Discovering Jerte Valley, Extremadura and its Cherry Blossoms
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2019
- The Jerte Valley is one of Spain’s best kept secrets! Join Yoly and I as we exploring the valley during the annual flowering of the cherry blossoms - a magical two week period that happens every year! Venga, let’s go! 🥝
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Extremadura is one of the least visited and least populated regions in all of Spain. It’s a wonderful part of the country to visit, and it’s only a couple of hours' drive from Madrid.
And there is one part of the region that is especially famous - particularly for two weeks a year in spring. And that’s the Jerte Valley (Valle del Jerte in Spanish). It’s a magical little valley where for two weeks a year the region’s cherry blossoms come into bloom. And the entire valley is blanketed in gorgeous white cherry blossoms.
You can walk amongst them, even picnic beneath them. In fact, many of the cherry orchards that line the hillside leave their gates open so you can explore freely. So that’s what we did!
If you ever want to visit this region, here are the things I would recommend:
- The cherry blossoms flower around late March and early April. The dates change a little each yet, depending on the weather - so it’s a little hard to predict if you’re planning a trip (and places do book out). But if you check out this page (in Spanish) www.turismovalledeljerte.com/c... They flower for approximately 2 weeks, so you’ve generally got 2 weekends in there during which you can visit. If you can visit during the week, there will be fewer people
- I suggest staying at Cabezuela del Valle. It’s a nice little town and has some good options for eating and drink. It’s also very central within the valley. Try the little riverside restaurant called El Vao. Also, for a big slap up Spanish meal, check out El Castillo (a brief drive from Cabezuela del Valle)
- Make sure you rent a car - you need a card to move around the area
- Take a picnic to have a picnic beneath the cherry trees! The spot where we picnicked was a brief walk out of a town called Valdastillas. Simply keep walking until you find a cherry orchard on the side of the road that looks nice and hard in - people don’t seem to mind people exploring their orchards.
- The waterfall we visited is called Cascada del Caozo - and it’s a brief drive up the hill from Valdastillas - and it’s worth it!
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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We loved our weekend amongst the cherry blossoms in the Jerte Valley! 🍒Where is the most spectacular place you've been in Spain?
Spain Revealed - James Blick Precioso ❤ I used to go there every year and watching this gave me so much happyness :)
For spectacular places I'd reccommend Ezcaray at La Rioja, in summer it's beautiful
Thank you for that tip!!! Will check it out :)
Pyralis, you are ver right!!! La Rioja is a wonderful and amazing place where you can go whenever you want. Winter, spring or summer. Even in autumn, the best season for me, its landscapes have an incredible mix of beautiful colors from yellow to red. You'll love this land as I do.
You doubled dipped 😂😂😂seinfeld episode
You should go to Cudillero in Asturias, everywhere in Asturies: Cabrales, Candás, Gijón, Luarca
Como extremeño estoy muy agradecido por este video. No me pierdo ninguno de este canal. Sois geniales.
Gracias Pedro!
Spain has so much variety that it is difficult to choose the most beautiful or interesting place. We live on the border with Galicia so it is easier to get up to that region. Certainly the Rias Altas from Ferrol to Ribadeo would have to make the list. Spectacular cliffs, fishing villages, and lighthouses make it a great trip. The coast between la Coruña and Cabo Finesterre is also beautiful with the fishing villages of Laxe, Camariñas, and Muxia. Then of course you have a place I keep coming back to--Extremadura. It is almost half the size of Portugal and has mountains (Sierra de Gata), plains, fertile river valleys (Don Benito, Badajoz, Coria), massive reservoirs, two great rivers (the Guadiana and the Tajo), and so many historical cities that you would spend a lifetime visiting them all. Plasencia, Cáceres, Mérida, Trujillo, Hervás, Coria, the list goes on and on.
Extremadura is most definitely the hidden gem of Spain. I had the pleasure of living in Mérida for a few years and I'm still in love with the region. One of the most genuine places in the Peninsula and also one of the least visited, which baffles me, because it's packed with historical landmarks from several different eras.
Tierra de conquistadores.
Possibly because many never heard of it, but now we all know. Thank you.
