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    If you're ever tempted to make a Spanish Omelette with crisps, as made famous by El Bulli, and as I've had in the back of my mind to try for years now - don't.

    It's exactly as you'd expect it to be if you actually consider the reality of the proposition.

    I've made perhaps hundreds of tortillas over the years and no matter how fucked up or poorly they've come out, for whatever reason, they've always been at least edible.

    There is a plate on the side here with an entire half omelette on it from last night, that will shortly be tipped into the bin.

    Dreadful. I don't know what I was thinking.

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    • The annoying thing was - this was one of those tortillas that Just Worked and came out otherwise perfect. Bunch of bastard.Nairn
    • Which flavour of crisps did you use? Didn't know about the El Bulli crisps omelette and now i'm considering it - regardless of your adviceIanbolton
    • Oh, just lightly salted! Flavour came from onions and a wee bit of chorizo. It was very dry and the crisps added no flavour or good texture at all :(Nairn
    • All I can think of is reading this is woefully soggy crisps that end up dissolving in the rest of the tortilla. And it makes me profoundly sad.Continuity
    • This has been my go-to tortilla recipe for years, and it's never once failed me. So good.
      https://www.youtube.…      Continuity
    • I changed my technique after watching that video a wee while back :) Actually, the result here was very dry. The inside of a tortilla should be a bit 'soggy'Nairn
    • I'll go on record as saying I like mine actually a wee bit runny. Mmm.Continuity
    • Try this. https://youtu.be/TET…Miesfan
    • Or this too, https://canalcocina.…Miesfan
    • Chorizo in a tortilla de patatas? Nairn, please c'mon, you can do it betterOBBTKN
    • ^ Nairn just got tortilla-shamed. :OContinuity
    • I was wary about the crisps. I don't normally! FORGIVE MENairn
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