Viva la vida!

Viva la Vida is a buffet & take a way restaurant. There are two restaurants in Madrid, one is located in Huertas and the other in La Latina.

I visited  "Viva la vida" in Huertas. It is a small buffet, but with a wide variety of choices. The store also has a small bio-market with soy yogurts, bio yogurts, breads, cookies and tofu and other veggie goddies.

The buffet has both cold and warm entrées. I visited it on Wednesday. The dishes I tried:
- Corn, lombard, chickpeas and carrots salad.
- Papaya, mango and green beans salad.
- Falafel.
- Rice and oat "meatball".
- Carrot and peanut "meatball".
- Apple and onion pie.
- Filled zucchini.
- Veggie-canelloni.
- Polenta pizza.
- Polenta tortilla.
- Tahini and eggplant pie.

On one hand, the best day to go is during weekdays for lunch. There is a menu for 500 g + drink for 10 euros. A dessert buffet is also found there, which includes carrot cake (so good!), brownie, chocolate chips or oat cookies, muffins...

On the other hand, there isn't a comfortable place to seat in Huertas Viva la Vida. There are two seats inside the buffet and another two outside. The Viva la Vida in La Latina has large lounge, but I haven't visited it yet (... coming up!).

However, the decoration of Viva la Vida is unique. It's colorful, green and filled with plants.

Make your own Soy Yogurts (:

Ingredients:





1 Natural Soy Yogurt
1 Liter of Soy Milk


Tools:



Small Spoon
Yogurt Maker

Instructions:

1 . Put one soy yogurt spoon in each glass.



2. Fill with soy milk until the glass is half way full.



3. Mix well with the spoon.



4. Fill the whole glass with soy milk and mix again.



5. Plug in the yogurt maker. Let the yogurts "cook" during 8-12 hours. The time of "cooking" depends on the weather. In summer, less time is required due to the higher temperatures. One may also cover the yogurt maker with a cloth to help keep the heat.

6. Put the tap on each yogurt and save in the refrigerator. Once they are cold, they are ready.



RECOMENDATIONS:
- One may use fortified soy milk products with calcium, vitamin B12 and/or D to ensure better nutrition.
- Herbalist natural yogurts are the best. I haven't tried with comercialized soy yogurts.
- This recipe also applays to cow milk yoguts. The same process is required.
- This yogurt may be enjoyed with honey, brown sugar, cereals, and/or fruit.