I don't know what to say. We have such great friends and they all came together to celebrate jamie's 44th birthday this last friday night. Everyone was so kind in giving of their time in the preparation of these delicious tapas for the event. They also went around the table in the 'sable tradition' where we went around the table and everyone shared something nice about jamie. Jamie was really touched, even though he has a hard time accepting compliments...at least without defusing them with humor.Endulge me for a moment. There's a lot of quirky history about the origin how tapas small plates came into being. Let me regale you with a few interesting tidbits about the evolution of its tradition...
First, how do you pronounce Tapas? When pronounced correctly, it sounds like [TAH-pahs]. If pronounced like a typical United States-er, like me, it might be heard as sounding like TAP-uhs... It's your choice!
Second, what is the definition of Tapas? Well, I browsed, and peeked and looked everywhere. This is the best tapas definition I could find.
Popular throughout Spain in bars and restaurants, tapas are appetizers that usually accompany SHERRY or other APÉRITIFS or COCKTAILS. They can also form an entire meal and can range from simple items such as olives or cubes of ham and cheese to more elaborate preparations like cold omelets, snails in a spicy sauce, stuffed peppers and miniature sandwiches.
Sounds absolutely like my kind of meal! I love anything "miniature". Including my food!
