- The main idea is serving a series of shareable small colorful plates. Don't divide your meal into starters, entrees and sides. Here, any dish can be the star of the show.
- Tapas are appropriate for any time of day or night.
- They are designed to be eaten while standing up. You hold a tapa with one hand and your drink with the other (beer, wine, cider or sangria are our favorites).
- Most of them are finger food.
- You don't have to worry about food getting cold, tapas are served at room temperature.
The list of tapas you can make is endless but here's a roundup of my favorites:
- Steamed mussels with diced tomato, green pepper and onion on top.
- Olives with different dressings.
- Spanish omelette (recipe).
- Cheese platter (must include at least one wedge of Manchego cheese).
- Fried morcilla (black pudding) served with foie-gras and bread sticks.
- Croquetas (croquettes). They are usually made with ham but the ones in the photo above were made with cecina which is cured meat that may remind you of beef jerky.
- Fish meatballs.
- Bread slices with a slice of ham and a fried quail egg on top.
Another favorite of mine is this tapa riojana I posted last February. I recommend you to read the article because I also explain where the word tapa comes from.
I've already numbered the drinks we usually order. However, I didn't mention the star of the summer gazpacho (recipe). On this particular occasion I opted for a sangria pitcher. Make your own sangria following the recipe below.

What was your favorite dish? Would you like to host a tapas party?
xo Cristina
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This looks great! The idea has caught on in France, where it's called an "apéritif dinatoire"--cocktail party, I guess, though the emphasis is on the food rather than the drinks.
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This looks delicious, I'm a big fan of tapas style eating, I often make a few dishes like this and I find it all goes down much more easily :)
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This looks amazing! Definitely want an invite to your next party ;)
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Yum! I love Tapas!
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What a cool idea for a party!
ReplyDeleteI would love to do something like this! Great photos
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This looks amazing!! I can't wait to try this sangria recipe!
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This food just looks so healthy and amazinlgy tasty! And what good party isn't complete without sangria? ;)
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Omg this looks so delicious...
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I want to come eat at your house! This looks heavenly. Just perfect. You just inspired my boyfriend and I to have a sangria, cheese, and crackers night on Friday. I know it's not exactly tapas but it's better than nothing. Was the sangria easy enough to make? I've never tried it before but we have almost all the ingredients so it's seems like we are meant to be making it ;)
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It's extremely easy to make, don't worry about it. If you have time, make it the night before, it tastes even better after the ingredients have been together for hours.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more, Lor! ;)
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Now I wanna host a tapas party.
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Wow! now am so hungry! I bet they all taste delish! They look so yummy!
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Wow! That's a fancy feast. I love your blue table cloth.
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how fun! this looks so delicious!
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The set up looks so beautiful and the food looks great!
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