Tonight we’re having tapas.
I’m going to need to get some new clothes for it – preferably a dress –
so we’re walking down this main shopping street here in Barcelona.
You have a lot of fancy stores. You’ve got Versace and Valentino.
You’ve also got Bershka and Zara and some cheaper alternatives.
Barcelona is known for the people’s fashion sense as well,
so you see a lot of well-dressed people here. Let’s see how it goes!
We’re at Zara and I’m getting some options to try on because I need a dress for tapas night.
I just walked out of Zara. I’ve got the dress for tonight.
We’re going to continue walking down the shopping street
and checking out some of the tourist sites as well.
It’s going to be a fun day.
We’re standing outside the FC Barcelona boutique.
Football is such a huge sport all over the world, but it’s especially popular here in Barcelona.
We’re going in to get one of the team shirts, hopefully. Come on!
I just made a purchase from one of the many official FC Barcelona stores here.
Do you want to see what I got? I got one of the supporter scarves.
You’re going to have the chance to win one of these,
but you need to answer a question down in the comments section.
What’s the best team in the whole wide world? Answer that below for a chance to win the scarf.
We’re on our way to tapas night and I’m wearing the dress that I got from Zara,
which is a Spanish brand and they have a lot of stores here in Barcelona.
I think I visited the main one because it was super large.
We’re meeting Victor, who is a local, and he’s going to show us around.
He’s going to show us the best place, supposedly, so let’s see.
We are in “El Nacional”. It used to be a bank, but they rebuilt it.
Now it’s a tapas place where you can have typical Barcelona and Spanish foods.
Our tapas just arrived and Victor recommended all the best dishes to get.
Can you tell us a little bit about the concept of tapas? What does it mean?
We call it tapas because, in the past, we used to order a glass of wine, for example,
and there were a lot of mosquitoes and insects around.
To keep the mosquitoes from going inside the glass of wine,
we would ask for a "tapa", a lid, to put on top of the glass
so they can't fly into the wine.
So, tapas is a lid? Yeah, exactly.
What are we seeing here in front of us? What’s it called in Spanish?
These are “croquetas", croquettes. This is “jamón”, ham made from pork.
It’s one of the most famous dishes in Spain. We have the best pork in Spain.
These are “patatas bravas", fried potatoes. We have a special sauce made of tomatoes.
These are big shrimp from the Mediterranean Sea, I guess.
These are “pan tomaca,” a really typical Catalan dish.
They don’t eat these in Spain, only in Catalonia. These are special sausages, also made from pork.
Very nice. Let’s enjoy the meal.
Yes. It looks so good!
Today you’ve seen us have tapas.
Have you ever had tapas? If so, what’s your favorite tapas dish?
See you guys later!
¡Hasta luego!