Tapas - The Fancy Word for “Appetizer”

January 15th, 2008 Wade

According to legend (and wikipedia), Tapas began when Castile’s King Alfonso the Wise recovered from an illness by drinking wine and nibbling small dishes between meals. After regaining his health, the king ordered taverns to serve their guests food along with wine and the tapas became a good excuse for people to drink and eat alot… cough… I mean “heal.”

This is also a great way to do camp meals. We did this on The Great Float this past year. There were roughly 20 tents set up along a sandy island in the river. We all made our own dishes and then shared them. We didn’t really plan it that way, but everyone ended up eating a little of each persons food. That night I ended up eating spicy tiger shrimp, a little juicy steak, some chicken, a brat, a wrap, and the list goes on. It was a great way for everyone to share a recipe, try something new, and not have to bring a ton of stuff to cook. I think we might try this again it was such a blast.

Image compliments of Flickr.com user “deramaenrama”

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