Canapes can roughly translate to finger food, often served during cocktails. It's just that canapes sound so French and the ones I love are Spanish ones -- stuffed with chorizo and cheese! However they're called, I sometimes have the occasional craving for these salty, flaky, puffed bites from Dulcinea, a mid-priced Spanish chain all over Manila. Although it was Dulcinea staff who referred to these as "canapes" I will not dare call them tapas either. Tapas to me are not made of puff pastry and baked.
After a long day at Corregidor yesterday, without any real delicious food, I came home craving for some "canapes" and Cerveza Negra - a local dark beer. Thankfully, Dulcinea was near enough, and with just 97p per 100 grams, it was certainly easy to give in to my cravings. I chose a box full of cheese twists, one stuffed with ham and cheese, tuna, and chorizo! Yum! With a chilled bottle of beer at 35p at Rustan's next door, I was all set for Argentina vs. Nigeria!
