So I don't speak Spanish, although....
Mar 22nd, 2013, 10:45 AM
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LSky - well said. i have both Italian and spanish beginners' courses, and the advanced italian, which is very good.
there is a new series of far more languages taught not by him but by his method. I keep thinking I ought to try one.
there is a new series of far more languages taught not by him but by his method. I keep thinking I ought to try one.
Mar 22nd, 2013, 11:19 AM
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Fish dishes have always been a mystery, especially when dealing with local (traditional) names, which can differ from region to region and village to village, and even more so in the País Vasco, when the menu might be in the local dialect, not Castilian Spanish. But we've found that all you have to do is ask.
Monkfish is monkfish by any name, Cod is usually easy to spot, and Pulpo a la Gallega is pretty universal. Tortilla Espanola seems to be on most menus, except for some high-end gastronomic restaurants.
Monkfish is monkfish by any name, Cod is usually easy to spot, and Pulpo a la Gallega is pretty universal. Tortilla Espanola seems to be on most menus, except for some high-end gastronomic restaurants.
Mar 22nd, 2013, 11:33 AM
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In all the years I've been speaking French and visiting France, there are two categories of things I'm still deficient in: names of fish and names of flowers. Even though I've mastered many many words in each category there always seems to be no end of new varieties of both.
