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morganalin
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gastronomia española - estereotipos
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Hello,
Spanish teachers, I need your help.
Can u tell me if there are any stereotypes related to traditional Spanish food?
Which ones? Are they related to Spanish autonomous communities?
thanks a lot in advance for your help
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24 Jun 2013
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Zora
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Well, paella is a huge stereotype. Not only is it a regional thing. True paella is not made with seafood! It has meat, usually rabbit, chicken and/or snails.
Gazpacho .. definitely a regional thing. Not made in the northern part of Spain.
Beer is actually more popular than wine.
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24 Jun 2013
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ueslteacher
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I once used the word "spicy" next to "paella" in one of my worksheets because I thought it had chilly in it as I ´ve seen it in a TV show (probably the chef was experimenting) and here ´s the comment I got from a person from Spain: Regarding paella, I can tell you that definitely it doesn ´t have chilly, in fact chilly is not a typical ingredient in Spanish food, but paella doesn ´t have it for sure. I know what I ´m talking about because my hometown is in the area of Valencia, where paella originally comes from and where you can eat the best paellas in Spain and in the world. Maybe you ´ll find this information useful. Sophia |
24 Jun 2013
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a.antonides
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Let ´s see.... Jamón iberico, chorizo, churos, tostada con aceite, tomate y ajo, salmorejo, migas (Andalucía), tinto de verano, aceitunas, chocos, boquerones...... I ´m getting hungry! |
24 Jun 2013
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yanogator
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Summer Ink????? (tinto de verano). Either my Spanish is WAY off, or this is not what it sounds like. Bruce |
24 Jun 2013
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Zora
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Tinto refers to vino tinto - red wine. It ´s a refreshing drink made with red wine. You are thinking of ´tinta ´ which means ink. 
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24 Jun 2013
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yanogator
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Thanks, Linda. I frequently confuse "tinto" with "tinta" as, I ´m sure, many students of Spanish do. Bruce |
24 Jun 2013
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douglas
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In Zaragossa we used to eat a lot of pinchos, calamares, and some kind of (fried?, boiled?)potato strips with mayonaise and tabasco I think they were called "patatas blancas" or "patatas frites", but they weren´t regular french fries.
Bocadillos were also pretty popular, but for "stereotypical" Spanish (not Mexican) food paella (with lots of seafood, sorry Linda) is on the top of the list.
Oh yea! and churros con chocolate (early mornings after the discos closed). |
25 Jun 2013
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Zora
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I love churros!
And the potatoes are ´patatas bravas ´ - wild (or hot) potatoes. There is also ´escarbeche ´ - lots of fish are done this way. It ´s a vinegar based marinade.
Horchata is also typical. It ´s a drink made from a type of bean. In Spain, they tend to use Chufas or tigernuts.
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25 Jun 2013
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olandin
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There is a Spanish typical food that people have in all the autonomous comunities :"tortilla española" is an omelette made of potatoes, onion (if you like) eggs and Spanish olive oil of course.
By the way the right name of the sauce for fish, mussels and other seafod, it´s "escabeche".
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25 Jun 2013
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douglas
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Good example Olandin, in Mexico tortillas are something completely different--a Spanish friend of mine used to make us "tortillas españolas", I loved them. |
25 Jun 2013
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