Venta "El Tropezon 3", a roadside bar and restuarant is located on the entrance to Montecorto village not far from Ronda on the border of the Sierra de Grazalema natural park. The staff are always friendly the prices are very reasonable and there is also a shop where you can buy many types of local produce like olive oils, cheeses, hams and other artesanal food supplies. They also have a good selection of locally produced wines.

If you are passing by in the morning around 10 am then call in for a breakfast "Mollete con Tomate y Aceite", a round flatish bread cut into two slices and toasted (or warmed in an oven). Rub it with garlic, add pureed tomato, drizzle with virgin olive oil and add a pinch of salt. Sometimes there is no mollete so it's just pan tostada (toasted bread) but the toppings are the same. If you have already tried the oil and garlic version and are feeling brave then have a go at Zurrapa on toast definitely for meat eaters only. It is almost a paté but with more pig fat than meat, often three colours of zurrapa are displayed and they come in white, brown and bright orange... Yes orange... If you just fancy butter (mantequilla) then you will probably get margerine (margarina) and it's odd but the marmalade (mermelada) always turns out to be strawberry jam...

Later on in the day it's time for tapas.. Well, mostly any time of day is good for tapas. Here is what's on offer in Tropezon 3;

• Alcachofa y anchoa - an anchovy skewered onto half an artichoke on a bed of lettuce
• Ensalada delicia - crab sticks, peppers, onions and tomato in oil/water
• Patatas y atun - sliced boiled potatoes with tuna, onion and oil
• Patatas alioli - chunks of boiled potatoes in garlic, mayonnaise
• Ensaladilla russa - boiled potato, green beans, tuna, boiled egg, mayonnaise
• Pimientos asado y cebolla - roasted red pepper slices with onion
• Queso curado - very strong mature sheep's cheese in olive oil
• Chorizo en manteca - spicy cured sausage in lard
• Lomo en manteca - large chunks of pork in lard
• Chicharrones - chunks of cooked pork and crackling (need good teeth for these)

If you are stopping for lunch and have a bit more of an apetite then a "Racion o medio racion" is a large portion or a half portion and any meat items that say "Iberian" or "Iberico" refer to the breed of black pig of Spain normally reared outdoors. This meat is always more expensive (and generally tastier) than white pigs reared in indoors.

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