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Tapas

Tapas (IPA: ['tap?as]) is the name of a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish cuisine

Spanish cuisine

Spanish cuisine consists of a variety of dishes which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the country's deep maritime roots....
. They may be cold (such as mixed olive

Olive

The Olive is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon, Syria and the maritime parts of Turkey and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea....
s and cheese

Cheese

Cheese is a food consisting of proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cattle, Water Buffalo, goats, or sheep's milk. It is produced by Coagulation of the milk protein casein....
) or warm (such as puntillitas, which are battered

Batter (cooking)

Batter is a liquid mixture, usually based on one or more flours combined with liquids such as water, milk or beer. egg is also a common component....
, fried

Frying

Frying is the cooking of food in oil or fat, a technique that originated in ancient Old_Kingdom around 2500BC. Chemically, oils and fats are the same, differing only in melting point, but the distinction is only made when needed....
baby squid

Squid

Squid are marine cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, Symmetry #Bilateral_symmetry, a mantle , and cephalopod arms....
).

In North America

North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, tapas have evolved into an entire cuisine. In these countries, patrons of tapas restaurants

Tapas

Tapas is the name of a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold or warm .In North America and the United Kingdom, tapas have evolved into an entire cuisine....
can order many different tapas and combine them to make a full meal.

The serving of tapas is designed to encourage conversation because people are not so focused upon eating an entire meal that is set before them.

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Tapas (IPA: ['tap?as]) is the name of a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish cuisine

Spanish cuisine

Olive

Cheese

Batter (cooking)

Batter is a liquid mixture, usually based on one or more flours combined with liquids such as water, milk or beer. egg is also a common component....
, fried

Frying

Squid

North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Tapas

History

According to legend, the tapa tradition began when Castile's King, Alfonso X of Castile or Alfonso the Wise, recovered from an illness by drinking wine mixed with small dishes between meals. After regaining his health, the king ordered that taverns were not allowed to serve wine to customers unless the beverage was accompanied by a small snack or tapas. The word became a kind of loophole in the law to allow drinkers to imbibe alcohol.

According to The Joy of Cooking
The Joy of Cooking

The Joy of Cooking is one of the United States' most-published cookbooks, having been in print continuously since 1936 and with more than 18 million copies sold....
, the original tapas were the slices of bread or meat which sherry drinkers in Andalusian taverns used to cover their glasses between sips. This was a practical measure meant to prevent fruit flies from hovering over the sweet sherry. The meat used to cover the sherry was normally ham or chorizo, which are both very salty and activate thirst. Because of this, bartenders and restaurant owners began creating a variety of snacks to serve with sherry, thus increasing their alcohol sales. Soon the lowly tapa (from tapa derived the verb tapar, "to cover") became as important as the sherry.

Tapas evolved over Spain's history through the incorporation of ingredients and influences from many different cultures and countries. The east coast was invaded by the Romans

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
, who introduced the olive and irrigation

Irrigation

Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops. In crop production it is mainly used in dry areas and in periods of rainfall shortfalls, but also to protect plants against frost....
methods. The invasion of the North African Moors

Moors

In the Spanish language, the term for Moors is Moro; in Portuguese language the word is mouro. There seems to have been some confusion about the relationship of the word moro/mouro to the word moreno , both from Greek language ma?ros, i.e....
in the 8th century also brought olives to the south, as well as almonds, citrus fruits and fragrant spices. The influence of their 700-year presence remains today, especially in Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia is a country in the Spanish State. It is the most populous and the second largest, in terms of land area, of the seventeen autonomous communities of the Spain....
. The discovery of the New World brought the introduction of tomatoes, sweet

Capsicum

Capsicum is a genus of plants from the nightshade family native to the Americas, where it was cultivated for thousands of years by the people of the tropical Americas, and is now cultivated worldwide....
and chili peppers

Capsicum

Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
(corn), beans and potatoes. These were readily accepted and easily grown in Spain's micro-climates.

