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Re: paella?! by tommie on 1999-08-30 01:23:01

mmmmm! I had paella just once... at a Spanish restaurant in downtown Boston. It kicked butt! We also had all kinda little appetizers... damned if I can remember the name of any of them... certainly there were none left! culinarily yours, t

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Tapas by Amelia on 1999-08-30 05:26:09  |  Reply to this

That is what they call them, "tapas". It seems to mean "little bowls of yummies." At least that was the impression I got when I was in Spain this summer. I liked the octopus ones the best. Lots of good olivey things, too. Different at each place. Now that I think about it, seems kinda funny that I never had paella when I was over there. I was too busy with all the other delicious food to notice its absence. And the coffeee.... mmmmmm..... cafe con leche of my waking dreams.... Re: Tapas by tommie on 1999-08-30 07:10:46  |  Reply to this   So the potato(e) appetizers... would those be "tapas fritas"? heh! I never have made it to Spain, although I have spent so much time in Mexico at least I could do some remedial communication. I did have cafe con leche in Mexico, but it was steamed milk with Nescafe! Now the menudo... Re: Tapas by Amelia on 1999-08-30 23:18:30  |  Reply to this   Or las tapas de papas or something. This was my first trip to Spain, and I have to say I ate much better there than I did in Paris, contrary to expectation. I love Mexican food, but the coffee there was perhaps my greatest disappointment. Why can't they get with the program on that one? It seems like such a cultural mis-match. Of course, the solution for most iffy food in Mexico is to smotherm it with cilantro and lime juice. Maybe I should have tried that with the coffee -- it actually works pretty well on Chicken Noodle Soup from a can, even back home. Re: Tapas by Amelia on 1999-08-30 23:18:49  |  Reply to this   Or las tapas de papas or something. This was my first trip to Spain, and I have to say I ate much better there than I did in Paris, contrary to expectation. I love Mexican food, but the coffee there was perhaps my greatest disappointment. Why can't they get with the program on that one? It seems like such a cultural mis-match. Of course, the solution for most iffy food in Mexico is to smother it with cilantro and lime juice. Maybe I should have tried that with the coffee -- it actually works pretty well on Chicken Noodle Soup from a can, even back home.