What’s the most famous pincho in Spain? Probably tortilla de patata (Spanish potato omelette). You can find this in basically every bar and it’s a staple in the Spanish diet. For example, when some of my preschool students play house, they flip tortillas in their plastic frying pans. To put it mildly, I am obsessed with this dish. I eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and if several days go by and I haven’t had a slice of tortilla, I go into a mild panic and head to my favorite tortilla bar, Porto Vecchio. If I have time, I even make them on the weekends, though flipping the perfect tortilla still eludes me. I posted a recipe last year for making tortilla de patata, if you are feeling adventurous in the kitchen. They are actually not that difficult to make.
Have you ever tried tortilla de patata? What’s your country’s staple dish?
*Sorry for the sub-par photo quality, I only had my phone on me!
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I am cracking up at–and pondering the very useful existence of–the tortilla take-out boxes. I’ve not seen any similar boxes in Madrid, but maybe I’ll notice ’em now.
Oh you have to try it again! It’s a staple in my diet here! I will definitely try that place next time I’m in Burgos, speaking of which, how long are you there til? Are you renewing?