Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 30, 2002 10:05
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term
tapas
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chorizito en las tapas...
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +15 | tapas (remains the same in English) | Oso (X) |
5 | snack/appetizer | Lavinia Pirlog |
5 | NB - to asker - it is ONLY used in the plural in English - | Dan_Brennan |
Proposed translations
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tapas (remains the same in English)
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"Easy Tapas
The Spanish hams, sausages and cheeses becoming available abroad in an ever-widening range make easy tapas.
Walk into a Spanish tapas bar worthy of its name and the first thing that hits you is the variety: Pickles on cocktail sticks, cheeses and hams, homely omelettes, baby earthenware casseroles with sizzling hot dishes and elegant mayonnaise-topped mouthfuls. It's the chance to dip into so many tastes, as well as the visual spread of tapas that make them universally appealing.
But behind the apparently bewildering variety are certain clear principles. Originally a mouthful of food included in the bar-price of a fino, wine or beer, a tapa is designed to accompany drink and good conversation. Or as journalist Pedro Soleras put it in the newspaper El País last year, "The tapa, invented in an age less obsessed with productivity, is a trick for spinning out your drinks without getting drunk". And whether thirst provoking or absorbent, they should be easy to eat so they don't interrupt the flow of conversation.
Another point is clear too. Even though they are now to be found in homes and smart restaurants, tapas have kept an informal spirit through their popular origins as street-food. So don't hold back. There's always room for improvisation around the ingredients that come to hand and the cook's personality. Treat the recipes below simply as a springboard for your own ideas..."
Buena suerte y saludos cordiales del Oso ¶:^)
Mire esta información...
"Easy Tapas
The Spanish hams, sausages and cheeses becoming available abroad in an ever-widening range make easy tapas.
Walk into a Spanish tapas bar worthy of its name and the first thing that hits you is the variety: Pickles on cocktail sticks, cheeses and hams, homely omelettes, baby earthenware casseroles with sizzling hot dishes and elegant mayonnaise-topped mouthfuls. It's the chance to dip into so many tastes, as well as the visual spread of tapas that make them universally appealing.
But behind the apparently bewildering variety are certain clear principles. Originally a mouthful of food included in the bar-price of a fino, wine or beer, a tapa is designed to accompany drink and good conversation. Or as journalist Pedro Soleras put it in the newspaper El País last year, "The tapa, invented in an age less obsessed with productivity, is a trick for spinning out your drinks without getting drunk". And whether thirst provoking or absorbent, they should be easy to eat so they don't interrupt the flow of conversation.
Another point is clear too. Even though they are now to be found in homes and smart restaurants, tapas have kept an informal spirit through their popular origins as street-food. So don't hold back. There's always room for improvisation around the ingredients that come to hand and the cook's personality. Treat the recipes below simply as a springboard for your own ideas..."
Buena suerte y saludos cordiales del Oso ¶:^)
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snack/appetizer
...if you want, but Tapas (above) is just fine.
1 hr
NB - to asker - it is ONLY used in the plural in English -
I've amended the glossary accordingly
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