Saturday, June 23, 2007

tourism & tapas

Madrileños,

The official webpage about Spanish tourism
http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Destinos/mapas/?language=en

All sorts of info about tapas:
http://www.arrakis.es/~jols/tapas/index2.html

Pictures of tapas
http://www.fotosearch.com/results.asp?keyword=tapas&category=&searchtype=sss

Jamón ibérico--a dark ham, dry cured, considered a delicacy; comes from Iberian pigs that feed free range on acorns; the best is called "pata negra" black foot. It is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, and is served sliced very thinly. Think prosciutto (sort of)--it ain´t your basic country ham from Dixie.

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