Spaniards urged not to undercook omelettes after salmonella outbreak

More than 100 people fall ill after eating tortilla de patatas dish at well-known Madrid restaurant

Spaniards with a taste for oozing, fleetingly cooked tortilla de patatas have been urged to take care after more than 100 people fell ill with suspected salmonella poisoning from eating the famous egg and potato omelettes at a well-known restaurant in Madrid.

So far, 101 people have become ill - 13 of whom have required hospital treatment - after eating at Casa Dani, a longstanding gastronomic institution in the Spanish capital.