Spanish Recipes - Tempting Tapas Dishes. Ingredients 750 g potatoes 4 dessertspoons olive oil Salt and black pepper 2 teaspoons sweet paprika Ingrediants are for four people. An old Spanish favorite, it is simple to prepare, using fairly basic ingrediants but, it should only be savored by the courageous as it is quite spicy! Then perhaps you would like to try out this tapas potato recipe called "Patatas Bravas".
Are you keen on cooking? But, even a fairly humble bar will present you with the opportunity to enjoy a slice of tortilla (Spanish omelette), boquerones (fresh, marinated anchovies preserved in olive oil and garlic), calamares (squid), champiñones al ajillo (garlic mushrooms), jamón serrano, Manchego cheese, etc. Nowadays, there is a wide variety of (paid) tapas, with some bars really going-to-town on them and offering highly original, magnificently presented snacks. That is not usually the case these days, although you will occasionally be presented with a small dish of crisps or olives to go with your drink.
In those, not-so-far-gone days, the tapas were free! At first, this would just have been something simple like a few nuts and olives, or a fresh slice of crusty Spanish bread plus topping. At some point in time, it became popular to place a little snack on top of this card. The name originates from the card which used to be placed on top of your drink to protect it from the flies (this can be a hot country!). Tapas are, essentially, snacks and the word literally means "cover". So, what exactly are "tapas" and where did the name come from? Spain is famous for its tapas and, whichever Spanish bar you frequent, in whichever area of the country, you are sure to find them.
