Spanish Tortilla and Sorolla
If you've never had a Spanish tortilla, then dispel any thoughts of the thin, flat disk that's served with enchiladas and tacos in Mexico and Central America. A Spanish tortilla is more closely related to an Italian frittata, but there are differences there too. Whereas a frittata is usually puffy and light from the eggs, a Spanish tortilla is densely filled with potatoes, and the eggs are merely what holds it all together. A Spanish friend of mine made one for me decades ago, and I never tried to make one myself until a couple of weeks ago, when my book club met over an evening of Spanish tapas and talk. We gathered (with husbands this time) to talk about "The Telling Room," a book set in Castile, Spain, about a cheesemaker and a feud over an expensive cheese called Páramo de Guzmán. Naturally, we had to search for the cheese, and I found it for sale at La Tienda , an online store selling Spanish foods.. It wasn't made in an artisanal way, as originally creat...