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Spanish omelette [1] or Spanish tortilla [2] is a traditional dish from Spain. It is celebrated as one of the most popular dishes of the Spanish cuisine . [ 3 ] It is an omelette made with eggs and potatoes , usually including onion .
An omelette (sometimes omelet in American English; see spelling differences) is a dish made from eggs, fried with butter or oil in a frying pan. It is a common practice for an omelette to include fillings such as chives , vegetables , mushrooms , meat (often ham or bacon ), cheese , onions or some combination of the above.
This was originally a general term for cooking eggs in a frying pan (or skillet in the US), anywhere on the spectrum from fried egg, through conventional omelette, to an Italian version of the Spanish omelette, made with fried potato. Outside Italy, frittata was seen as equivalent to "omelette" until at least the mid-1950s. [1]
Many traditional Spanish dishes such as tortilla de patata (an omelette made with potatoes), would not be possible without the Columbian exchange. Gazpacho, salmorejo, and pan con tomate are made with tomatoes, which traveled from the New World to the Old World. [citation needed]
It is a dish of Portuguese cuisine known as omolete de mioleira [2] (English: brain omelette). In Austria , the dish is known as Hirn mit Ei ("calf's brain with eggs") [ 3 ] and used to be very common, but has seen a sharp drop in popularity.
Ropa vieja ("old clothes") Canary Islands: meat dish shredded flank steak in a tomato sauce base Tortilla de patata (Spanish tortilla, "potatoe omelette") everywhere egg dish an omelette with potatoes and onion (optionally without it), often served as a tapa. Zarangollo: Region of Murcia: egg dish
Tortang carne norte - an omelette made with corned beef. Tortang giniling or tortang picadillo – an omelette with ground meat (usually beef or pork) and sautéed vegetables. [8] Tortang gulay – an omelette with peppers, mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Tortang kalabasa – an omelette made with finely julienned calabaza, eggs, flour, and salt. [9]
Europeans introduced wheat and its cultivation to the American continent, and it remains the source for wheat flour tortillas. Wheat flour tortillas originated in the northern region of Mexico. Wheat tortillas usually contain fats such as oil or lard, salt, often leavening agents such as baking powder, and other ingredients.