Shrimp fritters

If there is one tapa that El Faro is famed for throughout Andalucía and indeed Spain, it is shrimp fritters. Nowhere are they surpassed in delicate laciness and fine, crisp texture, although restaurants in Sanlúcar de Barrameda put up a strong fight. The recipe originated in San Fernando, a working town on the mainland at the start of the Cádiz isthmus, where salt flats and marshes are much loved by tiny shrimp (camarones). The crustacean even gave their name