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the best tapas bar I ever was in jerez , on

spains south west coast. no surprise, I suppose, since

jerez is the capital of sherry country. of the philippines its here that the tradition of tapas iloilo small dishes to accompany wine is thought to have started when drinkersn keen to keep the flies out of their sherry, put a cover ( tapas)of the bread or cheese over their gless.

But this bar was in the unlikeliest of setting on the ground floorof a large block of flats, in a dodgy

lookings suburb on the edge of twon. from the outside, the place resembled a crack-

house bloted door tiny the expereince was completely lagel and compeletely wonderful

what made it particularly memorable was the

sherry. not only how delicious it tasted with the

food, but the also how well it had been used to

cook the food in the frist place. barrels of sherry

sat on shelves behind the bar. glasses were poured

straight from the casks: as you were handed a

small plate of jamon slices, a smaal glass of palo

cortado would appear alongside it.

And then there was the rabbit. wild. jointed. marinated for hours in dry, spiritouus, spicy oloroso with plenty of garlic, some lemon and bay leaves. it was quickly fried in a hot pan, shoved into a plate, and a glass of the same