My many favourite places in Spain. The Bizkaia bridge in the port of Bilbao. Covadonga and in scenery of Asturias. The Roman ruins of Mérida. The patios and the Mezquita of Cordoba. The cathedral and the Feria de Abril in Seville. The town of Ronda with the famous new bridge. The village of Setenil de las Bodegas Andalucía. The Alhambra of Granada. The festival of Las Fallas in Valencia. The Roman ruins of Tarragona. Everything in Barcelona. The mountain of Monserrat and the monastery of San Miquel del Fai Cataluña. The tapas bar of Calle de laurel and the bodega of Campo Viejo in Logroño La Rioja.
So beautiful! I was in Extremadura 2 years ago and it is spectacular! Hidden beauty of Spain 🇪🇸 ❤️
There's something really beautiful about you guys and the love you share!! Thanks for sharing!
I love this part of Spain. My Spanish wife and I drove through the valley last summer, coming from El Burgo de Osma past El Barco de Avila and on to Trujillo via the EX-208 road through the Monfrague National Park (which is an incredible place for bird watching). We stopped off in Cabezuela del Valle to buy a box of delicious large cherries which were being packed for export. The countryside in Extramadura is fantastic with hardly any traffic outside the main cities and some real hidden gems to visit. Extramadura also has it's own collection of reclaimed epic Hotels which are called Hospederias De Extramadura which are a fine alternative to the Paradores. Big thumbs up to the humble tomato and (Spanish) onion salad which is very refreshing in hot temperatures (Italy does an equally brilliant fennel and orange salad). Excellent video. WT
On your next trip you should go northwest from Plasencia to the abandoned village of Grenadilla on the shores of the Gabriel y Galán reservoir. Spectacular. Then head northwest to the Las Hurdes region just south of La Alberca, then head south to Sierra de Gata with the famous villages of Gata, Santibañez el Alto, Robledillo de Gata, and San Martín de Trevejo. The larger town of Coria on the plains of the Alagón River is also worth a day.
Thanks Ray, that looks like a very tempting proposition. I very often check out lakes and reservoirs when travelling in Spain. There's nearly always some interesting stuff going on and the more remote the better of course. I'm compelled to mention the fantastic countryside of Castile. There's a lot of great stuff well off the tourist trail. Cheers. WT
This has just become my MOST favorite video of you!! :D Had a smile on my face all throughout!
I will be in Madrid for a year and you cannot imagine how much helpful your videos are.. :)
Keep up the awesome, magical work.. And you two were so cute with the picnic :D
Love from India!! :)
Tommy jaramillo I agree this is my favorite videos as well we will be in Spain 30 days from now looking forward to it.
An entertaining video. We were just there last week, but not exactly where you were. We did the Jerte thing two years ago crossing from Jaraiz de la Verta to Valdastillas on the Garganta la Olla road. Scary and loney as we never met another car. On this trip we visited the Monastery of Yuste in Coacos de Yuste, where Carlos V spent his last days, plus the German cemetery close by. Actually where you were, it is not the Jerte but la Vera. The Jerte region is on the north side of the Gredos mountains while Vera is on the south side. But, of course there are cherry trees galore there too. The Parador you visited is in Jarandilla de la Vera. I know you know that but your viewers probably don't.
Having said that, my favorite place in Extremadura, which is also my favorite region of Spain, is the Sierra de Gata. Coria is a great place to use as a base to visit the villages of the Sierra and also las Hurdes, once the most isolated region of Spain. The government of Extremadura has 8 hotels, called hospederías, in the most emblematic locations of the region. all of them inside restored convents, monasteries, or palaces. They are four star hotels and are cheaper than the paradores, with special prices if you pay with no cancellation. We've been now to the one in las Hurdes, San Martín de Trevejo, Alcántara, Hervás, and Garovillas de Alconétar. There is also one in the Jerte valley, Hospederia Valle del Jerte. I don't get a commission but the prices are right, the food is good, and they are in historical buildings. As a last point, I must say that your companion Joly is a good addition to your team. Attractive, intelligent, and good English. You're a lucky man.
Me encantan tus comentarios, Gracias por el conocimiento de esta tierra, a la por tus comentarios se nota que amas.
