Happiness is… a “tube” of Spanish beer and Tapas
by Ben Curtis
Spanish beer is served up in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, but nothing beats the good old fashioned tubo pictured above… Though the tapas in the picture usually provoke a collective groan from my friends and I - there’s just something too pink about this particular brand of embutido (I’ll even take bog-standard olives over this stuff!)
At the other end of the tapas scale you have this, Tortilla Paisana, the mother of all omelettes!
OK, so the tapas in the first picture are free, and you always have to pay for tortilla this magnificent, but Tortilla Paisana is worth a every centimo. Look at it! It’s a meal in itself! What distinguishes the Tortilla Paisana from your average slab of potato and eggs? Apart from it’s size, it usually includes other delectable ingredients such as chorizo, red peppers, even peas!
Commonly found in Asturian bars and restaurants, where food is always large!
Posted: October 3rd, 2007 under Spanish Food and Drink, Tapas of the week.
Comments: 5
Comments
Comment from Graeme
Time: October 3, 2007, 7:06 pm
I know people who loathe the tubo for beer, I’m personally not so fussy but I do prefer a more “copa” style glass if I’m given the choice. The colour of the tapa is definitely worrying, but I would probably still eat it.
Comment from leftbanker
Time: October 4, 2007, 8:00 am
To me, there is nothing average about any well-made tortilla. Instead of a calendar with swim suit models every month, how about you do one with a different slice of tortilla? The one featured here can be my birthday month of August. Hubba hubba!
Every time I make a tortilla I solicit trucos from Spanish friends. It seems that there are so many ways to make this deceptively simple dish that recipes are as numerous and defining as finger prints. Don’t leave a half-eaten tortilla at the scene of a crime; the ingredients may lead right back to you (I think I saw it on CSI Sevilla).
You should do an entire entry on the tortilla. Better yet, devout your entire blog to it. That would be just fine with me. I must say that if I ever went to a bar and saw such a beautiful tortilla like the one in the picture, I would start screaming like a 13 year old girl at a Ricky Martin concert. I just say this as a warning if you are ever out in public with me.
Comment from ValenciaSon
Time: October 4, 2007, 12:06 pm
That first tapa doesn’t look so bad when compared to what is served in most US bars.
Comment from jonytk
Time: December 15, 2007, 5:09 pm
This is just the very basics of the tapas,
if you want see hundreds of diferent tapas you should go to the old part of San Sebastian.
there’s plenty of bares and tabernas with the most exquisite tapas, of course it can cost up to 2 euros, but it’s worth it, go from one bar to another and also drink not only cañas also sidra and txakoli.
Comment from Ben
Time: December 15, 2007, 5:27 pm
I totally agree, I have been to San Sab many times and think they have some of the best tapas in the world…
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