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Bomba (Barceloneta)
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It was created in the 1950s at La Cova Fumada, a family bar in Barceloneta that still serves it.
A bomba is a round, breaded ball of mashed potato and minced meat, deep-fried until crisp, then topped with a spicy tomato-based sauce and aioli. Bars in Barcelona's Barceloneta fishing quarter serve it as a defining tapa of the neighborhood.
Why it's made this way: It was created in the working-class Barceloneta district, and its bomb shape and spicy topping are said to nod to the area's politically radical history.
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