Unit 6 Lesson 5: Repaso de Mis comidas Flashcards
What are paches and what country are there from, and when are they trandtionally eaten?
In Guatemala, for example,paches, a type of tamales made of potato, are traditionally eaten on Thursdays.
What are Hallacas and what country are there from, and when are they trandtionally eaten?
Hallacas, the Venezuelan version of a tamal, is laborious to prepare and is generally made for the Christmas season.
What is asado? What country is it from?
Asado is a barbecue meal associated with Argentina, especially when it includes not only beef, but varieties of sausages and organs. However, people in many other Spanish- speaking countries also enjoy getting together with family for a leisurely asado on a Sunday afternoon.
What is lechón
A lechón is suckling pig, usually prepared on special occasions. After stuffing it with rice and other ingredients, the piglet is roasted slowly over charcoal for several hours until the skin turns brown and crispy.
What is Paella
Paella, the most typical of all Spanish foods, is a rice dish flavored with saffron, or azafrán. A variety of local foods are added to the rice, such as rabbit, beans, chicken, seafood, sausages, or anything else that is available. Curiously, restaurants often serve paella as a specialty on Thursdays. It is also a traditional Sunday meal.
Where is Cerviche found
Ceviche is found on the coastal regions of several Spanish-speaking countries.
How is Ceviche eaten
Ceviche is raw fish or other seafood—well, not really raw. It’s marinated in lime juice, which has the effect of cooking the fish so it loses its raw flavor. Ceviche can be spiced up with finely chopped onions, cilantro, or other ingredients.
Peruvians claim ceviche for their own and have named
June 28 as El DÃa Nacional del Ceviche.
What is the importance of saffron
Saffron is a part of the crocus flower, which gives a yellowish color and a distinctive flavor.
What is the importance of Cilantro
Cilantro, the leafy part of a coriander plant, is similar to parsley but is more pungent. It’s used in soups, salsas, and meat dishes.
What are essentials in spanish speaking countries food
Scallions, onions, and garlic are essential, as are certain herbs such as oregano, bay leaf, and thyme. You may not think of chocolate as a condiment, but it’s an ingredient in the popular mole sauce of México, along with chili peppers and other spices.
Where was Bernardo Alberto Houssay from
Bernardo Alberto Houssay (1887–1971) was the son of a French couple who immigrated to Argentina in the 1800s. He was one of eight children
When did he go to La universidad de Buenos Aires
so smart that he was admitted to La Universidad de Buenos Aires, the University of Buenos Aires, at age 14 and went on to study medicine when he was only 17!
When he became a doctor, Houssay was named head of the physiology department of the same university. What did he study
he studied how the different parts of the body work, such as the nervous, digestive, and circulatory systems. But his main interest was metabolism, or the chemical processes that take place in our body and keep us alive.
Houssay worked with dogs that were diabetic. That is, they had too much sugar in their blood. What did he discover
He discovered that the pituitary gland plays an important role in this disease by affecting how much sugar the body can burn. This work earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1947.
