Madrid enjoy chesting from local customs such as asking for tap water, but when they leave the capital they are the first who do not just understand the customs of the bars of other cities.
For example, it has become increasingly common to notice a face of strangeness in tourists who decide to spend the afternoon leaving bars for León. This city is a temple of the tapas, but they have a unique peculiarity.
While in other places such as Andalusia or in the Basque Country they put one automatically, In León you must choose from a wide selection Available every time you ask for something to drink.
The custom with the tapas in the León bars that does not exist in the rest of Spain
“What a lid do you want?” It is the phrase that most attracts attention to tourists who arrive in León, since for the rest of cities with tradition it is normal to be surprise when you ask for a beer.
It may seem unimportant, but the truth is that it is part of the DNA of the Leon bars. The waiter does not decide here, but the client. Therefore, it is very important not to fill with drink to try all the tapas.
This phenomenon occurs in tapas bars, so it is more common for you to happen if you turn around You were renewed, by the romantic or by the wet neighborhood. In addition, we are not talking about olives or potatoes, but of elaborate dishes.
In León they take chest for making caps big. With your beer or your wine you will have to choose between hamburgers, broken eggs, sausages, tortilla, salad and even rice.
The patience of the waiters of León with the tourists in the bars
It has already become a usual scene in León: The tourist asks for beer and is silent waiting for what it is. As a spring, that silence serves to activate the waiter.
Already accustomed to having to do this ritual every day, they smile at the client and release a phrase already tested as «No, tell me what cover you want. They are the ones in the bar ».
In addition, it is not a new sales strategy, but a tradition with decades of history. In fact, some hoteliers recognize that they must explain it to national tourists who come from Madrid, the Basque Country or Andalusia.
Why the León bars have become temples of the tapas
Castilla y León is one of the best autonomous communities to eat and has spectacular copious dishes such as cooked, but the tapas have managed to gain ground.
Currently leaving tapas has become a background, A kind of menu in stages. The most recommended thing in León is to go bar in bar taking a cane, to try a lid on each site.
That is why it is not uncommon for Leonese tapas to be famous regardless of age. In the bar you will find families, elders, students and tourists equally.
Although as everything in Spain prices have risen, it is still possible to find bars where to take a beer and enjoy your lid for less than three euros.
