Tapas (IPA: ) is the name for a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold, such as mixed olives and cheese, or warm, such as puntillitas, Andalusian battered, fried baby squid. In the United States and the United Kingdom, tapas have evolved into an entire cuisine; at Spanish restaurants, patrons may order many different small tapas, and combine them for a full meal.

Spanish tortilla omeletIn Spain, a tortilla is not a flat bread, but a hearty omelet with potatoes and sautéed onions, and is always fragrant with olive oil. This omelet is literally everyday food, and you can walk into any number of thousands of little cafes throughout Spain, and order a pincha de tortilla.

In Spain, a TV spot used by Burger King in order to praise the freedom to choose between "healthy fashionable food" and "old big meat" has been contested by the Health Minister. And, as consequence of that, there has been heavy debate in the Spanish blogosphere about the excess of political intervention by the Government in the life of the citizens