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Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

, is a

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made with Spanish bread, usually a

baguette A baguette (; ) is a long, thin type of bread of French origin that is commonly made from basic lean dough (the dough, not the shape, is defined by French law). It is distinguishable by its length and crisp crust. A baguette has a diameter ...

or similar type of bread, cut lengthwise. Traditionally seen as a humble food, its low cost has allowed it to evolve over time into an iconic piece of cuisine. In Spain, they are often eaten in cafes and

tapas Tapas () are appetisers or snacks in Spanish cuisine. They can be combined to make a full meal and are served cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as , which are battered, fried baby squid; or , spicy potatoes). In some bars ...

bars. Some bocadillos are seasoned with sauces like

mayonnaise Mayonnaise (), colloquially referred to as "mayo" (), is a thick, creamy sauce with a rich and tangy taste that is commonly used on sandwiches, hamburgers, Salad#Bound salads, bound salads, and French fries. It also forms the base for various o ...

, aioli,

ketchup Ketchup or catsup is a table condiment with a sweet and sour flavor. "Ketchup" now typically refers to tomato ketchup, although early recipes for different varieties contained mushrooms, oysters, mussels, egg whites, grapes, or walnuts, amon ...

mustard Mustard may refer to: Food and plants * Mustard (condiment), a paste or sauce made from mustard seeds used as a condiment * Mustard plant, one of several plants, having seeds that are used for the condiment ** Mustard seed, small, round seeds of ...

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. They are usually served with cold beer or red wine, drinks, coffee and a portion of tapas. Different types of bocadillos are available in different parts of Spain, such as the serranito, almussafes and esgarrat.

Types

There is a wide variety of bocadillos in Spain, but the most typical can be pointed out. Bocadillos can also be found in northern Morocco.

Omelette

* Spanish omelette (prepared with or without onion) * Campera omelette (prepared with potatoes, green pepper and chorizo) * Jamon omelette (prepared with jamon instead of using potatoes) * Cheese omelette * Courgette omelette * French omelette * Garlic omelette (prepared with young garlic, green garlic) * Bean omelette * Aubergine omelette * Spinach omelette * Tuna fish omelette

Cold meat

Jamón ''Jamón'' (; : ''jamones'') is a type of dry-cured ham produced in Spain. It is one of the most globally recognized food items of Spanish cuisine. It is also regularly a component of tapas. ''Jamón'' is the Spanish word for ' ham'. As such ...

- Spanish dry-cured ham, typically served with olive oil * Boiled ham with cheese * Bacon with cheese *

Mortadella Mortadella () is a large made of finely hashed or ground cured pork, which incorporates at least 15% small cubes of pork fat (principally the hard fat from the neck of the pig). It is traditionally flavoured with Black pepper, peppercorns, bu ...

(with or without olives) * Salchichón *

Salami Salami ( ; : ''salame'') is a ''salume'' consisting of fermented and air-dried meat, typically pork. Historically, salami was popular among Southern, Eastern, and Central European peasants because it can be stored at room temperature fo ...

* Paté,

Pâté Pâté ( , , ) is a forcemeat. Originally, the dish was cooked in a pastry case; in more recent times it is more usually cooked without pastry in a terrine. Various ingredients are used, which may include meat from pork, poultry, fish or bee ...

* Sobrassada with cheese

Cheese

* Cheese * Fresh cheese with oil and tomato * Cheese spread with anchovies * Sliced Tasmanian feta cheese

Vegetarian

* Tomato and olive oil, Pa amb tomàquet * Pisto (prepared with

courgette Zucchini (; : ''zucchini'' or ''zucchinis''), courgette () or ''Cucurbita pepo'' is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested when their immature seeds and epicarp (rind) are still soft and edible. It is closely r ...

, tomato sauce, green pepper, pine nut) * Vegetarian (prepared with lettuce, tomato, olives and mayonnaise)

Sausage

* Chistorra * Longaniza or blanco (white) * Chorizo or rojo (red) * Morcilla or negro (black) * Blanco y negro (white and black, prepared with longaniza and morcilla) * Frankfurt

Meat

* Pork fillet (with green pepper and french fries) * Horse meat * Pechuga (Chicken filet) * Pepito (Beef meat) * Lamb meat

Egg

* Fried egg (other ingredient normally accompanied) * Revuelto de huevos,

Scrambled eggs Scrambled eggs is a dish made from eggs (usually chicken eggs), where the whites and yolks have been stirred, whipped, or beaten together (typically with salt, butter or oil, and sometimes water or milk, or other ingredients), then heated so ...

Fish

* Calamares, Fried calamares * Puntillas or Puntillitas (Battered and fried baby squid) * Calamares en su tinta (Squid stewed in its own black ink) * Tuna fish with olives * Sardines * Cuttlefish * Smoked salmon with boiled eggs

Sweet

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Other

* Brascada (prepared with beef fillet, Spanish ham and fried onions) * Kike (prepared with pork fillet, Spanish ham, french fries, fried egg, fried onions and mayonnaise) * Pascuala (prepared with horse fillet, bacon, tomato sauce) * Pascuala especial (prepared with pork fillet, bacon, cheese and tomato sauce) * Cofrade *

Chivito Chivito (the diminutive of ''chivo'', "goat") is, in Argentina, a type of goat dish. Argentine grilled meat In Argentina, ''chivito'' is the grilled meat of a young goat eaten in Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, i ...

* Emanuele (prepared with chorizo, green pepper, cheese and alioli sauce) * Spanish Bocadillo (prepared with Spanish omelette, bacon and fresh tomato in slices) * Portuguese Bocadillo (prepared with pork sausage, fries and green pepper) * Tumbadito (prepared with turkey fillet, green pepper, cheese and alioli) File:Bocadillo Pascuala.JPG, Bocadillo Pascuala File:Chivito_with_tomato_sauce.jpg, Bocadillo Chivito but using tomato sauce File:Lomo_pimientos_patatas.jpg, Bocadillo pork fillet with green pepper and french fries File:Emanuele.jpg, Bocadillo Emanuele File:AtunOlivas.jpg, Bocadillo Tuna fish with olives File:ChivitoOriginal.JPG, Bocadillo Chivito (the original) File:Bocadillo_tumbadito.JPG, Bocadillo tumbadito File:Bocadillo_Espa%C3%B1ol.jpg, Bocadillo Español File:Bocadillo_Portugues.JPG, Bocadillo Portugues File:Brascada.JPG, Bocadillo brascada

References

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