If you happily welcome the New Year in Spain, you will undoubtedly look for a place to enjoy a special dinner with friends to wish you good luck for the coming year. A tapas place can be one of the best places for that avenue, even if the occasion has to be around the Epiphany party. Irene Palmer, in her piece for View in Spain, writes that tapas speaks in the very essence of Spanish cuisine.
This is not lost among food lovers in the Principality of Catalonia. The region’s western Mediterranean location and good climate make it a prime location for various homegrown ingredients, many of which are incorporated into any local tapas dish. If you are looking for a great place that offers the best tapas in Barcelona that has all the attributes and more, you can’t go wrong with a restaurant like Ziryab.
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Tapas are normally served in full portions with a great emphasis on sharing. A menu check will give you ideas on what food to mix and match. The restaurant will have a section of its best tapas dishes and offer you a special dish containing samples of each dish; a surprise menu may even tempt you, as long as you can inform them of any food allergies beforehand.
The New Year can even be something to help embark on a healthier lifestyle. For example, you can request special versions of tapas or special dishes from the place that do not have gluten in them. This is essential for people suffering from celiac disease.
Combinations
The best thing about tapas is that the ingredients are well prepared and come together in certain permutations that test your palate. In some places they pride themselves on so-called fusion tapas, which combine the best elements of one cuisine with another. In the case of Barcelona – a city with a large background under Muslim domination – this brings multilateral ingredients still strong from Catalunya, with spices brought from the Middle East.
Fewer things help people mark the entrance of the New Year better than a plate of good tapas in Barcelona, a little wine, and the fun and good vibes that come with them. Let a place like Ziryab towards Carrer de Grunyí 4 warm You are prepared for the adventure that 2015 will bring.
(Source: All about Tapas, Eye in Spain)