Almería is considered, together with Granada, as the best place for tapas. A beer or wine will earn you a free tapa, a small (or, in Almería, not so small) plate of tid-bits: maybe a piece of pork fillet with tomato inside a bun with some French fries, or a slice of swordfish with olives, or a pinchito: bits of spiced pork on a skewer with fried potatoes. Three of these tapas with three drinks to wash it all down, and dinner is solved.
From May 27th to July 17th, the city of Almería is organising the ‘route of tapas for solidarity’. This is a plan to help fund the city’s food bank for the needy through a contribution from the participating bars. As the Councillor for the Promotion for the City of Almería says, ‘I am very excited by this idea as one of the biggest attractions of our land is put at the service of solidarity. And it is that our cuisine will lead an exciting and original project which, we hope, will attract the support of all of our citizens’.
In all, 27 of Almería’s leading tapa bars say they will be participating.