Sumptuous Spanish Afternoon Course

Similar to the dramatic highlights of its own telenovelas, renowned Spanish recipes are also most popular for their extraordinary tastes and elaborate presentations. Probably, the most famous of all is the sumptuous serving of "Paella," where seafood ingredients, spicy herbs, and chicken flavors are combined into one amazing treat. But aside from this lavish serving, Spain also has its own version of French fries-- only more flavorful to be my all-time beloved snack.

My Spanish pal, who's a self-proclaimed "iron chef" himself, would usually prepare a mouth-watering fried potato cake or "Tortilla de Patatas," as he would aptly call his kitchen masterpiece for his late afternoon guests. All fried into a half-inch cake, potatoes, onions, and eggs are the flavorful blends inside this delectable luscious bite. Instead of the usual long, thick cuts of French fried potatoes, this Spanish tortilla is prepared in pizza triangles or squares for the whole group to munch on.

The recipe is pretty ordinary for a Spanish afternoon course. However, a special cooking procedure would require a pan-flipping skill to cook the other side just as well as the bottom of the cake, while potatoes and beaten eggs should also be added with olive oil to create just the perfect mix and flavor for cake layers of fried onion, potato, and eggs. The crispy bits of onions and the tender taste of potatoes combined with eggs make "Tortilla de Patatas" a good Spanish afternoon snack.