Tortillitas de camarones

Tortillitas de camarones
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Shrimp fritters from Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

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Tortillitas de camarones

Tortillitas de camarones are shrimp fritters from the province of Cádiz in Andalusia, Spain. Their batter includes wheat flour, chickpea flour, water, onion, parsley, shrimp, salt and pepper, and is fried in olive oil. The small shrimp Palaemon longirostris is typically used whole. The dish may have originated in Cádiz or San Fernando and became well known in the nineteenth century.

Origin
Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Typical shrimp
Palaemon longirostris
Preparation
Fried on both sides in olive oil
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Sources and credits

Article
Tortillitas de camarones (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata
Q9089155
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Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
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By Mover el Bigote. CC BY 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia Commons
Mover el Bigote, Zaragoza | La Jamonería | Tortillitas
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