Etymology

Tapa means "lid" or "cover" in Spanish. There are several explanations for the etymology

Etymology

Etymology is the study of the roots and history of words; and how their form and meaning have changed over time.In languages with a long detailed history, etymology makes use of philology, the study of how words change from culture to culture over time....
of "tapa":

A commonly cited explanation is that an item, be it bread or a flat card, etc., would often be placed on top of a drink to protect it from fruit flies
Fly

True flies are insects of the Order Diptera , possessing a single pair of insect wing on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax....
; at some point it became a habit to top this "cover" with a snack.
It is also commonly said that since one would be standing while eating a tapa in traditional Spanish bars, they would need to place their plates on top of their drinks in order to eat, making it a top.
Some believe that the name originated sometime around the 16th century when tavern owners from Castilla-La Mancha found out that the strong taste and smell of mature cheese could help disguise that of bad wine, thus "covering" it, and started offering free cheese when serving cheap wine.
Another popular explanation says that the king Alfonso XII stopped by a famous venta (inn) in Cádiz
Cádiz

C?diz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of C?diz, one of eight which make up the Autonomous communities of Spain of Andalusia....
(Andalusian city) where he ordered a cup of sherry
Sherry

Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. In Spanish language, it is called Vino de Jerez....
. The waiter covered the glass with a slice of cured ham before offering it to the king, to protect the wine from the beach sand, as Cádiz is a windy place. The king, after drinking his wine and eating the tapa, ordered another sherry "with the cover"

Tapas in Spain

In Spain, dinner is usually served between 9 p.m

12-hour clock

The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem ....
. and 11 p.m. (sometimes as late as 12 midnight), leaving significant time between work and dinner. Therefore, Spaniards often go "bar hopping" and eat tapas in the time between finishing work and having dinner. Since lunch is usually served between 1 and 3 p.m., another common time for tapas is weekend days around noon as a means of socializing before lunch proper at home.

It is very common for a bar or a small local restaurant to have 8 to 12 different kinds of tapas in warming trays with glass partitions covering the food. They are often very strongly flavored with garlic, chilies or paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, saffron and sometimes in plentiful amounts of olive oil. Often one or more of the choices is seafood

Seafood

Seafood is any aquatic animal that is served as food and eaten by humans. Seafoods include fish and shellfish .The harvesting of seafood is known as fishing and the cultivation and farming of seafood is known as aquaculture, mariculture, or in the case of fish, fish farming....
(mariscos), often including anchovies

Anchovy

The anchovies are a Family of small, common salt-water fish. There are about 140 species in 16 genera, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans....
, sardine

Sardine

Sardines, or pilchards, are a group of several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines were named after the island of Sardinia, where they were once in abundance....
s or mackerel

Mackerel

Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. They occur in all tropical and temperate seas....
in olive oil

Olive oil

Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The wild olive tree originated in Anatolia and spread from there as far as southern Africa, Australia, Japan and China....
, squid or others in a tomato

Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
based sauce, sometimes with the addition of red or green peppers or other seasoning

Seasoning

Seasoning is the process of imparting flavor to, or improving the flavor of, food. Seasonings include herbs, spices, and all other condiments, which are themselves frequently referred to as "seasonings"....
. It is rare to see a tapas selection not include one or more types of olives, such as manzanilla

Manzanilla

Manzanilla is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of Sanl?car de Barrameda. In Spanish language, chamomile tea is called "manzanilla", and thus this wine gets the name because the wine's flavour is said to be reminiscent of such tea....
or arbequina

Arbequina

Arbequina olives are small, brown olives mostly grown in Catalonia, but also in Aragon, Andalusia and even Argentina.The name comes from the town of Arbeca; however, this variety is said to be actually originally from Palestine....
olives. One or more types of bread are usually available to eat with any of the sauce-based tapas.

In Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, León

León, Spain

The city of Le?n is the capital of Le?n in the autonomous communities of Spain of Castile and Leon, in northwest Spain. Its population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for over one quarter of the province's population....
, Asturias

Asturias

The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous communities of Spain within the kingdom of Spain, former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages....
, Extremadura

Extremadura

Extremadura is an autonomous communities in Spain of western Spain whose capital city is M?rida, Spain. It includes the provinces of Spain of C?ceres and Badajoz ....
, and in parts of Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia is a country in the Spanish State. It is the most populous and the second largest, in terms of land area, of the seventeen autonomous communities of the Spain....
, when you go to a bar

Bar

Bar may refer to:*The Aramaic word for "Son" .* A stick, pole, or handrail made of structural steel** Grab bar** Rebar* An ingot or gold bar...
and order a drink

Drink

A drink, or beverage, is a liquid specifically prepared for human consumption. In addition to basic needs, beverages form part of the culture of human society....
, you will often get a tapa

Tapa

The word Tapa can refer to many different things:*Tapa, Estonia, a town*Tapa , an interceptor aircraft base in Estonia*Tapa, Afghanistan, a place in Afghanistan...
for free. In León, a city in northwest Spain, an entire zone known as the Barrio Humedo is dedicated to tapas bars each serving their own unique dish served free with a corto (small beer) or glass of wine. Sometimes, especially in Northern

Northern

Northern may refer to the following articles:* North* Northern , an early American automobile* Northern Bank, commercial bank in Northern Ireland....
Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, they're also called pincho

Pincho

A pincho or pintxo is a small slice of bread upon which an ingredient or mixture of ingredients is put and held there using a stick, which gives the food its name....
s (spelled pintxos in Basque) in Navarre

Navarre

Navarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities in Spain - the "Foral Community of Navarre" ....
, the Basque Country

Basque Country (autonomous community)

The Basque Country is an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.The Basque Country was granted the status of Historical regions in Spain within Spain with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
, Cantabria

Cantabria

Cantabria is a Spain province and autonomous community with Santander, Cantabria as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Country , on the south by Castile and Le?n , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea....
and in some provinces like Salamanca. They're called that because many of them have a pincho, or toothpick

Toothpick

A toothpick is a small stick of wood, plastic, bamboo, metal or other substance used to remove detritus from the teeth, usually after a meal. A toothpick usually has one or two sharp ends to insert between teeth....
, through them. The toothpick is used to keep whatever the snack is made of from falling off the bread

Bread

Bread is a staple food prepared by baking a dough of flour and water. It may be leavened or unleavened. Edible salt, fat and a leavening agent such as yeast are common ingredients, though bread may contain a range of other ingredients: milk, Egg , sugar, spice, fruit , vegetables , Nut or seeds ....
it has been attached to and to keep track of the number of tapas the customer has eaten. Differently priced tapas have different shape or size toothpicks. Tapa price ranges from 1.00 to 1.50 euro

Euro

The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain....
s. Another name for them is banderillas (diminutive of bandera "flag"), in part because some of them resemble the colorful spear

Spear

A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a sharpened head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be of another material fastened to the shaft, such as obsidian, iron or bronze....
s used in bullfighting

Bullfighting

Bullfighting or tauromachy , is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France, and several Latin American countries, in which one or more live bulls are ritually killed as a public spectacle....
.

In Andalusia, tapas can be "upgraded" to bigger portions, equivalent to half a dish (media ración) or a whole one (ración). This is generally more economical when a tapa is being ordered by more than one person. The portions are usually shared by diners, and a meal made up of raciones resembles a Middle Eastern mezze or Chinese dim sum

Dim sum

Dim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. It is usually served in the mornings until noon time at Chinese restaurants and at specialty dim sum eateries where typical dishes are available throughout the day....
.

Common dishes

Aceitunas

Olive

Albóndigas

Meatballs

Allioli

Aioli

Aioli is a sauce made of garlic and olive oil. Normally Egg is also added for ease of mixing. There are many variations, such as the addition of mustard....

Means "Garlic

Garlic

Allium sativum L., commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, and chive....
and oil" in Catalan

Catalan language

Catalan is a Romance languages, the national language and official language of Andorra, and a official language in the Autonomous Communities of Spain of the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencian Community and in the city of Alghero in the Italy List of islands in the Mediterranean of Sardinia....
. The classic ingredients are only garlic, oil and salt, but the common form of it includes Mayonnaise and garlic. A very strong garlic paste. Served on bread or with potatoes, fish, meat or grilled vegetables.