Soy de un pueblo a media hora de Plasencia y estoy super orgullosa de que hayáis visitado El Jerte. Os ha quedado un vídeo precioso, más agradecida no puedo estar. Volved a esta tierra cuando queráis que hay muchas cosas por ver (Cáceres, Mérida, Cuacos de Yuste...). Nosotros solemos decir que Extremadura es la gran desconocida y Portugal la gran infravalorada 🙂. ¡Gracias por el vídeo pareja! ¡Sois geniales! 😘
gracias!
Además de verdad, nos vamos a buscar no se sabe que, cuando en España tenemos todo tipo de maravillas como Extremadura. Un saludo del interior de Alicante.
I’ve stayed at the parador in Cagas de Onis (Asturias). It was an old monastery and absolutely beautiful. Warm and modern rooms, with great views of the mountains. The breakfast was a little pricey but delicious. Fresh fruit, meats, cheeses, jams, juice and coffee. It was worth the splurge from our regular toast and coffee. Possibly the most beautiful parador I have seen! It was expensive but completely worth the splurge!
You're living the life, James.
We have stayed in the Parador in Cuidad de Rodrige, worth every cent a beautiful Parador.
Awesome!!
Os pasáis el dia comiendo y bebiendo!!! No entiendo cómo estáis delgados!!! No coméis el resto de la semana, no???
Jajaja
Me encanta que os encante nuestro país y que se lo mostréis tan bien a los guiris!!! GRACIAS
I'm from La Vera (very close to Jerte Valley). Thank you so much for this video, unfortunately, Extremadura is not a popular destination and some people think there's almost nothing here but... it's simply not true. Extremadura is incredibly beautiful.
Thank you, again, for letting people know about us :-).
Hola Silvia !! Me encanta tu región, ya he estado tres veces y pienso volver !! Saludos desde Zaragoza 😊😊 (y tienes razón que Extremadura es de las grandes olvidadas...una pena, tierra de conquistadores y personajes importantes en la historia de España ).
My wife and I love your videos. You and Yoly are a great couple. When you finished the bottle of wine after forgetting your blanket, we knew you guys are our type. We're coming to Spain to spend extended time. We'll try to look you up. Btw, my wife's mom is from Seville.
You may have forgotten the picnic blanket, but you remembered the wine key! bravissimo!!!
exactly!
The most spectacular place in Spain!....I couldn't even begin.....there are soo many...the north coast driving along the old coast road through little villages bathed in mist..
Sooo gorgeous!
James Blick : No creo que el Rey de España viva mejor que tú . Te lo mereces porque te lo curras . Solo se cosecha aquello que se siembra . Saludos desde España .
My heart just melted. Thank you so much for showing my beautiful land!!! So unknown for most people. Amazing!!!
Yo he tenido la suerte de dormir en una gran cantidad de Paradores por toda España, aunque no en el de Plasencia... pero os puedo asegurar que son una autentica maravilla. Aúnan Historia con buen servicio... aunque son caros, generalmente el lugar lo merece sin duda. Altamente recomendables siempre...
El Valle del Jerte también es maravilloso, dime que tiene de feo mi España que no se lo veo. Cada región es diferente en clima, cultivos, gastronomía. España es un continente en pequeño. Desde la casi tropical Canarias, las ciudades en África pasando por toda la península con temperaturas extremas. Estoy enamorada de mi país. Sin desmerecer otros.
My husband and I have been there and you’re right, it’s magical! A comment about the chain, Yoli is right! They used to tie the horses and buggies to them. Nos gustan vuestros vídeos porque nos recuerdan los buenos tiempos viajando por mi país. Yo soy Española, mi marido de Estados Unidos.
What a beautiful waterfall, I'm glad you found it. 🍒
In the inner Spain the past is alive and well matched with the current days.
Nice vid as is usual with your installs.
Thank a lot of for your video about The Jerte Valley. It will help us to show what amazing is our region. I hope you will come back in other season, for instance, when the cherries are riped. They are delicious and they are all around. Besides, in summer time, you will could enjoy a refreshing bath in one of the best natural swimming pools of Spain, Los Pilones in the Nature Reserve Garganta de los Infiernos. Or why not, in autumn, it is the best season for the people who live here: the mixture of colours, the calm, it would be a real magical moment to share with your followers.
