participated, so all you had to do was walk down a street and you would find ten different places that you could eat at.

This was defenetly one of the interesting dishes. Eel with some kind of fish. I don't think I will ever forget slurping up eel like spaghetti. And what we affectionately refered to as the "duck bomb." It was duck meat with tiny little mushrooms in it.
Steak with noodles and sauce and mushed up zucchini with cheese. The steak and noodles were good. I wasn't wild about the zucchini, but luckily my pincho sharing partner for the evening was a vegitarian, so I didn't eat much of the veggie dishes:)
Tony, Justin (the birthday boy), and Reina my roomie.
Reina and I

I hope you guys enjoyed the pics:) I miss you all and I hope you have a good weekend!