1 week Ago
On the way to my table I spotted an acquaintance who works at another great restaurant in Palmanova. Apparently she comes here regularly for their exceptionally good ceviche. Seeing someone from another restaurant in a place you are about to try for the first time is always a good sign.
By this point my friend arrived and we were both so impressed with and intrigued by the menu. We wanted to try “everything”, but in the end settled with Iberian pork marinated and smoked with rosemary served with banana & vanilla pure for me and Grilled octopus carpaccio served on a red smoked pepper mashed purée for her. It seemed like the chef took some common ingredients and regular dishes and then just had fun with flavours until they created something truly unique.
According to their website, Tan a Gustito is a “journey through a rich gastronomic tradition of Ecuador, Italy, France and Mediterranean”. This was certainly evident in both dishes we selected. The Iberian pork dish consisted of thin slices of meat, lightly charred on the outside and perfectly pink on the inside .
The banana and vanilla pure was like nothing I have ever tried before. Your mind tells you that it was supposed to be savoury and pretty bland, but it is in fact rich and slightly sweet. My friend observed that this dish tasted more like a dessert than a main meal, but we both loved it.
A smoking branch of rosemary, added to the theatrics of the meal presentation as well as to its aroma. Grilled octopus was .
