Tapas comes from the word ‘cover’ and refers to the covering of bread that bartenders once placed on top of drinks in Spain to keep away the dust and flies. The meaning has since evolved to refer to hundreds of different bar snacks. A tapas is one piece of food, a bit like a canapé. So when you see ‘tapas 24’ you know that this makes 24 little snacks.
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