Soldaditos de Pavia

This tapas dish is typical of bars in Madrid, although it is also found in Andalusia, and is made with strips of deep-fried, battered cod that are usually served with red pepper. Its name, which means "little soldiers of Pavia," comes from the fact that the dish resembles the uniform worn by the Hussars of Pavia regiment, who wore yellow and orangey-red combat jackets. The regiment was founded in 1684 but renamed Hussars of Pavia in 1844.