Food built to be eaten standing, with a drink, in a bar you will leave shortly for the next one. โ A PINTXO IS NOT A TAPA. A tapa is often given with a drink; a pintxo is ordered and paid for, is usually composed on bread or a skewer, and sits on the counter in ranks โ and since the 1990s a whole strand of them is miniature restaurant cooking.
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A pintxo is not a tapa. It is ordered and paid for rather than given with a drink, is usually composed on bread or a skewer, and stands on the counter. Since the 1990s a further strand is deliberate miniature haute cuisine.documented