Hola and welcome to Drinks Tube, I am Omar Allibhoy
I am a Spanish chef and I've been cooking Spanish food all my life.
We are here at my restaurant Tapas Revolution in London
And today we are going to be tasting some of the most authentic tapas
and some of Spain's best craft beers.
There is a few legends about the origin of tapas
But one of them originated centuries ago in Andalucia in the south of Spain.
They used to use a slice of bread and put it on top of your glass of your drink
top stop flies, mosquitoes and the sand of the beach to go in to the actual drink.
Sometimes with tapas you have a lot of different flavours going on in the table
Beer washes it all down between mouthfuls and links it all together.
So for my first match I'm going to be pairing ham with salty beer.
This beer is very special, it is made with Mediterranean sea water.
The waters have a great level of purity.
This is the most expensive in the world and it is done
by salting the legs of a very special breed of pig called iberico and then drying them in cellars
for 3 years.
Very salty yet very romantic.
And after a really nice bite, I must take another sip.
And this now brings a complete different experience, even though this is so salty
and sweet by nature, if just feels so much sweeter.
Because of the saltiness the sea water brings to the beer.
If you can find this particular salty beer and want to learn more.
Try the link over here,
and match it with some beautiful ham at home.
Now here we have a rosemary infused beer.
It's brewed by the same people as Er Boqueron
and I'm matching it with ensalada de calabacin.
Courgette salad, very fresh and flowery as you can see.
as well which has been filled with a creamy smoked cheese foam.
That has a lot of character it is a very complex beer I would say.
And fine, and that is why I think it's going to work very well.
with the flowers, courgette and creamy cheese.
The rosemary, the truffle, the lemon dressing
it just creates a very balanced structure to what I am experiencing.
If you cannot find this beer I would go with a pale golden ale.
And try a nice salad with beetroot, green beans, courgettes which are very floral in their own right.
I have here an old-fashioned beer.
Full medium bodied and it goes very well with the traditional, authentic tapas.
Tortilla or a Spanish omelette, which I have over here.
It's a mix of egg, caramelised onion, fried potato all cooked in a pan of extra virgin olive oil.
So refreshing, caramel flavours.
And let me cut through this wonderful omelette.
It is very runny, that is how we like to eat it in Spain.
Very subtle.
Those caramel tastes with the sweetness of the caramelised onion that it has on it.
The extra virgin olive oil that everything has been fried on as well.
You will find tortilla in every tapas bar in the world.
And enjoy it with a great lager, it makes the perfect match.
And last but not least I have a Vipa craft beer.
I imagine it with a Hamburguesas.
Very hoppy, bitter.
Let's use both hands and get stuck in to it.
It's not particularly gamey because it has lots of rice inside.
So it's very mild.
And the caramelised red peppers breaks a lot of sweetness,and the garlic inside.
Sometimes the perfect match is not about bringing both really similar levels.
Sometimes contrast work very well, and this is the perfect case for that.
If you want to try this at home I recommend you try any black pudding,
or game meat dish will work really well with this hoppy IPA.
So there you have four amazing Spanish craft beers.
So if you want the best out of your tapas you have to try this.
Check out Tim Anderson matching beers with street food.
Click over here to go to the video.
Don't forget to subscribe to Drinks Tube.
There is everything you would ever need drinks-wise.