jackwhite Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Noticed The Alpine are open now on a Saturday night doing tapas and a real variety of new drinks on social media, so went along. You need to have one of the tapas dishes at least but my party shared a few between us and it was delicious. The main reason for going was that they were mentioning they have an excellent brewery on tap (Verdant) and had a pint of their Headband. It's not cheap but I know the price of the beer so don't mind paying around a £1 more than a standard Carling. Other than that we shared some double IPAs they had in their fridge along with a couple of stouts, whisky and even some rum! We sipped these and shared amongst ourselves, although I was definitely feeling the effects on Sunday! Excellent little night and something a bit different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Agreed. Lovely food, and lovely people. Had 4 plates between 2 of us, and a couple of drinks. Recommend you all try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Tasty it may be, but calling it Tapas seems a bit of a stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Meze would be more accurate. In fact, iirc, that's what they call it on their menus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwhite Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, ManxTaxPayer said: Tasty it may be, but calling it Tapas seems a bit of a stretch. Definition of tapas seems to be 'small plates of food that are served with drinks or before a main meal' What are you disagreeing with here? Edited May 9, 2022 by jackwhite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, jackwhite said: Definition of tapas seems to be 'small plates of food that are served with drinks or before a main meal' What are you disagreeing with here? Tapas is Spanish. Meze is Eastern Mediterranean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwhite Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, ManxTaxPayer said: Tapas is Spanish. Meze is Eastern Mediterranean. Dictionary doesn't actually say that though. Regardless it's a bit pedantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, jackwhite said: Dictionary doesn't actually say that though. Does too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Are you sure your dictionary isn't actually a Spanish guide book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Neither meze or tapas is particularly Alpine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 That's true, but who doesn't prefer hummus whilst banging a cowbell and yodelling in a bawdy manner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Proper fusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwhite Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, ManxTaxPayer said: Does too. Admittedly it does say, before, In Spain, but I wouldn't say that the definition then means it has to be Spanish. Anyway you're being pedantic as I said before so I will leave you to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, jackwhite said: Definition of tapas seems to be 'small plates of food that are served with drinks or before a main meal' What are you disagreeing with here? Proper Tapas is a snack. You have several for a meal. I was told during one of several extensive tasting trips to San Sebastian, that it originated in Spain to try and stop so many people getting drunk. You had to buy food with your booze. Tapas was slang for 'caps' or 'tops', which they resembled as you'd have a cap of food on top of your drink when served. Edited May 9, 2022 by The Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwhite Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Phantom said: Proper Tapas is a snack. You have several for a meal. I was told during one of several extensive tasting trips to San Sebastian, that it originated in Spain to try and stop so many people getting drunk. You had to buy food with your booze. Tapas was slang for 'caps' or 'tops', which they resembled as you'd have a cap of food on top of your drink when served. So taking that into account, you could still say they're within the definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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