Pinxtos' FAQs: What are they? How do I pronounce them?

Today while traveling to our hotel in the city Mutriku, we took a several-hour stop in San Sebastian. Between gelato, watching people go boating, and visiting the aquarium, it was a fun trip. However, my favorite part was lunch: pinxtos. "Pinxtos?" you ask. "What are they?" Well, for those of you who don't know, pinxtos (peench-tohs) are tasty little snacks that the Spanish eat many of for lunch. We stopped at three pinxto spots including the Iberian-ham loving La Cepa (Google it). At these places we ate tortillas with potatoes, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, mariscos--aka seafood, salmon pizza, and Iberian ham sandwiches. Iberian hams are happy little pigs who are fed only acorns so that they are tastier than the usual happy little pig.These were quite a lunch, making me sigh with delight and inspiring me to repeat one of my favorite sayings: "My stomach is a happy stomach." I'm sure you would have found these delicious as well. We are resting at the hotel to make room for our late-night Spanish-style dinner. (Hopefully Mom will let us go to the spa tomorrow!!) Hasta luego! xo, M