Unit 7 Lesson 1: La comida y la salud

Question 1

What are tapas

Answer 1

tapas, or small appetizer-sized portions usually served with drinks, because they remind me of my home in Madrid.

Question 2

A synonym of beber

Answer 2

is tomar. Tomar is a regular -ar verb.

Question 3

Other verbs related to food and the time of consumption are:

Answer 3

• desayunar to have breakfast
• almorzar (o → ue) to have lunch
• cenar to have dinner

Question 4

Desayunar and cenar are regular -ar verbs, and almorzar is a stem-changing verb that changes from o → ue.

Answer 4

• almuerzo almorzamos
• almuerzas almorzáis
• almuerza almuerzan

Question 5

Where is Perú

Answer 5

Perú is in the western part of South America.

Question 6

What borders Perú

Answer 6

It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean

Question 7

What is the geogrpahy of Perú

Answer 7

The geography of the country varies greatly, making for extreme climate differences.

Question 13

What the weather like in the mountainous Andean region in Peru

Answer 13

emperatures that vary inversely with altitudes in the mountainous Andean region that cuts through the central part of the country from north to south.

Question 13

what ancient civilizations were in Peru

Answer 13

What is now Perú had been home to ancient civilizations like el Norte Chico and the Inca Empire, the largest empire in all of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.

Question 13

Where can you find tropical forests in PEru

Answer 13

tropical forests in the Amazon Basin

Question 13

Where can you find arid plains in peru

Answer 13

You can find arid plains near the Pacific coast

Question 14

What influence did the Sapsnih have on Peru

Answer 14

The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the sixteenth century and established a viceroyalty with its capital in Lima, which included most of its South American colonies.

Question 15

When did Peru get independece and what fincal booms follow

Answer 15

Perú’s independence in 1821 was followed by financial booms in the extraction of raw materials like guano (1845–1866), which is animal manure used as fertilizer, and rubber (beginning in 1900)

Question 16

What are the main econmic activites of Peru

Answer 16

Now the main economic activities of the country include mining, manufacturing, agriculture, and fishing.

Question 17

Who are Limeños

Answer 17

the people who live in Lima )perus capital)

Question 18

What is the importnace of immigrants in Peru

Answer 18

Limeños, the people who live in Lima, enjoy African, Chinese, Italian, German, and Japanese cuisine thanks to immigrants who have made the city their home throughout different stages of the country’s history.

Question 19

What is chifa

Answer 19

chifa, a term used in Perú to refer to Chinese food cooked with Peruvian ingredients.

Question 20

Hiw was chifa made

Answer 20

Chinese immigrants came to Perú in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and most settled in Lima or in other areas on the coast. Chifa, the resulting culinary combination created by these Chinese-Peruvians, has become one of the most popular types of food in Perú. In fact, the Peruvian government actively promotes chifa as an essential part of Peruvian cuisine.

Question 21

What are peas called in some countries

Answer 21

In some countries, peas are las arvejas or los chícharos.

Question 22

What are greenbeans called in some countries

Answer 22

Green beans are sometimes called las chauchas or los ejotes

Question 23

What are icecreams called in some countries

Answer 23

ice cream may be called la nieve.

Question 24

What are stem-changing verbs

Answer 24

Preferir (e → ie), or to prefer; querer (e → ie), or to want; and recomendar (o → ue), or to recommend, are also stem-changing verbs. It is most common to use the verb querer when ordering food. For example: Quiero dos huevos y pan tostado, por favor = “I want two eggs and toast, please.”

Question 25

What is the Peruvian food Ceviche?

Answer 25

The most popular dishes of Peruvian food in los Estados Unidos include ceviche (raw fish “cooked” in lime juice and served with corn and sweet potatoes)

Question 26

What is the Peruvian food papa a la huancaína ?

Answer 26

(potatoes in a cheesy yellow pepper sauce), anticuchos (cow’s heart skewers), and tamles

Question 27

Peruvian cusinse is known for being

Answer 27

Peruvian cuisine is often recognized for being one of the most diverse and appreciated of the Latin American cuisines, with European, Native American, and African influences.

Question 28

What is the asian influence in Peru

Answer 28

Additionally, as you have previously learned, there is a sizable Chinese and Japanese population in Perú, so Asian influence, especially rice, has been incorporated into Peruvian cuisine for generations.

Question 29

What some popular PEruivan drinks

Answer 29

Peruvian drinks are also known throughout Latin America and the world. Inca Kola, a soda that originated in Perú, is sold in many heavily-concentrated Latino areas, and pisco, a clear grape brandy, is the national liquor of Perú.

Question 30

Gastón Acurio Jaramillo

Answer 30

born October 30, 1967, is a Peruvian chef and ambassador of Peruvian cuisine. He owns restaurants in several countries and is the author of many books about cooking. In Perú, he is the host of his own television program and contributes to several food-themed magazines. He has helped establish Peruvian cuisine and offers typical Peruvian meals in a modern and attractive style.

Question 31

Alejandro Saravia

Answer 31

is a Peruvian chef who was born in Lima, Perú, on June 13, 1983, and has lived in Sydney, Australia since 2006. He is the co-owner and head chef of the South American fine dining restaurant, Morena, in Surry Hills, Sydney.

Question 32

Pedro Miguel Schiafinno

Answer 32

Pedro Miguel Schiafinno is a chef based in Perú who has worked to highlight Amazonian jungle cuisine. Schiafinno’s restaurant in Lima is called Malabar. He is also executive chef aboard the M/V Aqua, a luxury cruise ship that tours the jungle-filled Amazon River in Brazil. It is for this reason that Schiafinno is known as the “jungle chef.” Ingredients he uses include cushuro (Andean caviar), algae, aguaje (a slightly fermented palm fruit), giant snails, sacha culantro (a type of wild coriander), turmeric, achiote, guinea pig, and Andean corn beer.

Question 33

Johnny Schuler i

Answer 33

r is an author, chef, restauranteur, distiller, and television personality from Lima, Perú. He owns two restaurants in Lima: Key Club and La Granja Azul. Schuler is an authority on pisco, a spirit that has been declared a national cultural heritage by Perú’s National Institute of Culture. In his more than 30 years in the profession, Schuler has traveled around the world educating the public about pisco.