Comments on: Newbie Lesson #11 - Let’s eat! http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/02/25/newbie-lesson-11-lets-eat/ Learn Spanish with Free Podcasts Whether you are student or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at SpanishPod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:11:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: megan http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/02/25/newbie-lesson-11-lets-eat/#comment-1116 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:08:45 +0000 http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/02/25/newbie-lesson-11-lets-eat/#comment-1116 Hey Bouks-- That's noodle version of paella that you had is called fideuà. Like paella, it's from Valencia, but it's pretty popular in Cataluña, too. And just as Chinese food has gotten Americanized in the US, here it gets "Hispanified." Lots of Chinese places serve small tapas-sized portions to draw more people in... it doesn't surprise me at all that they would serve fideuà, too. Not exactly a dish, but if I had to choose a favorite food in Spain it would have to be jamón ibérico (salt-cured ham from the Iberian pig). It's not only insanely delicious, but it's actually good for you (the fat is monounsaturated, due to the genetics of the pigs and the fact that the pigs feast freerange on acorns). My doctor here actually recommended that I eat it! Hey Bouks–
That’s noodle version of paella that you had is called fideuà. Like paella, it’s from Valencia, but it’s pretty popular in Cataluña, too. And just as Chinese food has gotten Americanized in the US, here it gets “Hispanified.” Lots of Chinese places serve small tapas-sized portions to draw more people in… it doesn’t surprise me at all that they would serve fideuà, too.

Not exactly a dish, but if I had to choose a favorite food in Spain it would have to be jamón ibérico (salt-cured ham from the Iberian pig). It’s not only insanely delicious, but it’s actually good for you (the fat is monounsaturated, due to the genetics of the pigs and the fact that the pigs feast freerange on acorns). My doctor here actually recommended that I eat it!

]]> by: Bouks http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/02/25/newbie-lesson-11-lets-eat/#comment-782 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:49:45 +0000 http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/02/25/newbie-lesson-11-lets-eat/#comment-782 I don't make them, but....I *love* churros y chocolate. Actually, it's the churros I don't make, that is too specialised. But I did make chocolate at home, and it was velvety and delicious. I also enjoyed the real thing when I visited Barcelona last summer. I discovered that I didn't make it so differently at home, so I must have found a good recipe on the internet! And can you believe that I ate paella in a Chinese restaurant in Barcelona? It was sort of by accident that we ended up there. I've had real paella before, but the Chinese version wasn't bad! Made with noodles instead of rice, I thought that was clever. My personal specialty is Indian food. I make a lot of curry and garam masala. I don’t make them, but….I *love* churros y chocolate. Actually, it’s the churros I don’t make, that is too specialised. But I did make chocolate at home, and it was velvety and delicious. I also enjoyed the real thing when I visited Barcelona last summer. I discovered that I didn’t make it so differently at home, so I must have found a good recipe on the internet!

And can you believe that I ate paella in a Chinese restaurant in Barcelona? It was sort of by accident that we ended up there. I’ve had real paella before, but the Chinese version wasn’t bad! Made with noodles instead of rice, I thought that was clever.

My personal specialty is Indian food. I make a lot of curry and garam masala.

]]> by: SpanishPod101.com http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/02/25/newbie-lesson-11-lets-eat/#comment-658 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:15:00 +0000 http://www.spanishpod101.com/2008/02/25/newbie-lesson-11-lets-eat/#comment-658 So, what are some of your favorite Hispanic foods? Or, what are some of your favorite foods in general? Now, we know that David is the master Paella maker, what about the rest of you? What's your specialty? So, what are some of your favorite Hispanic foods? Or, what are some of your favorite foods in general? Now, we know that David is the master Paella maker, what about the rest of you? What’s your specialty?

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