TRAVELLIVE 8-2016

EAT APPETIZERS
LIKE A SPANIARD
This August, why don’t you say te amo* to your life
lover and enjoy a tasty Spanish style appetizer?
When travelling to Spain, don't be
surprised if locals offer you tapas - a
wide variety of appetizers or snacks
served from 10pm to 3am the next day. Nothing
could be more interesting that chilling out with
friends with tapas and beer.
Chorizo, a spicy pork sausage, is one of the most
famous types of tapas. Spanish people consider
chorizo the soul of all dishes as it can make every
dish better. Prepared with paprika and Spanish
chili, chozico is hot and a bit salty. You can enjoy
chozico with toast, cashews, and a cold beer.
Another favorite dish is alb„ndigas (meatballs).
They often mix different ingredients such as
chopped meat, egg, fl our, onion, breadcrumbs,
and spices to make alb„ndigas. These ingredients
are also used to prepare alb„ndigas soup - a
traditional meatball soup cooked with mint and
herbs which is god for sick people.
The "family" of tapas has many other delicious
varieties to offer, from calamares fritos (crispy
fried squid) to croque de jamon (a baked,
boiled, or fried ham and cheese sandwich) and
berenjenas gratinadas (grilled eggplant). All tapas
are small and simple. You only sometimes need
a toothpick to skewer an olive or a slice of cheese
to eat with toast.
In particular, foodies can’t miss cold the tapas
with cheese dipped in olive oil and served with
bread and dried fruits. What a great experience!
tasting greasy camembert cheese with the the
faint odor of mushrooms, nuts, soft creamyfl
avored brie, or pungent blue cheese!
Text: Cac Truc
(*) Te Amo: ngh‹a lµ "Anh yu em"trong ti’ng T©y Ban Nha. (*)
Te amo in Spanish means I love you
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