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 (¡Llena ahí, cuando puedas!) Note: this is probably the more useful sentence to be said in Zahara (Literally means: 'fill up the glass when you can'; the Zahara version of: 'Excuse me, may I have another beer')
THE ART OF EATING STANDING UP
Although you can always have the option to go to a restaurant and have a full meal (there are excellent ones in Zahara), the best way to sample as many different Andalucian dishes as possible is to graze your way through a succession of tapas or raciones at bars. A tapa (literally, a lid) is a small snack, enough to whet the appetite. A ración is simply a bigger plate of the same. A tapa is just for one person, while a ración is good for a group of people to share. One of the advantages of eating in bars is that you are able to experiment the Andalusian cuisine for a little money. All bars have food laid out on the counters ready to eat, so you can see what's available and order by pointing and saying: "una de éstas" (literally: 'one of these'). But usually there are more that you cannot see, because is food that needs to be cooked; to know those you should ask: "¿qué hay de cocina?" (literally: 'What food do you have in the kitchen?'). Seating outside and enjoy tapas and people walking down is as simple as a great a relaxing time.
FOOD: Here you can find listed a selection of the more popular tapas:
Meat:
- Jamón Serrano (Mountain cured ham)
- Caldereta de cordero (Lamb stew)
- Albóndigas (Meatballs, usually in tomato sauce)
- Carne con tomate (Pork in tomato sauce)
- Carne en salsa (Pork in sauce)
- Pollo al ajillo (Chicken in garlic sauce)
- Chorizo al vino (Spicy Spanish sausage pan fried in red wine)
- Salchichón (Cured sausage, kind of salami)
- Pincho de pollo (Chicken kebab)
- Morcilla (Black pudding)
- Hígado (Liver)
- Callos (Tripe)
- Rabo de toro (Stawed bull´s tail)
Fish:
- Calamares a la romana (Squid, deep fried in rings)
- Gambas (Prawns/Shrimps)
- Boquerones en vinagre (Anchovies marinated in vinegar and garlic)
Vegetarian:
- Aceitunas (marinated olives)
- Queso Manchego (Spanish Manchego cheese)
- Pimientos fritos (fried peppers)
- Pimientos asados (roast peppers)
- Garbanzos con espinacas (Chickpeas and spinach)
- Patatas "ali-oli! (Potatoes in garlic mayonnaise)
- Tortilla de patatas (Spanish omelette)
- Champiñones al ajillo (Mushrooms, usually fried in garlic)
- Patatas a "lo pobre" (fried potatoes sautéed with onions and peppers)
Mixed:
- Ensaladilla rusa (diced vegetables and tuna in mayonnaise)
- Arroz a la marinera (Andalusian version of paella)
- Ensaladilla de pulpo (Octopus with onions and peppers)
Breakfast:
- Tostada con mantequilla (slice of toast bread with butter)
- Tostada con aceite (slice of toast bread with olive oil)
- Tostada con mermelada (slice of toast bread with butter and jam, more often than marmalade)
- Churros (long, tubular -kind of- doughnuts, made of batter, which is piped into a vat of hot oil and deep fried)
- Cruasan (Croissant)
- Magdalena (a sweet pastry)
DRINKS:
Beer: (Cerveza)
- Caña (third of a pint draught lager beer)
- Tubo (half a pint draught lager beer)
- Jarra (a pint draught lager beer)
- Botellín (250ml bottled lager beer)
- Tercio (330ml bottled lager beer)
Wine:
- Vino tinto (Red wine)
- Vino blanco (White wine)
- Vino rosado (Rosé)
- Sangría (Wine and fruit punch laced with brandy)
- Tinto de Verano (combination of red wine, ice, and lemonade)
Sherry:
- Fino (Dry Sherry and straw-coloured)
- Oloroso (sweet Sherry and dark, with a strong bouquet)
- Manzanilla (a camomile-coloured, unfortified "fino")
Liqueur:
- Pacharán (pink drink made from sloes and aniseed)
- Coñac (Brandy)
- Anís (Aniseed, kind of Pernoud)
- "Sol y Sombra" (Aniseed with brandy)
- Chupitos (highly potent little cocktails)
Water:
- Agua del grifo (tap water)
- Agua mineral (Mineral water)
- Agua con gas (Sparkling water)
- Agua sin gas (Still water)
Coffee: (Note: ask for "grande" or "doble" if you want large cup)
- Café con leche (White coffee)
- Café solo (short black coffee)
- Cortado (short strong coffee with a drop of milk)
- Manchado (Coffee with lots of hot milk)
- Café con hielo (Black coffee with ice)
- Descafeinado (Decaffeinated coffee)
- Carajillo (Coffee mixed with brandy or anis)
Tea and herbs: (Important note: If you would like milk in your tea, do not ask for "té con leche" since you might well get a glass of lukewarm milky water with a tea bag floating on top. Better ask for "té solo" and ask afterwards for milk so that you can add it yourself).
- Té solo (Black tea)
- Té con leche (Milky tea)
- Manzanilla (Camomile -not to be confused with the Sherry)
- Poleomenta (Mint tea)
- Tila (Lime)
Juice:
- Zumo de naranja (Orange juice -ask for "natural" if you want it fresh)
- Zumo de tomate (Tomatoe juice)
- Zumo de manzana (Apple juice)
- Zumo de melocotón (Peach juice)
Others drinks:
- Horchata (a drink made from the juice of tiger nuts, sugar and water)
- Batido (flavoured milk drink or milk shake)
- Chocolate (thick drinking chocolate)
- Casera Blanca (sweet carbonated water)
- Casera de limón (Sweet carbonated lemon water)
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