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Common tapas dishes
Aceitunas
Olives
Albóndigas
Meatballs
Allioli
Means "Garlic and oil" in Catalan. The classic ingredients are only garlic, oil and salt, but the common form of it includes Mayonnaise and garlic. A very strong garlic paste. Served on bread or with potatoes, fish, meat or grilled vegetables.
Bacalao
Salted cod loin served very thinly usually served with bread and tomatoes
Boquerones
White anchovies served in vinegar (boquerones en vinagre) or deep fried.
Calamares or rabas
Rings of battered squid.
Carne mechada
Slow-cooked, tender beef.[1]
Chopitos
Battered and fried tiny squid. Also known as "puntillitas.
Cojonuda. (Superb female)
A kind of "pincho". It consists of a slice of Spanish morcilla with a fried quail egg over a slice of bread. It is very common to see it in Burgos because Spanish morcilla is also called morcilla de Burgos.
Cojonudo. (Superb male)
A kind of "pincho". It consists of a slice of Spanish chorizo with a fried quail egg over a slice of bread.
Chorizo al vino
Chorizo sausage slowly cooked in wine.
Croquetas
A common sight on bar counters and in homes across Spain, served as a tapa, light lunch, or a dinner along with a salad.
Ensaladilla rusa
Mixed boiled vegetables with tuna, olives and mayonnaise.
Gambas
Prawns sauteed in salsa negra (peppercorn sauce), al ajillo (with garlic), or pil-pil (with chopped chili peppers).
Pimientos de Padrón
Small green peppers from Padrón (a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the region of Galicia) that are fried in olive oil. Most are very mild, but a few in each batch are quite spicy.
Pincho moruno
A spicy kebab-like stick, made of pork or chicken. Its name means Moorish Stick .
Patatas bravas
Fried potato dices (sometimes part-boiled and then fried, or simply boiled) served with salsa brava, a spicy tomato sauce. Alioli is often served with it too.
Puntillitas
Battered and fried tiny squid. Also known as chopitos.
Queso con anchoas
Castilla or Manchego cured cheese with anchovies on top.
Rajo
Pork seasoned with garlic and parsley. A variety with added paprika is called Zorza.
Solomillo a la castellana
Fried pork scallops, served with an onion and/or Cabrales cheese sauce
Solomillo al whisky, or al güisqui
Fried pork scallops, marinated using whisky, brandy or white wine and olive oil.
Tortilla de patatas, also known as Tortilla española
A type of omelette containing fried chunks of potatoes and sometimes onion. A variety containing vegetables and chorizo (similar to frittata) is known as Tortilla paisana.
Tortillitas de camarones
Battered-prawn fritters.
Stuffed Mussels (Tigres)
In Bilbao, these stuffed mussels are called tigres ("tigers") because of their fieriness
Aceitunas
Olives
Albóndigas
Meatballs
Allioli
Means "Garlic and oil" in Catalan. The classic ingredients are only garlic, oil and salt, but the common form of it includes Mayonnaise and garlic. A very strong garlic paste. Served on bread or with potatoes, fish, meat or grilled vegetables.
Bacalao
Salted cod loin served very thinly usually served with bread and tomatoes
Boquerones
White anchovies served in vinegar (boquerones en vinagre) or deep fried.
Calamares or rabas
Rings of battered squid.
Carne mechada
Slow-cooked, tender beef.[1]
Chopitos
Battered and fried tiny squid. Also known as "puntillitas.
Cojonuda. (Superb female)
A kind of "pincho". It consists of a slice of Spanish morcilla with a fried quail egg over a slice of bread. It is very common to see it in Burgos because Spanish morcilla is also called morcilla de Burgos.
Cojonudo. (Superb male)
A kind of "pincho". It consists of a slice of Spanish chorizo with a fried quail egg over a slice of bread.
Chorizo al vino
Chorizo sausage slowly cooked in wine.
Croquetas
A common sight on bar counters and in homes across Spain, served as a tapa, light lunch, or a dinner along with a salad.
Ensaladilla rusa
Mixed boiled vegetables with tuna, olives and mayonnaise.
Gambas
Prawns sauteed in salsa negra (peppercorn sauce), al ajillo (with garlic), or pil-pil (with chopped chili peppers).
Pimientos de Padrón
Small green peppers from Padrón (a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the region of Galicia) that are fried in olive oil. Most are very mild, but a few in each batch are quite spicy.
Pincho moruno
A spicy kebab-like stick, made of pork or chicken. Its name means Moorish Stick .
Patatas bravas
Fried potato dices (sometimes part-boiled and then fried, or simply boiled) served with salsa brava, a spicy tomato sauce. Alioli is often served with it too.
Puntillitas
Battered and fried tiny squid. Also known as chopitos.
Queso con anchoas
Castilla or Manchego cured cheese with anchovies on top.
Rajo
Pork seasoned with garlic and parsley. A variety with added paprika is called Zorza.
Solomillo a la castellana
Fried pork scallops, served with an onion and/or Cabrales cheese sauce
Solomillo al whisky, or al güisqui
Fried pork scallops, marinated using whisky, brandy or white wine and olive oil.
Tortilla de patatas, also known as Tortilla española
A type of omelette containing fried chunks of potatoes and sometimes onion. A variety containing vegetables and chorizo (similar to frittata) is known as Tortilla paisana.
Tortillitas de camarones
Battered-prawn fritters.
Stuffed Mussels (Tigres)
In Bilbao, these stuffed mussels are called tigres ("tigers") because of their fieriness
