Casa Mira Madrid

Madrid’s classic candies

Andrea from Madrid

""Casa Mira" in Madrid makes the absolute best turrones around. You also have to try their exceptional sugar 'palmera'..."

Madrid's Casa Mira is a turroneria/bakery which opened its doors in 1855. It’s remained unchanged since then and is really beautiful, especially the giant carousel in the window, which spins slowly to display the turrones, candied fruits and pastries for sale.

Our classic Christmas sweet is turron, made from almonds, honey, sugar and egg whites - the better the quality, the higher the almond and honey content. Cheaper industrial ones are pretty good, but feature more sugar and less honey, as well as cheaper nuts. The best ones are sublime and at Casa Mira you will find the absolute best.

There are so many variations of turron these days, but I will give a shout out to some of the most traditional ones:

"Jijona" or "blanda" (soft) is smooth and creamy with a touch of cinnamon.

"Alicante" or "dura" (hard) is white and has whole almonds and is crunchy.

"Guirlache" is my favourite - whole almonds set in crunchy caramel with a slightly burnt taste and a little anis.

You’ll queue at Christmas, while it’s quiet during the rest of the year. They also sell pastries including an exceptional "palmera" which you need to try!

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Madrid Spotter Andrea

About Me I am a teacher and examiner who made a home in Madrid many years ago. I love live music, art, books, travel, food and dancing and am well served for all my interests in Madrid. I live on a special plane where I exist as an eternal tourist (check out Alain de Botton’s book The Art of Travel) who maintains a sense of wonder in a familiar place. I love showing people round my favourite spots in Madrid but am never happier than when I am discovering new gems. Why Madrid Madrid seduced me when I first visited, with its untamed and unapologetic Spanishness. We came ...

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