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Surely you do not know what “TAPA” mean.
The “TAPA” are part of a Spanish gastronomic tradition that endures over time. In all bars, when you go and you ask for a Beer , that beer comes accompanying with a small and delicious “TAPA”. At first they began to put a cover over the beer so flies wouldn’t fall in the beer, and with the time they started to make a “TAPA” on the top of the cover. Because of this national need this custom became one of the most famouse ones. “TAPA”makes big cities like Madrid or Granada, officially the “TAPA”citie.

Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid will host from May 31 to June 3 LA FERIA DE LAS TAPAS with 38 establishments that offer one euro for the best “TAPAS” in the city.

The event, presented today by the commercial director of catering Group Mahou, Felipe Martinez, aims to promote among the people of Madrid in the habit of taking a few tapas and a few beers at an affordable price.

Martinez emphasized that this year’s meeting will involve special Mario Sandoval, chef owner of the restaurant Coke (a star in the Michelin guide), Humana (Madrid), which will offer an exhibition next June 1 at 12:00 on the morning of his avant-garde cuisine in miniature.

However, he stressed that LA FERIA DE LAS TAPAS will have the classic and most reputable restaurants in the city, including Jose Luis, in this new edition joins the Cantoblanco Group and other famous establishments.

For Martinez, this fair not only creates an avenue for promoting the lid and beer, but also an arena for Madrid restaurants that may display their caps before a large audience.

Among these small dishes will taste the tripe to Madrid, broken eggs, tortillas potato snacks and other new design as those offered Sandoval on Friday.

Martinez indicated that it expects an influx of more than 50,000 people and stressed the accessibility of the new campus which will be held at the Fair, which also has the support of the Madrid city council and business associations The Vine and Amer, as well as the Schools Hostelería de la Comunidad de Madrid.

The Fair will participate Schools Catering Alcala de Henares and Aranjuez, and Jose Luis Arturo Cantoblanco Training Centre and the group itself, Jose Luis, The Brewery Garrotín, History, The Divine, Dublin, Monteria, Cabreira, Fide, the waiter and Tavern Illustrated.

Also part of this encounter Sidrería The Yager, Carlos Tartiere, tables Chiky, The River Grill, Negur Etxea, La Casa del Abuelo, Santa Barbara, Cavatina, The Mirror, The Montadería, Gerardo, The Shining, Sanabria Tavern, La Parrilla Castellana, Cherry, Thomas House Restaurant, Tapelia, The labriego, Zamora and Txacolí.

Access to the fair is free and is open from 12:00 to 16:30 and 19:00 to 23:00. EFECOM