Do You "Tapas"?

[marco25]

Have you jumped on the tapas bandwagon yet?
By Emma Smith for Lifetimetv.com

Here in the States, tapas restaurants have been gaining in popularity over the last few years; the term has come to refer loosely to a grazing style of dining based on sampling a wide variety of small dishes. The food served in these establishments ranges from authentic Spanish fare to creative fusions that draw on Mediterranean, Asian or even American cuisines (for instance, one hotel in New York serves bite-size hamburgers, knishes and other Big Apple staples). At restaurants claiming to serve tapas, cicchetti (Venetian), meze (Greek) or mezze (North African and Middle Eastern), the food tends to stick to its regional roots, whereas the labels "small dishes" or "small plates" often signal a more eclectic or American approach. Traditional or innovative, the cuisines served in these tapas-style eateries share one common denominator: dishes smaller than entrees that are meant to be shared.


The Tapas Bandwagon article (http://diet.fitness.msn.com/article/774583.armx)

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[chick]

Didn't know there was a bandwagon.

Tapas are GREAT! Tapas orginiates from the act of placing small plates atop drinks (wines, etc) to keep away flies. Little pieces of cheese and bread were then placed onto the plates, to complement the drink and help tide a person over in between meals . This evolved into adding meats and other small items onto the plate to be eaten with the wine.

There are quite a few Tapas places around here. Great for groups.

[chick]

Oh, if ya'll like the Tapas "style", you'll lso like Dim Sum. Dim Sum is Chinese equivalent of Tapas.