I have almost reached my limit with sugar now. But what sort of person could resist this?
It was a present from Barcelona and came wrapped in the usual pretty paper that bakers specialise in here.  It is called a Coca and is a speciality of Catalunya. They can be sweet or savoury and open or closed. This one is open and sweet. The closed ones often look a little boring when you see them in the bakers but filled with that wonderful custard cream are totally irresistable to me. The pastry in a good coca is light and soft and delicious.
These are some of the other temptations that are lying around the house
Turrons come in many different varieties and at special dinners are cut into small cubes and presented on a large plate. Neules are popular and look nice but don’t really do much for me.  I like the chocolate ones occasionally.  Everyone here LOVES the little packets at the front of the photo – they are polvorones and the supermarkets are full of them. They also come in a hundred different shapes and sizes but they have one thing in common – they break down into dry dust in your mouth and I hate them!  I feel bad about it but I do.