What are Spanish snacks called?

Tapas are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or warm (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid).



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A pincho (Spanish: ['pint?o]; literally thorn or spike), pintxo ( Basque: [pint?o]) or pinchu ( Asturian: ['pint??]) is a small snack, typically eaten in bars, traditional in northern Spain and especially popular in the Basque country, Navarre, La Rioja, Cantabria, and Asturias.

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Pintxos, or the Basque Country's answer to tapas, have become very popular in Barcelona, with dozens of pintxos bars around different neighborhoods. The word pintxo refers to the skewer that holds the tapa together. There are lots of different types of pintxos, but most come atop a small slice of bread.

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