I know, I’m an idiot for asking
But…
they look the same to me.
Tapas = small portion of food
Pinchos…. Small portion of food
I understand that it’s a very diverse country, I’m learning that the Basque Country, Catalonia, and Spain all have their own cultures so I really do ask this with sincerity but what is the difference
Is there one or is it your words for the same thing (like how in the USA we call it french toast but y’all call it torrijas)
Thank you 🫶
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Pincho = you pay for it
Tapa = free with your drink
Burger don't you know how to Google it?
There's no difference apart maybe from that tapas come free with something nominally and have no toothpick in them. You've actually paid for it anyway. It's included in the price. Depending on the region sometimes that's not even the case.
La tapa es gratis y te la sirven cuando pides una bebida. El pincho es más elaborado y hay que pagarlo.
Hi, there I'm writing this from Andalusia, so you know my cultural point of view As far as I know, they're basically the same. There might be some differences: 'pinchos' is a term used in the North of Spain (Basque Country, etc), and most of the times the portion probably larger than an ordinary 'tapa'. Besides, you can still find many bars where your tapa is completely free while a 'pincho' will cost you extra money. I guess they call it 'pincho', because it is (or was) served with the food being pricked (=pinchada), with a little stick or fork, so it doesn't fall off your plate. Enjoy your trip!
Pintxo is originally from the Basque Country and you have to pay for it. Tapa is the food you get for free when you pay for a drink, it's served in main territories of Spain, specially the south
Bien, aqui hay gente que dice que las tapas no se pagan pero si se pagan en muchos sitios. A los pinchos se los llama asi porque van pinchados con un palillo. Al manos asi era antes. Tambien suelen ser mas elaborados.
has a Malagueño that live in bilbao , i need to step in , tapas are normaly a porcion of a larger dish like Carne con tomate, but the pintxos are elaborated individualy and normaly are hold witha toothpick, in some places the tapas are free in other no, but the pintxos is never free, both are small piece of food to eat while u drink, but the main differents is how they are prepare, u make a big dish and serve in small side is tapa, u make each one individually and hold with something is a pintxo
Oh, my god! You are exactly in my old neighbourhood, enjoy it. I I didnt expect you to walk in that part is not very tourist, but near there you will see the river of Bilbao of one side with a large part to walk, we call it, "el paseo de la ria". At this moment, is nearly empty because we are in holy week.
I think you're gonna be earning your master's degree in spanish culture by the end of this semester and with a 4.0 gpa 😂😅
El equivalente de tapa, en Bilbao, es ración. Y es servido en plato con cubiertos.
Pintxo, es una porción servida sobre una rebanada de pan y sujeta con un palillo, sin cubiertos ni plato.
La gente que dice que la tapa es gratis, en muchos lugares de España la tapa no es gratis, y siempre hay que pagarla a parte, en Zaragoza la tapa casi nunca suele ser gratis a no ser que sea algo como unas olivas o unos cacahuetes, y aquí al menos tapa y ración puede ser lo mismo, en el sentido de que si dices que vas a salir de tapas, las raciones entra dentro de salir de tapas, y pincho aquí significa brocheta, de carne o diferentes cosas, y bueno pintxo depende de como lo consideres pero no deja de ser una tapa también, aunque tenga sus particularidades
Que yo sepa pincho y tapa es lo mismo pero el nombre cambia según la zona. En unas regiones es gratis con la bebida, en otros la pagas a parte.
Pinchos are ordered and paid for, tapas are not ordered and not paid for.
It depends on where you go.
In Valladolid, for example, a tapa is the very small thing you get free with your drink; while a pincho is something you order, and pay for it.
But elsewhere in Spain a tapa is a small portion that you order.
Example.
In Valladolid you order a caña and a pincho de tortilla.
In Canarias you order a caña and a tapa de tortilla.
It's the same thing.
Big love from Valladolid.
Come soon and let me know when you do.
As a resident of Spain for 3 years, pinchos are small meals mostly with a bread base, lots of meats, veggies, cheese, etc piled on top held together with a long toothpick. The bread base is the key to pinchos with a very few exceptions. Tapas are small portions of pretty much anything. Besides a small bowl of olives or peanuts, I have never gotten free tapas with a drink except in Granada.
Bilbao is Spain
Pinchos se eligen y se pagan.
Tapas no se eligen y no se pagan.
Fin.
This is a very interesting question, and one that deserves to be investigated.
Unfortunately, the only way to investigate it is to eat every pintxo and tapas you can.
Don't forget to ask for help if you need it.
Smaller, individual, with bread and usually hold with a stick (pincho).
Tapa is a (reduced) portion of a big meal (paella, carne guisada, magro con tomate) served in a plate (to cover the glas: "tapar")…
Pintxo es una pequeña porción de comida con varios elementos sujeta por un palillo, o sea, que puede considerarse en ese contexto como una tapa. Por otro lado, es el modo en que se coge una palabra en castellano y se convierte en falso euskara transcribiendo la ch por tx, supongo que para demostrar cuán diferentes son del resto del país español. Pero un pincho (de madera o metal, atravesando pequeñas porciones de comida) puede referirse a un pincho moruno o cualquier otra comida de otra cultura presentada de este modo. Ocurre parecido con la palabra de origen galaico portuguesa chorizo, que escriben txorizo, o del mismo origen, chamizo, o la latina chipirón (pequeña sepia), etc.
You said It gal.
Las tapas son gratis, los pinchos se pagan. Así de simple
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Historically, tapa is a small dish with something to eat on it… But with no bread! It’s called tapa because some decades ago the owners of the bar put the dish on top of a glass of wine
like a lidso, in fact it ‘tapa’ (covers) the glass of wine, to protect ir from dust, flyes or to avoid that the glass could fell offPINTXOS MENTIONED 🗣️🦅🇵🇲🇵🇲🇵🇲
At the beginning "tapa" was a portion of something like cheese or jamon which the barman put on the top of your drink (they cover the glass of wine, se tapaba el vino, that is the reason of the name "tapa") cheese was the most popular and is the reason of the expresion "te la dan con queso" (they are deceiving you) because the smell and taste of the cheese concealed the fact that the wine was not very good. The pintxos or pinchos are usually held by a stick (toothpick), use to be more elaborated and you have to pay for them, the barman usually counts the stick to know how many pintxos you've eaten and charge you. Tapas are free in most of the cities of Spain, but not in all of them.
Tapas are small portions of regular food, and pintxos are usually much more elaborated. The size of a caña in many places in Spain is small, but for what they charge, they include something to eat. The size of a caña in practically the entire Basque Country is more than double that of, say, Salamanca, and each pintxo is made individually and requires more work, not to mention the fact that higher-quality ingredients are used (depending on the place, of course). For tapas, you can make 3 kilos of ensaladilla rusa, scrambled eggs with chorizo, or a 3 kilos callos con garbanzos stew, and you can be serving tapas for two days. At least that's what I think, being from Bilbao.
As a native alicantino living in San Sebastian for 6 years. Pintxos= tapas del norte
Las tapas son gratis solo en algunas provincias. En alicante por ejemplo, no