Madrid: Food and Drink

In Madrid, as well as in the rest of Spain, tapas is an old gastronomic tradition. You can find hundreds of restaurants serving delectable tapas, accompanied by a small glass of wine or beer, which are remarkably well priced. A good number of dishes and recipes can be named which are considered typical of Madrid, including the Cocido Madrileño, a stew combining chickpeas with vegetables (cabbage, celery, carrots, turnips and potatoes) and chicken, beef and pork and which is turned into a huge and rather tasty meal.

Callos or tripe is another of the typical dishes identified with local cuisine and may be found in some of the well-known restaurants in Madrid, although some British visitors aren’t always tempted by the thought of tripe! It is definitely worth a try though. Sopa de ajo (garlic soup) is very tasty, as are the caracoles (snails), tortilla de patatas (potato omelette) and dishes in which bacalao (cod) is the central ingredient.