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Merkatua La Ribera
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in the older part of town. It has traditional fish and produce markets and the center atrium is filled with
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Pintxos
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Vendors also offering a variety of wines and spirits. Each
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pintxos
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is just 2 to 3 Euro's so easy to try a bunch to find your favorite. I really liked the shrimp pouches and the specialty dessert called a
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Carolina
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- meringue was so dense, like a marshmallow.
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We saw one of the locals drinking a large wine colored drink from a beer glass and asked her what it was - red wine mixed with Coke!
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We recreated drink yesterday at lunch and four of us tasted it and was surprised at how good it actually was - we used coke zero.
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Seems strange combo, but suggest you try it! Looked it up and again common here in Basque region called
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Kalimotxo
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or
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Calimocho
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