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Top 10 Spanish Dishes

By Damian Corrigan, About.com

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Patatas Bravas (Fried Potatoes in Spicy Sauce)

Patatas Bravas

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About as spicy as Spanish food can get (though some really wimpy places serve you thousand island dressing with paprika and try to pass it off as 'spicy'!). Chopped potatoes are fried and covered in a spicy tomato sauce.

Patatas Bravas is also sometimes served with ali oli garlic sauce.

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Recipe: Patatas Bravas Recipe

Where to Try it: Anywhere in Spain. There is a tapas bar with several 'branches' called 'Las Bravas' just south of Sol in Madrid where they have a nice patented bravas sauce.

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