Tortillita de Camarones

In the south of Spain they serve this little delicacy called tortillita de camarones. They are thin, crispy fried pancakes with whole baby shrimp. I searched the web for recipes, some have flour, water, parsley, onions, paprika, teeny-tiny baby shrimp, and pleanty of olive oil to fry them in (some recipes call for chickpea flour, or a mixture of chickpea and regular flour). We had them twice on this trip: first in Cadiz, then at a well-known seafood restaurant in nearby El Puerto de Santa Maria called Romerijo. Look at those shrimp - they look as if they have been fossilized in amber! Ultra crisp, thin and pleasantly fishy, these are the favorite of my Gaditano and his family. Once I learn to speak Spanish, maybe his mother will share her recipe...



While you're at it, take a look at these fried chiperones (baby squid) from Romerijo...