Bacalao

Salted cod

Cod

Cod is the common name for the genus of fish Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes....
loin served very thinly usually served with bread and tomatoes

Boquerones

White anchovies

Anchovy

The anchovies are a Family of small, common salt-water fish. There are about 140 species in 16 genera, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans....
served in vinegar (boquerones en vinagre) or deep fried.

Calamares

Squid (food)

Squid is a popular food in many parts of the world.In many of the languages around the Mediterranean sea, squid are referred to by a term related to the Italian language 'calamari' , which in English language has become a culinary name for Mediterranean dishes involving squid, especially fried squid ....
or rabas

Rings of battered squid.

Carne mechada

Slow-cooked, tender beef.^]

Chopitos

Battered and fried tiny squid. Also known as puntillitas.

Cojonuda. (Superb female)

A kind of "pincho

Pincho

A pincho or pintxo is a small slice of bread upon which an ingredient or mixture of ingredients is put and held there using a stick, which gives the food its name....
". It consists of a slice of Spanish morcilla with a fried quail egg over a slice of bread. It is very common in Burgos

Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178.000 inhabitants in the city proper and another 15,000 in its suburbs....
.

Cojonudo. (Superb male)

A kind of "pincho". It consists of a slice of Spanish chorizo

Chorizo

Chorizo , Chourizo in Galician, Chouri?o or Xori?o is a term encompassing several types of pork sausage originating from the Iberian Peninsula....
with a fried quail egg over a slice of bread.

Chorizo al vino

Chorizo

Chorizo , Chourizo in Galician, Chouri?o or Xori?o is a term encompassing several types of pork sausage originating from the Iberian Peninsula....
sausage slowly cooked in wine.

Chorizo a la sidra

Chorizo sausage slowly cooked in cider

Cider

Cider is an alcoholic beverage usually made from the fermentation juice of apples, although pears are also used.While any variety of apple may be used, certain cultivars are preferred in some regions, and these may be known as cider apples....
.

Croquetas

Croquette

A croquette is a small fried food Roll containing usually as main ingredients mashed potatoes, and/or minced meat , shellfish, fish, vegetables, and soaked white bread, egg, onion, spices and herbs, wine, milk, or any of the combination thereof, sometimes with a filling, often encased in breadcrumbs....

A common sight on bar counters and in homes across Spain, served as a tapa, light lunch, or a dinner along with a salad.

Empanada

An empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry. The name comes from the Spanish language verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. Empanada is made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing....
s or empanadillas

Small or large turnovers filled with meats and vegetables.

Ensaladilla rusa

Mixed boiled vegetables with tuna

Tuna

Tuna are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. Tunas are fast swimmers?they have been clocked at 70 km/h ?and include several species that are warm-blooded....
, olives and mayonnaise.

Gambas

Prawns sauteed in salsa negra (peppercorn sauce), al ajillo (with garlic), or pil-pil (with chopped chili peppers).

Pimientos de Padrón

Small green peppers from Padrón (a municipality in the province of A Coruña

A Coruña

A Coru?a is the second largest city in Galicia in northwestern Spain, second only in size to the port of Vigo in the Pontevedra . The city is also the capital of A Coru?a and it was the capital of Galicia from the year 1563 to 1982 when it moved to Santiago de Compostela....
in the region of Galicia) that are fried in olive oil. Most are very mild, but a few in each batch are quite spicy.

Pincho moruno

A spicy kebab

Kebab

Kebab refers to a variety of meat dishes in Middle Eastern cuisine, Mediterranean cuisine, Cuisine of Africa, Central Asian cuisine, and South Asian cuisine cuisines, consisting of Grilling or broiled meats on a skewer or stick....
-like stick, made of pork or chicken. Its name means 'Moorish Stick'.

Patatas bravas

Fried potato dices (sometimes part-boiled and then fried, or simply boiled) served with salsa brava, a spicy tomato sauce. Alioli is often served with it too.

Puntillitas

Battered and fried tiny squid. Also known as chopitos.

Queso con anchoas

Castilla

Castile (historical region)

A former Kingdom of Castile, Castile , gradually merged with its neighbors to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain with the Crown of Aragon and the Crown of Navarre....
or Manchego cured cheese with anchovies on top.

