Tapas

are the most thrilling contribution of the Spanish to world cuisine. I have always liked small portions of flavorful food, rather than huge plates of "home-cooking". Not only do the varied flavors keep you interested, but the nature of tapas - as they are meant to be served - means that you can eat them while engaged in some activity such as serious drinking. As long as I can keep from dripping manchego or good spanish olives with their attendant oil on my keyboard, things work out just fine.