La Loupe Lech Zürs No. 14 - Summer Edition

“What’s most
important for us is
the products’ quality
and the origin.”
“Even though
sharing food is not
a typically Austrian
concept it has worked
out really well
from the start.“
WORDRAP
This spice is a necessity in every
Spanish kitchen:
Garlic.
My favourite tapa:
bomba mallorquina – a slice of boiled
potato with a piece of sobrasada de
Mallorca, a type of Majorcan sausage
with pepper, and a fried quail egg
on top.
Tapas as a starter, cheese dumplings
as a main course – does that work?
Sure; anything that tastes good and is
fun works.
This wine goes perfectly with tapas:
José Pariente
A tapas night without …
pan con tomate and jamón de bellota
…is impossible.
then. Recipes were collected from families,
friends, and cookbooks. In the end we came
up with a really nice menu.
L.L. How did you come up with the concept?
E.W. We renovated our bar a short while
ago. The new bar has a long, somewhat
higher table. Back then, in winter, we
already had some Spanish snacks on our
lunch menu and we occasionally had tapas
nights at the hotel. And when we invited
some friends and colleagues to have tapas
at that very table and that was really well
received we decided to try out the tapas
concept in summer. It was our thought to
lure people up here to have a drink and a
snack. It quickly turned out that many of
our guests actually came to eat here. No
matter if they’re tourists, locals, or staff.
L.L. Tapas are more than just olives, manchego
cheese and chorizo – there are numerous varieties of
the small delicacies. Where do you find your inspiration?
E.W. Obviously I’m inspired by my husband and our travels.
Our home base in Spain is usually Barcelona, from there we
travel to the wine regions. Wherever there is cava, tapas are
served, too.
And of course, drinks are just as important as food. My brother
Elmar treats our guests to a great choice of Spanish wines.
Our house wines are a great, zesty white from the José
Pariente winery which is very popular with our guests.
Aside from that we serve a Crianza from one of Spain’s best
Bodegas: Hermanos Sastre. And, of course, we have a wonderful,
refreshing Cava de la Casa, by the glass or the bottle!
And a cool glass of San Miguel always works, too.
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