Almost the whole of Spanish cuisine is present in the tapas of Madrid. Excellent seafood, Iberian ham and sausages, assorted pickles, native dishes such as prawns in batter, Madrid-style tripe, or snails, smoked meats and fish and excellent cheeses such as Manchego cheese, made of sheep´s milk, perhaps the most popular cheese in Spain. Other dishes include cocktail stick snacks and casseroles, these in addition to the numerous local wines help to make Madrid the tapas capital of Spain.

Wines
The Spanish capital of Madrid is less well known as a wine denomination. The DO Vinos de Madrid forms a semicircle around the southern suburbs, the wine rarely leaving the city's cafés and bars!

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