Paella
A dish made with rice, saffron, chicken, and mixed seafood.
Chorizo
spicy, Spanish pork sausage
Spanish tortilla
An omelette made with eggs, potatoes, and onion
Tapas
Small appetizers and snacks, often served with drinks
Jamon ibérico
Spanish ham/cured leg of pork
Gazpacho
Cold tomato soup
Bocadillo
Spanish baguette sandwich (often with Iberian ham)
Croqueta
Spanish croquette is a fried dumpling served as a snack with meats and vegetables
Aceitunas
Olives
Vino
wine
Patatas bravas
Potatoes are fried in oil with spicy cayenne hot sauce
cochinillo asado
roast suckling pig
Gambas al ajillo
Sauteed garlic shrimp (served as a tapa often)
pisto
Spanish version of ratatouille made of onion, garlic, peppers, and tomatoes with chorizo
turrón
Spanish dessert of almond nougat and served at Christmas
Padrones
Spanish peppers (naturally mild) fried in olive oil
