Spanish omelette or Spanish tortilla is a traditional dish from Spain. It is celebrated as one of the most popular dishes of the Spanish cuisine. It is an omelette made with eggs and potatoes, usually including onion. It is often served at room temperature as a tapa.
Spanish omelette
Tortilla competition in the Basque Country in Northern Spain
A particularly runny "Betanzos" omelette, popular in Galicia and Madrid. They are normally made without onion, and rely heavily on the careful cooking of the potato.
Spanish omelette in a pinchos bar in San Sebastián
Spanish cuisine consists of the traditions and practices of Spanish cooking. It features considerable regional diversity, with important differences between the traditions of each of Spain's regional cuisines.
Growing of the Mediterranean triad in the province of Huelva
Illustration of the "supper of Tarragona" of James I of Aragon in an edition of the Llibre dels fets published in 1343.
Old Woman Frying Eggs (The Old Cook) (c. 1618) by Diego Velázquez. Scottish National Gallery.
Still-life painting by Luis Egidio Meléndez (1774) featuring cucumbers and tomatoes.