Bilbao almonds), rice cakes and "bollos de mantequilla" (butter buns). Bilbao, as other Basque cities, is known for a variety of appetizers and snacks, being prominent among them the "pintxos", which are typically eaten in bars and that consist of small slices of bread on top of which is placed an ingredient or mixture of ingredients, generally of many different types and usually including elements typical of Basque cuisine. Other snacks include "rabas" (fried or battered calamari rings, usually served with lemon slices), Spanish omelette (omelette made with eggs and potatoes, sometimes including onions and peppers), "txampis" (stuffed mushrooms), "triángulos" (Bilbao-style
Vital ingredient Vital ingredient Vital Ingredient is a UK company which operates a chain of made-to-order salad and soup bars in London, mainly based in the City and around Soho. The company was founded by Alex Heynes, with the first Vital Ingredient store opening in Soho in 2001. It expanded to 5 stores by 2008. From 2011 to 2015 the company tripled its number of outlets after the company took on some equity investment from property entrepreneur Paul Oberschneider and in 2015 opened its 17th outlet on Artillery Row in Victoria. In early 2015 Paolo Peretti was appointed managing director with 2015