[Sca-cooks] tortilla

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

On 1 Apr 2002, at 0:21, Stefan li Rous wrote:

> In an article on touring Spain, they said "...yes, try the tortilla,
> which in Spain is a thick, eggy, pancake that bears no resemblance to
> the corn or flour disk of the same name."

Literally, "tortilla" means "little cake".  In Spain (both modern and
medieval) "tortilla" is usually shorthand for "tortilla de huevos" --
"little cake of eggs; ie., an omelet.


Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann
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