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The barman
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Tapa is the name for a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish cuisine.
They may be cold, such as mixed olives and cheese, or warm, such as puntillitas, Andalusian battered, fried baby squid. In Spain (mainly in the southern half of the country), tapas are usually given to accompany a drink before lunch or dinner.In Granada the tapas are given for free.
Tapa means "cover" in Spanish. There are several explanations for the etymology of "tapa":
* A commonly cited explanation is that an item, be it bread or a flat card, etc., would often be placed on top of a drink to protect it from fruit flies; at some point it became a habit to top this "cover" with a snack.
* Some experts believe that the name originated sometime round the 16th century when tavern owners from Castilla-La Mancha found out that the strong taste and smell of mature cheese could help disguise that of bad wine, thus "covering" it, and started offering free cheese when serving cheap wine.
* Another popular explanation says that the king Alfonso XII stopped by a famous venta (inn) in Cádiz (Andalusian city) where he ordered a cup of sherry. The waiter covered the glass with a slice of cured ham before offering it to the king, to protect the wine from the beach sand, as Cádiz is a windy place. The king, after drinking his wine and eating the tapa, ordered another sherry "with the same cover". |
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Simpatica y bien realizada
bien tratada, con buen b y n
Una foto a mi gusto :)
Saludos
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Tan solo por la frescura de la imagen te mereces los putos, y no por amor de amigo, jeje, ya sabes que puedo ser feroz en mis criticas...Simpatiquisima .
Besos..