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Known as "sincronizadas", the Spanish word for synchronized, are two corn tortillas with a meat and cheese filling then toasted on each side until the cheese melts. "Gringas", as the slang word for people with lighter skin tones, are similar to quesadillas or sincronizadas but made with flour tortilla, hence the name.
Paella is a Valencian word that means frying pan, [13] [14] [15] from which the dish gets its name. [14] [15] Valencian speakers use the word paella for all pans, including the traditional shallow pan used for cooking the homonym dish. [15] The pan is made of polished or coated steel with two side handles. [16]
Tapas (Spanish:) are appetisers or snacks in Spanish cuisine. They can be combined to make a full meal and are served cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid; or patatas bravas, spicy potatoes). In some bars and restaurants in Spain and across the globe, tapas have evolved into a ...
The word tortilla, which is the diminutive form of torta, literally means 'small cake'. [8] [9] In European Spanish and in some variants of Latin American Spanish, it means omelette. [8] [9] A potato omelette is a tortilla de patatas or papas. [10] [11]
The origins of the taco are not precisely known, and etymologies for the culinary usage of the word are generally theoretical. [3] [4] Taco in the sense of a typical Mexican dish comprising a maize tortilla folded around food is just one of the meanings connoted by the word, according to the Real Academia Española, publisher of Diccionario de la Lengua Española. [5]
Chapulines, plural for chapulín (Spanish: [tʃapuˈlin] ⓘ), are grasshoppers of the genus Sphenarium that are commonly eaten in certain areas of Mexico. The term is specific to Mexico and Central America, and derives from the Nahuatl word chapolin [t͡ʃaˈpolin] (singular) or chapolimeh [t͡ʃapoˈlimeʔ] .
Jamón (Spanish:; pl.: jamones) is a type of dry-cured ham produced in Spain. It is one of the most globally recognized food items of Spanish cuisine. [1] [2] It is also regularly a component of tapas. [3] [4] Jamón is the Spanish word for 'ham'.
Spanish cuisine (Spanish: Cocina española) consists of the traditions and practices of Spanish cooking. It features considerable regional diversity, with significant differences among the traditions of each of Spain's regional cuisines. Olive oil (of which Spain is the world's largest producer) is extensively used in Spanish cuisine.