Tapas
I’ve just had a marvellous meal in the sunshine with a friend at our local Tapas bar. Originally “tapas” (from “tapar” “to cover”) meant “lid” and referred to the thin slice of cheese or ham that protected your glass of sherry in a hot, insect infested bar in Andalusian. Others say the idea originated in the 13th century when the Castilian King Alfonso X was ordered by his doctor to sip a glass of wine while enjoying small portions of food. A regime thought to aid his recuperation after an illness. He recovered so quickly and so well that he issued a royal decree ordering taverns only to serve wine if accompanied by a small snack. I don’t really care how it started, it is a delicious way of meeting a friend and enjoying a glass of ice-cold Gonzalaz Byass Tio Pepe.
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