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Shopgirl1 · 11/08/2018 20:36

I’m off to Spain (Barcelona) next week and wondering if there are any things that are really good / interesting we can’t get at home I might like to try. I’ve seen threads on French supermarkets and pharmacies and wondering if there are equivalent items people like to pick up in Spain?

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Alienspaceship · 11/08/2018 20:37

Retirides - Retin a cream that you can buy in pharmacies

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MissTulipan · 11/08/2018 20:59

Nenuco baby cologne, love it to splash on, fresh and lovely. Revlon Flex shampoo and conditioner, can’t buy in uk anymore.

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ShitUsername · 11/08/2018 21:04

Jamon Ruffles, my favourite crisps

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SealSong · 11/08/2018 21:10

Turron, there are whole shops dedicated to it.
Home produced paprika - look out for this in the Boqueria market; miles more delicious than shop bought.
Vermouth - a Barca obsession, and delicious (vermut in Catalan).
....and a Caganer! I will leave you to google that

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GirlInTheDirtyShirt · 11/08/2018 21:41

I live in Spain so as a result don’t entirely know what we have here that you don’t have in the UK, but buy fuet! Lots of it. It’s delicious. I actually like the one you can buy in Mercadona supermarkets but there are heaps of fancy charcuteries where you could buy a more artesanal one. It’s like a very long hard thin cured sausage, that you slice up. It’s very moreish.

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Shopgirl1 · 11/08/2018 21:41

Thanks for the tips so far. I know what a caganer is - i might have a look, although I think they are a Christmas thing.
Looking forward to looking in Uterque also, but apart from that not sure.
Are there ceramics for example in Barcelona worth looking at?

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Shopgirl1 · 11/08/2018 21:42

Fuet sounds good, I’ll be trying that!

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DreamingofSunshine · 11/08/2018 22:30

I really like the alehop chain for cheap and cheerful accessories.

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