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= Tortilla Española =

Tortilla Española is considered Spain's national dish. You can eat it as a snack (tapa), breakfast (desayuno), lunch (almuerzo), or dinner (cena). Tortilla Española is basically an omelette. Egg and fried potatoes are main to this dish, and other ingredients are often added, depending on region or taste. Onion, chopped chorizo, and chopped vegetables are the usual extra tastes you'd find. It is one of the most commonly served dishes throughout Spain. Cafés serve it as a tapa (see Tapas), but often times is served as a light meal in the regular Spanish household. The usual cooking time of Tortilla Española is 35 minutes, which makes it easy and quick.

One of the tales of how Tortilla Española originated is that some troops in the war came to a farm house. The owner wanted to prepare them something so, taking all three of his eggs, combined them. And made a Spanish omelette.





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