Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Hay anchoas?

Tapas - don't you love them? One of my regrets at not travelling abroad any more is that I miss going into a Spanish bar and ordering a drink together with a pincho (couple of mouthfuls) or a raciĆ³n (decent sized portion) of jamon serrano, patatas bravas, chipirones and so on. You do get tapas bars in this country, but frankly they're not the same - perhaps it's not just the food, but the Spanish climate and laid-back atmosphere that you also need. Apparently in Spain tapas consumption is used as a measure of economic confidence - a bit like champagne is here.

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