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I'm in a vineyard in Rioja right now eating the best tortilla I've ever had and drinking red wine at 10am.

https://www.rachelphipps.com/2014/09/harvesting-making-wine-at-campo-viejos.html

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That’s amazing! No better way to start the day than with tortilla and a glass of rioja. I hope you enjoy your trip!

One question: does the tortilla have onion? 😂

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... I can't remember!!!

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Mine with onions, please 😆 In Friuli (the region that sits on top my region, on the north east of Italy) they make "frico" - a cheese and potato pie that's filling, nutritious and heartwarming. I wouldn't mind a crossover between a frico and a paella (not for the purists clearly).

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Yessss for onions! 🧅💕😂 Frico sounds delicious- I’m all for a crossover between the two!!

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🌰 my phone doesn't have an emoji for onions 😆 a chestnut will have to do!

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Hahaha this comment made me literally lol 😂 Close enough! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

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😘😆

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Friends just made this for lunch recently. So very good.

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You have good friends! Tortilla is so versatile; you can really eat it at any meal.

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With onion and not very cooked, please! I'm not a professional, but the description and recipe sounds both great! Same as everything involving the traditions here! Have not time now but I'll cook one asap!! ¡Muchas gracias, Kiki!

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Another concebollista! I love it! 😂

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Hahaaa! Love it! To tell you the truth, that's the first time I hear "concebollista"!! Sounds great!

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I'm a concebollistas person. I have tried to make it once and it was an absolute mess. I love potatoes, I love egg, so why wouldn't I try this recipe. However, the part where you have to flip it is so hard and requires more wrist strength and coordination than I realised! I had mine a little runny so it was slipping and sliding and dribbling all over the place. Not sure how you could eat it as a tapa though, egg, potatoes and bread makes for a fairly filling dish, even if it is small!

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Concebollistas unite! 😂 Your experience with making tortilla is why I’ve always only helped when David or his mom make it. I once tried to flip it and also didn’t have the wrist strength so we’ll see how it goes this time around!

Oh yeah, the pinchos are definitely filling! I usually split it with another person if I’m planning on eating anything else. But sometimes it just turns into a couple of rounds of tortilla haha

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The tortilla looks delicious! Enjoyed the background story. Kind of funny!

You might find some interesting ideas here: artbites: cooking art history

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Thanks so much, Cristina! And thanks for sharing the Artbites website; it looks really cool. Lots of good info there!

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I’ve had the tortilla before when you guys were in and I loved it! Never had it like that before, I’ve always thought of it as a Mexican dish!

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Yeah it’s interesting that there’s really nothing in common with the Mexican tortilla other than being round! I’m glad you liked the ones we made when we were in; we’ll see how I do on my own! 😅

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Oh yum. Making me so hungry. Wish I could have a slice of Ana or David’s tortilla right about now.

Am DEFINITELY a concebollista tambien.

Was chuckling at the “study” on the matter of onions — very serious tortilla data!

Good luck with your tortilla next week. Especially the flip! Can’t wait to read about the experience ☺️

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Yes, the poll is hilarious! Tortilla is serious business over here. It made me happy to see that the concebollistas make up the larger percentage of the population 🙌🏻

Thanks for the good luck wishes! I’m not the most coordinated person so I’m picturing tortilla on the floor, but fingers crossed it goes better than I’m envisioning 😆

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Delicious!!

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Thanks, Jolene! We’ll see how it turns out next week when I make it all on my own 😂

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Whenever I have some leftover potatoes, I cut them up and make a tortilla. A very casual, amateur one, I'm sure, but so good. And I'd have to say, onions, please!

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