Sobremesa, literally upon the table in Spanish, is the Spanish tradition of remaining at the table after a meal to relax and talk. Conversation flows freely during this time, often accompanied by coffee, tea, a small liqueur or aguardiente served in a shot glass, or a cigar, and the custom is significant enough in Spain that the sobremesa hour is one of the main television primetimes in the country.
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Both are Spanish social dining customs built around lingering at the table together.
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Sobremesa (Spanish: "upon the table") is the Spanish tradition of relaxing at the table after a meal.
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When did the Spanish custom of sobremesa, lingering at the table after a meal, begin?
Wikipedia's Sobremesa article and La Tienda's own culture page both describe sobremesa as a living Spanish table tradition tied to agrarian life and the siesta, but neither names a year, century or era for when the custom of remaining at the table began.
What would resolve this A dated literary or historical reference (a period cookbook, a travel account, an academic food-history source) naming when Spanish sobremesa is first documented as a named custom.
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