Thank you! I would love to come back :)
Preciosa mi Plasencia y mi Extremadura! Cerezo en flor, la mejor época del año! Os recomiendo ir en Junio a las ferias, no decepcionan! Gran Blog ☺️
El contenido interesantísimo como siempre, ¡pero me ha sorprendido la cinematografía! Las cámaras lentas, el montaje, etc. Muy guay, ¡seguid así! 👏
Gracias!!
Really nice music you have chosen for the video. My heart longs to visit España
Every time I watch your videos I feel super hungry, even if I've just eaten! 😆 Enjoyed the uplifting music playlist as well as your journey!
Thanks - glad you liked it :)
As usual, amazing editing, amazing Spanish exploring! The "Paradors" in Granada and Santiago Compostela are incredible but expensive. Those in Monforte de Lemos, Santo Estevo, Benavente, Santa Domingo or Lerma in Burgos are awesome! Well done for the video and maybe hope to see you in Madrid around May!
Migas are absolutely delicious 🤗🤗 a humble dish originally but delicious...
I'm you glad that you have explored a wonderful area in Spain that is not a typical touristic destination. I'm from Extremadura and I'm so proud of what we have in our region. Thank's a lot!!!
YES, PLEASE keep making your videos and the both of you guys. I love them!!! much love from NYC
Ok!
So nice to learn about this part of Spain and how spring arrives. Looking forward to your Toledo video, can you publish it before late August when we will be in Madrid? Gracias
will try!
Me encantáis, la pasión y cariño que le ponéis. Proxima escapada a Sierra de Gredos.
Fantástico vídeo! La próxima vez os recomiendo un baño en la "garganta de los infiernos". Agua pura y cristalina, inolvidable.
Next time :)
"Double dipping", from "Seinfeld" The good thing is, you did bring the most important thing 'the corkscrew' ;-) What a wonderful vacation, thank you for sharing... love use guys... Jimi
Seinfeld: Double Dipped
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Great video! We (wife and I) are headed to Extremadura next week to start a 6 day cycling tour of the region with stops at 5 of the paradores (Oropesa, Jarandilla de la Vera, Plasencia, Trujillo and Caceres) with a rural house stay at Palacio Viejo de Las Corchuelas. Lots of fun riding to make up for the copious amounts of food and drink we intend to enjoy. Thanks for this and all your great videos. We feel better prepared because of them. Saludos!
You guys are awesome, always wanted to go see Spain. In the meanwhile I'll keep watching your channel.
That was magical. Thanks so much for sharing your adventure. Belleza. We stayed in the Parador in Leon. It was off-season and on Father's Day so the city was very quiet. It was so impressive. The bedroom was large by Spanish standards and overlooked the garden. We adore Spain. Keep those videos coming. This one was particularly romantic.
Awesome - must check that one out
WOW that is soooo beautiful!! I will definitely visit next year.
Awesome!!
We have stayed in at least a dozen Paradors across España. We have stayed many times in the Plasencia Parador and the hotel and staff are fantastic with a special shoutout to Manuel, Mario and Jose Maria. We now have a flat in Plasencia and spend 6 months each there. It is truly a spectacular place
Another great video guys! Everything about traveling is what happened on the video: Are we lost? Of course: that’s the best part; although I have an excellent sense of direction, every time I travel I get lost on purpose. That’s the best way to immerse into the destination. The cherry blossom? Like Tokyo...🍒🍒🍒 And the picnic blanket? It’s not needed! You can make a table with what you have available...Improvising is what makes an unforgettable trip...Gracias! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Ohhhh😍I have born in Tornavacas... a small place from Valle del Jerte...!!!!!
Viniendo de un español... Great videos... Great Work... and keep enjoying Spain.
Thoroughly enjoyed this new vid. You two work it so well together. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Lauren!
Don't worry about the blanket. As long as you have the wine it is all good!!!!!
Aaaaah, desde Madrid (mi actual residencia) hasta Extremadura (de donde provengo). i'M SO FREAKING EXCITED
enjoy!!!
Sencillamente espectacular.
Gracias!!
Great video!! Keep on making these short road trips!!
Will do!
