already planning our next visit... I also discovered the joy and now horrors of the spanish tortilla, in a quaint little restaurant slightly down the hill from the hotel... ... don't get me wrong, it wasn't the tortilla itself that was the issue... that was, in fact, divine... it was the decision i've taken to make my own version and write about here... never before in my trawl through cookbooks and the internet have I come across such vitriolic, venomous, rudely-patriotic and quite frankly stubborn collection and varied descriptions of how to make such a simple simple dish which in essence is an egg and potato pie cooked in a pan!... and I thought the Jews were a proud race... spanish tortilla it does seem there are a billion ways that 'traditional' Spaniards prepare and cook their tortilla... slice the potatoes... dice the potatoes... slice the onions... chop the onions... don't even add onions... deep fry the potato... don't add herbs... add peppers... and it seems every abuela from every village, right across the Spanish Plain has their own little twist and addition... this is mine... roughly 500g potatoes - I used some British small new potatoes 1 medium onion - sliced 6 free-range eggs a lot of olive oil (more than you'd think) - im not peeling my potatoes but most recipes say you should, then cut lengthways, then slice into one pound coin thick slices - quarter the onion then slice to a similar thickness - put the