Popular tapas

Aceitunas: Olives
Ahumados: Smoked Fish
Albondigas: Meatballs
Almejas: Small Clams
Berberechos: Cockles
Boquerones: Anchovies (usually in oil or vinegar)
Calamares: Squid Rings (sometimes in batter)
Caracoles: Snails
Champiñones: Mushrooms
Chipirones: Baby Squid
Croquetas: Croquets, but when made with fish they're more like fish cakes
Ensaladilla Rusa: "Russian Salad"
Figatells: A burger or meatball skewered to bread
Frutas Secas: A selection of nuts and allied dry snacks
Gambas: Prawns
Ibericos y Quesos: A selection of Iberican cold meats and cheese
Langostinas: Langoustines (Dublin Bay Prawns)
Mejillones: Mussels
Montaditos: Bite-size savouries skewered to pieces of bread
Navajas: Razor Shells
Patatas Bravas: Potato wedges with either a spicy coating or spicy sauce
Pechinas: Scallops
Pescaditos: Fried small fish in batter
Pinchos (pinchas): A type of kebab served on a wooden skewer
Pulpitos: Baby Octopus
Pulpo: Octopus
Salazones: Salted Fish
Salpicón: Cold chopped fish dish seasoned with pepper, salt vinegar and onion
Sardinas: Sardines (didn't really need translating)
Sepia: Cuttlefish
Tellinas: Small cockles served on the shell (usually in a garlic sauce).


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