Ideas for lunchbox-must be spanish!

[coldtea]

Ds is having a pretend day to Spain & we've been asked to put spanish food in their lunchboxes.

Any suggestions?

[SoupDragon]

sangria?

[spacedonkey]

tortilla!

[starlover]

a seville orange

[coldtea]

pml at sangria!

[SoupDragon]

How about things that look like tapas?

[WideWebWitch]

Chorizo?
ha ha at sangria!

[Pruni]

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[bossykate]

jamon serrano
manchego cheese
olives

is this the sort of thing you're after?

tortilla as already suggested would be my top tip.

ps - people in spain eat sandwiches - just call them "bocadillos" and pack as normal

[spacedonkey]

yes, make a tortilla bocadillo

manchego is yum, with membrillo (quince cheese)

[whymummy]

caracoles,delicioso!!
seriously,all those are what i would suggest,my children love chorizo sandwiches in their lunch box even though other children look at them and go ""oooh yuck" it's yummy

[coldtea]

I've got until the 7th, i think i may need to try him with these 1st! I love chorizo but am pretty sure ds won't.

I'm not very good at cooking omlettes . Can i buy any of this pre-packed?

[spacedonkey]

how about pinchos morunos (sp?) - little pork kebab things

[bossykate]

caracoles! teehee! thought i might suggest pulpo!

jamon, manchego, olives, chorizo - just get from a deli.

have to say pre packed tortilla doesn't sound that nice.

[whymummy]

take fish and chips and when they ask tell him to say he's in benidorm
coldtea would he eat a rice salad?you could cook the rice in either saffron or turmeric,add some peas,chicken,etc to look like paella.

[CarolinaMoon]

how about patatas bravas (chunks of potato in a tomato-chili sauce, though obviously easy on the chilli if he is v wee)?

tortilla is easy, not like a french omelette - here is a delia recipe for it

anchovies marinaded in vinegar? (from a deli)

[coldtea]

Love the fish & chip idea.

He loves rice & salad so could do that. The potato sounds good(he's 5 btw), i'm sure he would eat that, just flicked through the spanish omelette recipe, will definetly try that.

Great ideas, thanks

[Whizzz]

Its easier if you use a very small frying pan & ensure the base is well cooked before you flip it over with a plate !
Also crusty bread rubbed with olive oil & tomato is nice & very easy !

[ja9]

magdalenas - plain little fairy cake things. They are YUM!