Ni James and Yoli,
Though 50% local, I enjoy your visions of Spain. Jerte is beautiful, I can vouch for the Mesón Castillo del Chuletón too. Sugest you go to the next valley to the west and visit Hervás and its old Jewish quarters. If you have time, to the west the Vera has the Parador in Jarandilla and Cuacos de Yuste where you can visit the monastery where emperor Carlos V retired. Keep up the good work.
Lovely vid as usual. Thank you both!
Great video! Your love for each other and especially for Spain is contagious. By chance were you guys able to try patatera blanca while you were there?
Thanks you Andrew! We didn’t try it - next time!
Yoly smiles, we all smile. My wife's family history is Espana. We will retire in Spain to live out the rest of are life together. It will be about 7 years or less from now. Can't wait. Sooooo hungry. Stay safe youngens.
i really enjoy your videos! So enthusiastic and authentic!
Gracias!
My last picnic in Europe was in El Parce Del Retiro on a bench next to the man who plays the bell instrument. No picnic blanket required. 😉
Beautiful place, I enjoy a lot your videos, as a Spaniard discovering amazing places like this and in the other hand, improving my English, so, thank you guys! ( you would love Cantabria, my homeland, awesome landscapes and wonderful food ;) )
18:06 lol That reference to The Office. Wonderful! (And nice video btw!)
The perfect summary for Spanish holidays: "We feel disgustingly full but very happy".
We're going to Spain the next week, and I must confess I'm scared.
Great video, by the way, you're great!
Wow. Beautifully done. Love the travel style vlog. Chain for the horses for sure.
Love to watch your video~. Makes me want to move there... I love how you mix great food, view, culture and Spanish!!!
Just love your videos. Now planning a 2 week tour of Extremadura in September. Have you ever been to Vejer De La Frontera in Cádiz Provence? I would highly recommend it! Keep up the enthusiasm and good work, your joy of Spain is infectious 😊
Vejer is gorgeous! Check out Annie B’s cooking school - awesome classes in a beautiful Andalusian setting!!
Had this place "starred" on google maps, but this video moved it up on my list of must visits. And the Parador Hotel looks amazing!
Beautiful video with a bonus George Costanza joke 😂😂🎉 I live in the Washington D.C. area and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom here too 😍
They’re gorgeous aren’t they!! And yes - a bit of Seinfeld !
Great video and a lovely couple. Can't wait to come to Spain and enjoy all the good things i learned from your channel
Thank you!
Te felicito : Un vídeo muy bonito, muy original, muy instructivo y muy relajante .
Loved your video . Two beautiful people in a beautiful location.
Thank you so much for sharing this spectacular video. I'm from Plasencia although I live in Cáceres, a town you should know. Extremadura is the unknown land for most Spaniards and it is full of magical places full of history and beauty.
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this amazingly good video. Excellent job . Hugs
Thanks Mica!
Awesome video Timmy :) Seinfeld, Costanza and Timmy at funeral services. Greatest TV Show ever...you guys are coming in at a close second!
Wow, it's beautiful. I live blossoms soooooooo much. Spring is my favorite season. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
¡Que paisaje más hermoso! Hay que comprar la huerta de cerezas. . . ¡que sueño! Muchas gracias por haber compartido este video con nosotros. Beautiful countryside, and love the food, too! I lived in Argentina with my wife, where we had 3 sons, and we learned Spanish (with the Buenos Aires Argentine accent). Quisiera volver algún día. . . Pero sería buenísimo hacer una visita a España, si Dios quiere.
¡Las cadenas son para los caballitos, así creo! ¡Gracias por todo! ¡Chau!
P.D. La ensalada de tomates y cebollas a mí me gusta mucho. La ensalada rusa también está muy rica.
Gracias !!
Happy you found the water fall.
You make the best videos, thanks!
Thumbs up ere' guys, another great video - many thanks for sharing the amazing places in Spain :)
Thanks for that!!!
Best video sofar. Make sure to send a link to the tourist bureau and picknick blankets are over rated 😊
Thanks guys your brilliant what a lovely life visiting so many lovely places
Love your videos! Keep it up 🤩
Que video tan lindo!!!!... me encanta todos vuestros videos pero este esta muy original espontaneo , cuando viajamos en el 2018 tus videos me sirvioeron de mucho y ahora este verano iremos a Andalucia... sigan asi :)
You should definitely stay at a parador. Amazing. Sigüenza is magical. Granada is great. Acala de henares was good.