Rajo

Pork

Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig . The word, pork, is often meant to denote specifically the fresh meat of the pig, but it can be used as an all-inclusive term, to include cured, smoked, or processed meats It is one of the most-commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig animal husbandry dating back...
seasoned with garlic

Garlic

Allium sativum L., commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, and chive....
and parsley

Parsley

Parsley is a bright green, biennial plant herb, also used as spice. It is very common in Middle Eastern cuisine, European cuisine, and American cuisine cooking....
. A variety with added paprika

Paprika

Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of many dried sweet red or green bell peppers . In many European countries, the word paprika also refers to bell peppers themselves....
is called Zorza.

Solomillo a la castellana

Fried pork scallops, served with an onion and/or Cabrales cheese

Cabrales cheese

Cabrales cheese is a cheese made in the Artisan cheese tradition by rural dairy farmers. This cheese can be made of pure, unpasteurised cow?s milk, but, depending on availability, can also be blended in the traditional manner with goat and/or sheep milk....
sauce

Solomillo al whisky, or al güisqui

Fried pork scallops, marinated using whisky

Whisky

Whisky or whiskey refers to a broad category of Distilled beverages that are distilled from Fermentation grain Mashing and aged in wooden casks ....
, brandy

Brandy

Brandy is a distilled_beverage produced by Distillation wine, the wine having first been produced by Fermentation grapes. Brandy contains 36%?60% alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink....
or white wine and olive oil.

Tortilla de patatas

The tortilla de patatas or Spanish omelette is a typical Spanish cuisine dish consisting of an egg omelette with fried potatoes. Frequently it also includes onion and garlic, depending on region or taste....
, also known as Tortilla española

A type of omelet containing fried chunks of potato

Potato

The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial plant Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family. The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well....
es and sometimes onion. A variety containing vegetables and chorizo (similar to frittata

Frittata

A frittata is a type of Italy omelette that frequently features fillings such as meats, cheeses, and vegetables. Like a traditional French omelette, a frittata is prepared in a frying pan....
) is known as Tortilla paisana.

Tortillitas de camarones

Battered-prawn fritter

Fritter

A fritter is any kind of food coated in Batter and deep fried. The word comes from the Latin *frictura by way of Old French and Middle English....
s.

Stuffed Mussels (Tigres): In Navarre

Navarre

Navarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities in Spain - the "Foral Community of Navarre" ....
, these stuffed mussels are called tigres ("tigers") because of their fieriness.

Tapas in North America and the United Kingdom

Upscale tapas restaurants and tapas bars are common in many cities of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In these establishments, a selection of tapas is typically served as a main course. As with any cuisine exported from its original country, there can be significant differences between the original Spanish dishes and the dishes as they are served abroad.

Tapas in the Philippines

The concept of Spanish tapas — eating little plates of food with alcoholic beverages — has a long tradition in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
. But tapa in the Philippines has little resemblance to the original Spanish meaning of the word. Rather, it is a traditional dish of salt-cured beef that is similar to American-style beef jerky.

Filipino tapa (mostly made with beef, occasionally with venison

Venison

Venison is the culinary name for meat from the family Cervidae. Deer meat, whether hunting or farmed, is termed venison....
or wild boar) is fried and eaten as a full meal, usually for breakfast with garlic-fried rice and fried eggs, along with a chili-vinegar dip.

Beef tapa may also be crisp-fried and served as a proper Spanish-style tapas with alcoholic drinks in Filipino bars and restaurants. There is also a sweet variant of tapa, with the sugar added last so as to avoid a burnt taste. Another variant is the sarciado-type (wet), which has strips of beef cooked in water, vinegar, and soy sauce and flavored with calamansi, garlic, and sugar.

Venetian Cicchetti

Cicchetti

Cicchetti are small snacks or side dishes, typically served in cicchetti bars in Venice, Italy. Common cicchetti include small servings of fish, tiny sandwiches, plates of olives, and very small servings of typical full-course plates....
refers to small tapas-like dishes that are served in ciccetti bars in Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
. Typically, Venetians eat cicchetti during the day, for lunch or late afternoon snacks.

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