By Ali Abramson
For those of you with an appreciation for candy, El Rincón should be right up there with the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) and the Museo del Prado (Prado Museum) for places to see when visiting Madrid. El Rincón ("The Corner") is a self-serve candy store with multiple locations around Madrid. Whether you're just craving some old familiar sweets like gummy bears and chocolate-covered peanuts or you want to try some candy native to Spain like gummy ham hocks (pata de jamón) or cream-filled licorice (regaliz con nata... my personal favorite), this is the place to go. If you're more of a savory snacker, they also have all sorts of nuts, chips, and trail mixes that you wouldn't normally find in the States... all self-serve so you can pick-and-mix to your liking. Just want to pick up a fresh baguette and a cold drink to go? Yep, they've got that too.
El Rincón is the perfect stop to get you through a long day of sight-seeing. And consider it a cultural experience... as I doubt you'd find gummy ham-hocks anywhere outside of the Iberian peninsula.
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