The best couple explore Spain
so peaceful ! Yoly , i hope u will have a small video to share your favourite flamenco dancer or museo of flamenco in the future.
Your comments about double dipping into the cheese refer to the great scene in a Seinfeld episode where George is confronted about double dipping into a cheese dip.
Big fan of all you videos.
James and Yoly- thank you again and again for your wonderful channel! I have a few suggestions for future videos if you will indulge me ...….
1. Do you have friends in other parts of Spain (Valencia, just sayin) that could take you both around and you could explain the regional differences in culture and food
2. Also, to represent the warmth of the Spanish people...…..maybe do so real time "encounters" ( as tourists, as a person learning the Language, etc) I'm sure you'll make it interesting! Kindest regards!
Congratulations on your videos. You two do a really professional, excellent job of them. I enjoy them tremendously and learn alot.
Thank you!
I like it... a lot! Beautiful country... your corkscrew hasn't been forgotten!
exactly - didn't forget that!
Todo el día comiendo !! Que bien, me encanta el vídeo. Nunca vi a nadie comiendo un kiwi entero con monda y todo. Saludos
Gracias!!!
Y eso no es canibalismo? Lo digo por el chiste fácil de un kiwi comiéndose un kiwi
Plasencia... My father's home town!! Great home cooking there!!
Casa Tomas is one of the best places to eat in the entire region of Extremadura. Really nice choice guys.
Que buenos, lo conocéis todo....me alegro mucho y me gusta vuestros videos
Awesome video James!
Thank you!
Me encantan vuestros vídeos, qué gran trabajo y qué majos sois, ¡abrazos desde Cartagena, Murcia!
You two are the best! My dream would be to go to Extremadura with my wife :-) 'Nuts on Cherries' sounds like a good name for a band ;-) Love Spain, Love you guys - you make such fantastic videos. Long may you continue. Muchas Gracias
Hasta la wego
x
Tony
Estupendo - gracias.
Love the Seinfeld reference! Awesome vid, such a beautiful place.
Hola Yoly. You rock! You make me miss Spain from Barcelona living in Australia
We have stayed at four Paradores--Santo Domingo de la Calzada, El Saler, Cuenca, and Toledo. When you go to Toledo and Cuenca, request a room with a view. Santo Domingo de la Calazada is the perfect place to explore the wine regions. Because you live in Spain, you can take advantage of the ofertas that they have from time to time--check their website!
Thanks for the tips :)
Hi, James! Terrific video. They get better, every time. I do have a comment, though, because i'm that guy, who likes to nitpick other people's hard work. Even though the Spanish-English dictionaries and translation databases say a chuletón is a T-bone steak, it's actually not. This is a point of contention on the Wordreference forums because a lot of people take dictionaries as gospel, but lexicographers do sometimes make mistakes. A chuletón is a chop cut from the beef loin with the bone still on. There is no word in English for this because it can come either from the front end of the loin (lomo alto) or the rear end of the loin (lomo bajo). This means that technically it would be either a rib steak, closer to the French "côte de boeuf", or a bone-in strip steak if it 's from the "lomo bajo". A T-Bone or Porterhouse is a bone-in strip steak with the tenderloin attached. This is also the definition of a Bistecca alla fiorentina and this could very well be where the confusing stems from. A chuletón never has the tenderloin or "solomillo" attached. Therefore it cannot be a T-bone. Meat cuts are often quite difficult to translate because every country has a different butchery tradition. Terms and definitions can change even within the Spanish speaking world. Anyway, I could go on, but I know you've been bored since my fourth sentence. Keep up the great work. I'm looking forward to your upcoming videos.
Love your comment!! So I should probably say “rib steak”?
@@spainrevealed Well, there's the rub. If you say rib steak or bone-in ribeye, you'll be right most of the time, but since it can also come from the other end of the loin, it could be a bone-in strip. I've not yet found a proper English term for it. The closest you can get is a "large steak cut from the loin". That's a bit of a mouthful. That being said, I think rib-steak is a good compromise. It's right at least 50% of the time which is a decent improvement from 0% of the time when using T-bone.