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Madrid, Spain
6 dishes to eat in Madrid, what is in them, and where they belong.
A chickpea, meat and vegetable stew served in three courses from one pot — broth, then chickpeas and vegetables, then meat.
A roll of fried squid rings, eaten standing at bars around Plaza Mayor. No sauce, by tradition.
Potato and egg omelette, thick and served at room temperature. Whether onion belongs in it is a national argument.
Extruded fried dough with a cup of thick drinking chocolate, eaten at the end of a night out rather than at breakfast.
Acorn-fed, long-cured ham, carved by hand into near-translucent slices. Bellota is the top grade.
Vermouth on tap before lunch, with an olive and a slice of orange.
