What Spanish dish consists of fried potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce?

What Spanish dish consists of fried potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce? Patatas bravas is the classic Spanish tapas dish described here.

The name means “spicy potatoes,” and the dish usually consists of white potatoes cut into bite-size cubes, fried until crisp, and served hot with salsa brava. The sauce often gets its heat and colour from paprika, especially Spanish pimentón; tomato is common in many regional and restaurant versions, though not universal.

Patatas bravas is strongly associated with Madrid, where it became a staple of neighborhood bars and tapas counters. Recipes vary considerably: some sauces are smooth and tomato-based, while others emphasize paprika, stock, olive oil, vinegar, or chilli. Aioli is also sometimes served alongside it, but garlic mayonnaise is not the same thing as the brava sauce.

It is easy to confuse patatas bravas with ordinary fried potatoes or patatas a lo pobre. The defining combination is fried potato and a distinctive spicy brava sauce, making it one of Spain’s most recognizable tapas dishes.