14 Top Tapas That Should Be Banned Because They Taste So Good.

14 Top Tapas that should be banned because they taste so good. 

Spaniards know how to enjoy the good life, relaxing, enjoying their Spanish wines and feasting on delicious bar snacks.  They have been leading the way in this culinary art for decades.  Who has been to Spain and not fallen in love with their spectacular landscapes and architecture, their passionate music and friendliness in the atmosphere of their intimate bars, feasting on the unique taste of Spain?

It is this taste of Spain that Chef Dominique Rizzo brings to Putia Pure Food Kitchen’s Spanish night with her personal choice of 14 Top Tapas, so good, that they should be banned.

Where else does a list of top tapas start but with Spanish chorizo of course?

1. Figs with red wine, chorizo and spices
2. Beef moruno stix with salsa verde
3. Gazpacho shots
4. Crispy fried fried cuttlefish with lemon
5. Octopus salad
6. Spanish potatoes
7. Clams and whitefish with white wine and white asparagus
8. Mushroom with garlic, sherry and lemon juice
9. Manchego beef meatballs with red wine rosemary basil sugo
10. Artichoke arancini w manchego
11. Potato tortillas
12. Figs with red wine, chorizo and spices
13. Spinach and chickpeas
14. Garlic prawns

As if that selection of tapas is not enough, then here are 7 more of Chef Dominique Rizzo’s delectable Spanish pintxo.

Can you imagine the taste sensation of 

Roasted grapes with goat’s cheese and walnuts or 

Roasted peppers with white anchovies and sliced stuffed olives, or 

Guindillas de Ibarra pickle with sliced jamon and melted Manchego,

Morcilla blood sausage with caramelised onion,

Roasted peppers with white anchovies and sliced stuffed olives,

Smoked salmon with fried quail egg, cultured dill cream,

Roasted pimientos, tuna salad and capers,

Grilled zucchini with walnut Romesco and roasted cherry tomatoes?

This night of food and wine indulgence flowed over into Paella, Dominique’s favourite recipe, before wrapping it up with the decadently sweet Spanish dessert of Churros with Dulce de leche and chilli chocolate sauce.

The Spanish Tapas, Pintxo and Paella night was the third in Putia’s Patio Series, following on from the Italian Long Table Lunch and the Wine & Cheese night.

If you missed this event, you can experience more of Chef Dominique Rizzo’s passion for Spanish food at her bespoke cooking classes and through her eat-and-discover trip to experience a Taste of Spain in 2018.