After coming to Spain, if you didn't eat tapas at least once, then you would have come in vain. Even if you danced flamenco with the most unrestrained Spanish dancers, even if you personally stepped on the bullfighting field and fought with the most ferocious bull that was foaming at the mouth, you couldn't hide the regret of your trip to Spain.
TAPAS was the quintessence of Spanish cuisine.
Almost all the big restaurants and small restaurants have TAPAS.
That was because there were two completely different versions of TAPAS in Spain's splendid legends.
One was the nobility. It was said that he was an ancient king of Spain, who had been suffering from an inappetizing disease. He didn't want to eat a big European meal, but some light snacks.
The Spanish royal chef had made some special snacks, each of which was sour, sweet, spicy, and salty.
However, its function as an appetizer was unique.
The snacks were only half the size of a palm, but the Spanish king ate them to his heart's content. In a flash, he had regained his appetite and recovered from his illness.
The other version was closer to the people. During the era of horse-drawn carriages, tired travelers and workers had no time to eat. They would eat at the entrance of a restaurant or beside a carriage.
Usually, they would eat a piece of dry bread. However, the beautiful proprietress of the small restaurant, who wanted to make money, divided the large portion of the main course into many small portions and sold them to the busy people who had no time to eat.
That was the predecessor of TAPAS.
Regardless of which one it was, the legend of this national treasure was inseparable from its delicious taste.
That was why Qin Guan and Wang Liying had barged into the restaurant with his intuition.
Since every family had TAPAS, the most important factor in determining whether the food was delicious or not was the number of diners.
The crowded restaurant was Qin Guan's first choice.
It was small, but it had all the essentials.
There were more than fifty types of snacks on the two-tiered, transparent dining counter.
The original color of the food and the huge black plate were all small snacks with small toothpicks in them. They seemed to be saying, "Don't eat me! Don't eat me!"
It was so cute.
Unfortunately, the great Taotie Qin Guan had come. From the huge white tray in his hand, one could see the ambition in his heart.
The yellowish brown one was a miniature Vienna Sausage. It was a combination of coarse Spanish bread and was smaller than a ping pong ball.
Half of the hard-boiled egg was crystal clear white, with a soft and fragrant yellow color. However, the large orange caviar on the top wanted to make its presence known.
There was a small fried chicken drumstick in the cylindrical roll. This little chick hadn't lived for more than three months, but it had already turned into crispy chicken meat with bread crumbs on the outside.
Amidst the bright red bell peppers, there was a white and delicate fish. As the representative of the light flavor, the taste in the mouth was stolen by the spicy sausage slices underneath.
Not to mention the colorful vegetable skewers. Whether you wanted a strange combination like pineapple and cucumber, or a classic recipe like beef and onion, the chef standing in the kitchen would definitely bake them according to your requirements.
People who were meticulous would think that the dishes were too rough and unworthy of their noble stomachs.
Then the more expensive seafood area over there would definitely satisfy their demand for food that they could never get tired of.
The removed king crab meat was stuffed into the round loofah, and light and delicious truffles were poured on top.
It belonged to the tuna that had just been caught in the bay today. The slightly red and delicate flesh of the fish only needed to be washed before it was served on the dining table as transparent as a thin wing after being processed by the knife master.
You can take as much as you want at a time and leave it at the checkout counter for the chefs to process. You can fry those that need to be fried or fried those that need to be fried. Or you can be as particular as if you are eating a French meal.
You would take the cold, ready-to-eat snacks first. After finishing them elegantly, you would take the TAPAS food that needed to be heated.
No matter which one it was, it was very convenient to calculate the price.
On top of each snack, there would be a number of toothpicks inserted according to the price of the ingredients.
After you finished all the food, the waiter who paid the bill only needed to count the sticks that the restaurant specially made to calculate the price, and he would know how much you had eaten.
The price of a skewer was not expensive, between one to two euros.
For a girl with a small appetite, four to five snacks would be enough to satisfy her. Of course, that was based on the amount of food they ate, which was not applicable to Qin Guan.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he was holding onto his slightly protruding stomach and waiting for the waiter to count the sticks for five minutes?
For the first time, Wang Liying wanted to find a hole to hide in because of her girl's gluttony.
Qin Guan had eaten three times as much as an adult. The Spanish guy, who was not good at counting, was dazzled by the number of dishes he had eaten.
53, 52, 53...
"Sir, you have eaten 53 skewers in total. The total cost is 53 euros. Thank you!"
What? Something is wrong? Whatever!
She paid the bill in a hurry and left the restaurant without looking back. Her eyes were still glued to the dishes she hadn't tried yet.
If he stayed for a while longer, he would try all the snacks there after digesting the food.
If that happened, he might not be able to attend the San Sebastian International Film Festival the next day.
A reliable manager had to keep an eye on Qin Guan at all times.
Xue Wanyi, who had shifted her focus to the fashion industry, had found her perfect successor.
In July in Spain, the sun shone like the brightest gold, sprinkling the richest color on the white Shell Bay.
Although Saint Sebastian wasn't as influential as the top three European film festivals, it had a history of more than 50 years.
And in the small European film industry, it still had a certain influence.
Like Berlin, Venice and Cannes, it had a special preference for films from the Chinese mainland.
Before Xu Jinglei had participated in the competition, there had been Senior Tranquility, who had won the Silver Shell Best Actress Award in Saint Sebastian in 1994.
Because of this, Xu Jinglei had great confidence in her film.
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