Crispy shrimp fritters

• Crispy shrimp fritters are deep-fried, seafood-based tapas, or Spanish finger food. They are made with shrimp, chickpea flour or regular flour, and topped with scallions or pimenton, a type of sweet paprika. The crispy shrimp fritter recipe featured at the Tapas Recipes website suggests frying only a few fritters at a time to keep the oil at a constant high temperature. The batter must be refrigerated for one hour before cooking.

Spanish potato salad

• Spanish potato salad, or ensalada rusa, is a type of vegetable-based Spanish finger food. It is made with potatoes, carrots, green peas, hard-boiled egg and other vegetables, including onions, bell pepper and gherkins, a type of pickle. The vegetables are sauteed, then coated with a mayonnaise dressing. Tapas Recipes recommends refrigerating the potato salad after it is made and eating it within one to two days.

Ceviche

• Ceviche is a traditional Spanish fish dish that is spicy. It can be made with halibut, turbot, salmon or sea bass and is seasoned with red chili and lime juice, then topped with a garnish of tomato, avocado and fresh coriander leaves. The fish is cut into thin strips and coated with the lime juice and chili, and left to sit for one hour. Although the fish is not cooked over a flame, the acidic qualities of the lime juice make it suitable to eat.

Spicy sausage and cheese tortilla

• In Spain, tortillas are a dish made from eggs. To make a spicy sausage and cheese tortilla, combine cooked spicy sausage with sauteed potatoes and onions. The sausage, potato and onions are then coated with an egg mixture and combined with a hard cheese, such as Manchego. The tortilla is seasoned with salt and pepper. The recipe featured on the Tapas Recipes site calls for using chorizo, a type of spicy Spanish sausage.