What’s it all about?
Tapas are appetisers, traditionally served with a glass of wine or beer all around Spain. In fact, “tapa” means cover in Spanish as the slices of bread were used to cover the drink so no flies would fall on it… From some spicy potatoes, cheese or jamon to more elaborated mini-dishes, tapas have evolved from a simple snack before lunchtime to a fully-fledge cuisine style of it’s own, including it’s own verb “ir de tapeo”, which means to skip the main meal and enjoy bar-hopping and tapa-hoping around town…
What will we cover?
In the class we will give you a lively introduction to the Spanish Tapas world: etiquette, traditions and classic tapas. Some recipes and demonstrations of how to do several cold, easy tapas such as gazpacho shots, piquillo toasts, Banderillas or pan tumaca. We will also be giving you plenty of other recipes for you to try at home like Spanish tortilla, meatballs, huevos estrellados!
Can you have tapas without a glass of sangria? Of course not! We will have a taster and discuss recipes and tips for making the best sangria in Melbourne town.
Who will be teaching?
Maria Yebra is a Spanish expat living in Melbourne for the past 7 years. She loves cooking of all sorts, baking (she has a cupcake making blog cupcaketeer.com) and above all eating the food! She has tried most tapas bars around Melbourne but still craves for a simple “pincho de tortilla” Spanish-style.
In Spain, Maria worked as a kitchen assistant for a catering renowned for their reinvention of tapas and later on applied these concepts to her family’s business a rural cottage/hotel catering for out of the box weddings and events. Now she works in marketing and communications but always enjoys a good cooking session!