Lingomap: Food and drink
24 February 2018Hello, me again!
Este semestre yo estoy enseñando ingles en Salamanca, que es una ciudad en el noroeste de España. Salamanca es la capital de la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, y la ciudad tiene una población de 145.000 personas además de unos de los sitios más bonitos que yo he visto en toda mi vida.
En Salamanca, hay una gran variedad de restaurantes, bares y cafés donde se puede tomar algo, y lo que me sorprendió es que el tipo de comida que se puede comer en Salamanca es totalmente diferente al tipo de comida que se puede comer en Murcia, por ejemplo. La comida típica varia increíblemente de una ciudad a otra.
- Paella
When I think of Spain and Spanish food, I think of paella (pie-eya), and since I HATE fish and seafood, I was dreading living in Spain for this exact reason! But when I came to Salamanca I couldn’t believe that this wasn’t the case! Paella is a rice based dish that originates from Valencia, on Spain’s eastern coast. There are three main types of paella, which include Valencian paella (white rice, green vegetables, rabbit, chicken, duck, snails and beans), seafood paella (white rice and seafood), and mixed paella, which is a more free-style dish mixing rice with meat, seafood, vegetables and sometimes beans. Paella is more common on the coast of Spain, as the traditional diet of these people is based on seafood, and isn’t common in cities such as Salamanca.
- Jamon iberico
En Salamanca y la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, una de las comidas más comunes es el jamón ibérico. The ham from the pig is salted and left to dry for two weeks. After this, it is rinsed and left to dry for another four to six weeks. Then, the curing process begins and can take from 12 to 48 months! En el Reino Unido cuando queremos comprar carne, ¿dónde vamos? A Tesco o ASDA, pero aquí en Salamanca (y en España en general) es totalmente diferente. Las calles están llenas de carnicerías, dónde puedes comprar cada tipo de carne que podrías imaginar – pollo, cerdo, jamón, conejo, y demás. En estas carnicerías, la carne está presentado en una vitrina carne (a glass meat display shelf), y el jamón cuelga (hangs) del techo (ceiling). Otra cosa que me sorprendí tantísimo es que cuando vas a unos bares, este jamón ibérico está colgando del techo o está en el bar, y si quieres, el camarero puede cortarte un poco para comer.
- Alioli
If you haven’t tried alioli, you haven’t lived… it’s something I’ve become absolutely obsessed with since living in Salamanca! I tried it for the first time in a tapas bar – our patatas bravas came drowned in alioli, and it was heaven. Alioli is basically a garlic mayonnaise sauce, but it’s ten times better than anything you could imagine. You can buy it in the markets, and you can order it with pretty much every single meal when you eat out.
- Tapas
Es probable que has oído de tapas, pero ¿qué es? Tapas es un tipo de comida que se puede comer en los bares tapas (¡son muchos!) Hay unos platos comunes como patatas bravas, tortilla España y gambas al alioli, pero también hay muchos otros platos que se puede comer. Tapas es un plato de medio ración, y en general se comparte el plato con otra persona(s). Otro tipo de tapas se llama montaditos, o tostadas. Este tipo de tapas siempre está servido con pan tostada, y ¡es deliciosa!
- Hot chocolate
The last thing I want to mention in this blog post is hot chocolate. I don’t drink hot drinks because I hate tea and coffee, and I don’t drink milk, so hot chocolate is only ever a treat for me. Last weekend I visited Asturias (North of Spain) with my flatmates, and when we arrived after a 6-hour bus journey, the first stop we made was at a café for a coffee (or a hot chocolate in my case). Now, if you’re a chocolate lover, you’ll love this, but if not (like me), it might turn your stomach a little! In Spain (and also in France), the hot chocolate is literally hot chocolate. They melt chocolate blocks in a hot chocolate machine, which keeps it at a high temperature and mixes it around, and then pour you a literal mug of melted chocolate. We also had churros served with our drinks and so I ended up using my mug of chocolate to dip my churros in instead of drinking! ¿Te gustaría probar eso?
Hasta la proxima..
Tomar algo –
Comida tipica –
Carnicería –
Pollo –
Cerdo –
Conejo –
Jamón –
Medio ración –
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Great blog Emily. I hope you’re enjoying tasting all the wonderful foods of Spain!