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If you haven't already noticed, eating out in Spain is a little different from the way we do things back home, particularly if you visit a Spanish tapas restaurant, where dishes are served on small plates. So rather than eating off a piled-high plate, you get to pick at different things and share them with those around you. If you're clueless about calamares or need educating on ensaladas then you've come to the right place!

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Here's our A to Z of Spanish tapas:

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Aceitunas: Olives

Albondigas en salsa: Meatballs, usually made from pork and served in a tangy tomato sauce

Aguacate con gambas: Avodado with fresh prawns

Atun con pimientos: Tuna with red peppers, soaked in olive oil

Anchoas ahumadas: smoked anchovies

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Bacalao con tomato: Dried cod in a tomato sauce

Brocheta de Pollo: Chicken kebab

Boquerones en Vinagra: Pickled anchovies

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Calamares Fritos: Deep fried squid rings

Chorizo: Spicy Spanish sausage

Carne en salsa: Meat in sauce (it's usually best to ask the waiter which meat it is)

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Dorada: Sea Bream

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Ensalada de Pulpo: Octopus salad (with peppers, onions and tomatos)

Ensalada Mixta: Mixed salad

Ensalada Rusa: Russian salad (with potatoes and sauce)

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Filetillos de ternera: Small fillets of veal

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Gazpacho Andaluz: Cold Andalucian soup, ideal for a hot summer's day

Gambas a la Plancha: Grilled prawns

Gambas Pil Pil: Prawns in a sizzling spicy, garlic oil

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Jamon Serrano: Serrano ham

Jamon Iberico: Iberian pork loin

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Lomo con Pimientos: Pork loin with peppers

Langostinos Cocidos: King Prawns

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Mejillones: Mussels

Morcilla: Black pudding

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Paella: Rice dish with either mixed seafood or chicken, sometimes both (Mixta)

Pincho de Cordero: Lamb kebab

Pulpo a la Gallega: Galicia style octopus

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Queso: Cheese