Tortilla del Sacromonte is a Granadina omelette of eggs cooked with brain, sweetbreads, lamb testicles and peas, named for the gypsy quarter that invented it; in Spain we have verified places to eat it in Granada. Start with where to eat Tortilla del Sacromonte in Granada.

Tortilla del Sacromonte · Granada

Tortilla del Sacromonte is a Granadina omelette of eggs cooked with brain, sweetbreads, lamb testicles and peas, named for the gypsy quarter that invented it.

Tortilla del Sacromonte takes its name from the gitano quarter above the Darro where it was created in the early 20th century, a thrifty dish using offal cuts the wealthier Centro restaurants discarded. The dish became canonical at Los Manueles, founded in 1917 on Calle Reyes Catolicos, and at Chikito, which sits on the site of the Cafe Alameda where Lorca and Manuel de Falla discussed the dish in the 1920s. Modern restaurants run a vegetable version for visitors who balk at the offal but the original still moves in every traditional Granadina kitchen, especially during San Cecilio in February.

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