What is a tortilla in Spain?

Question

My teacher said that it is not the same as in the U.S.

Answer 1

The best way to describe is a potato pie made with egg... a heap sliced potatoes cooked in a pan of oil, once cooked, drain out excess oil and add as much egg (that has been beat) as the pan will take. Let set on one side. Put a plate on the top of the pan and flip onto the plate and slip back into the pan to cook the other side. The result will be like a pie. When done you remove it by putting the plate back on top and flip the pan to get the tortilla onto the plate. The part cooked last will be the side that everyone will see. Sooo if you want you can decorate it (with any kind of veggie) before you cook this side.
Once you get the hang of cooking it you can start to add other ingredients like onion, asparagus or whatever you fancy.
You can eat it hot or cold. I've even had a slice put between two slices of Spanish bread as a sandwich. You can cut it as a pie or squares and serve as an appetizer.

Answer 2

SPANISH TORTILLA:

The tortilla de patatas, tortilla Española, or Spanish omelette or (in The Americas, the Canary Islands and the southern part of peninsular Spain) tortilla de papas (not to be confused with the Mexican/Central American flatbread also known as tortilla), is an egg omelette with fried potatoes. Frequently it also includes onion, depending on region or taste. The potatoes are fried in oil (preferably olive oil), and are then mixed with raw scrambled eggs before being slowly re-fried. It is one of the most common tapas throughout Spain.

Answer 3

A traditional spanish tortilla consists of eggs, potatoes and onions. It's usually cooked, allowed to cool, and then cut into pieces. Although a tortilla has a lot of eggs in it, it really doesn't have the consistency of an omellet. It's more like potatoes and onions held together by eggs. The pieces are dense and soft. It is delicious!

Answer 4

In Spain and South America, a tortilla is a round, layered omelette (i.e., not folded over), most typically made with layers of eggs, very thinly sliced potatoes, such seasonings as the chef desires, and cooked in vegetable oil. It is usually served cold as an appetizer or bar snack. The terms Spanish tortilla, tortilla española or tortilla de patatas all refer to a common recipe in Spain, an omelette with stir-fried potatoes and chopped onion, often served as a staple food in Spanish bars and cafés. American versions of Spanish and South American tortilla are usually cooked in vegetable shortening, commonly with bell pepper and/or onion and/or chives; and typically served warm instead of cold.

But it is the Mexican meaning of "tortilla" that is most familiar to North Americans, and possibly most of the world outside of Europe and South America, where the original Spanish meaning is best known.

Answer 5

Jonas cames closeth:
it's an omlette.
Jonas an omlette with potatoes is on the spanish continent and on the canary islands : tortilla espanola or in German "Bauernfrühstück"
But you can have also "tortilla con esperagos, tortilla con gambas, tortilla con ..."
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany
Heinz

Answer 6

tortilla is a Spanish word. I lived in Costa Rica for one year that's what they call it

Answer 7

i studied this in spanish...
its an omelette with potatoes and like onions and stuff...

Answer 8

Jonas has it! It's an omelet!

Answer 9

is food