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Botifarra
''Botifarra'' (; ) is a type of sausage and one of the most important dishes of the Catalan cuisine. ''Botifarra'' is based on ancient recipes, either the Roman sausage ''botulu'' or the '' lucanica'', made of raw pork and spices, with variants today in Italy and in the Portuguese and Brazilian '' linguiça''. In Colombia, '' butifarras soledeñas'' are a popular tradition in Soledad, Atlántico. Varieties Some of the most representative types are: * Raw ''botifarra'', ''botifarra vermella'', ''botifarra crua'', or ''roget''. It is also known as ''llonganissa'' in many places of the Eastern Spain. This ''botifarra'' is usually grilled or barbecued. * Black ''botifarra'', ''botifarra negra'' or ''negret'', containing boiled pork blood in the mixture * ''Botifarra catalana'', large ''botifarra'' similar to cooked ham. It may contain truffles. * ''Botifarra d'ou'' (), containing egg in the mixture, typically eaten on Fat Thursday (dijous gras) * White ''botifarra'', ''botifa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butifarra Negra
''Botifarra'' (; ) is a type of sausage and one of the most important dishes of the Catalan cuisine. ''Botifarra'' is based on ancient recipes, either the Roman sausage ''botulu'' or the '' lucanica'', made of raw pork and spices, with variants today in Italy and in the Portuguese and Brazilian '' linguiça''. In Colombia, '' butifarras soledeñas'' are a popular tradition in Soledad, Atlántico. Varieties Some of the most representative types are: * Raw ''botifarra'', ''botifarra vermella'', ''botifarra crua'', or ''roget''. It is also known as ''llonganissa'' in many places of the Eastern Spain. This ''botifarra'' is usually grilled or barbecued. * Black ''botifarra'', ''botifarra negra'' or ''negret'', containing boiled pork blood in the mixture * ''Botifarra catalana'', large ''botifarra'' similar to cooked ham. It may contain truffles. * ''Botifarra d'ou'' (), containing egg in the mixture, typically eaten on Fat Thursday (dijous gras) * White ''botifarra'', ''boti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Cuisine
Catalan cuisine is the cooking traditions and practices from Catalonia. It may also refer to the shared cuisine of Northern Catalonia and Andorra, the second of which has a similar cuisine to that of the neighbouring Alt Urgell and Cerdanya ''comarca, comarques'' and which is often referred to as "Catalan mountain cuisine". It is considered a part of western Mediterranean cuisine. History There are several Catalan language cookbooks from the Middle Ages that are known to modern scholars. The ''Llibre del Coch'' (1520) was one of the most influential cookbooks of Spanish Renaissance, Renaissance Spain. It includes several sauce recipes made with ingredients such as ginger, Mace (spice), mace powder ('), cinnamon, saffron, cloves ('), wine and honey. ''Salsa de pagó'' took its name from the peacock () that it was intended to be served with, but could accompany any type of poultry, and was part of the medieval Christmas dinner#Spain, Christmas meal. ' (or ' as it's called in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butifarra Soledeñas
Butifarra Soledeña (sausage of Soledad, Atlántico) is a type of botifarra that has developed into a regional specialty in Colombian cuisine. It is made from ground beef and pork with seasoning and spices. The meat is cut into pieces and boiled. The mixture is encased in intestine and tied off with string into sections. The lengths are boiled. Butifarras Soledeñas are hawked in the street by vendors calling out "buti, buti, buti" while drumming on the metal containers from which they are sold. Butifarras Soledeñas are often offered with fresh squeezed lime juice. The South American version of botifarra is shorter and almost round. It is a speciality in Colombia in the town of Soledad, Atlántico, Soledad and also in Barranquilla. Butifarra is a very popular dish eaten with bollo of Cassava, yuca and lime juice. It is a celebrated tradition of the area. It can be eaten with the casing removed. ''Butifarra'' is a borrowing from the Catalan language, of somewhat obscure origin, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escudella
''Escudella i carn d'olla'', or shorter ''escudella'' (; ), is a traditional Catalan and Valencian soup made with meat and vegetables. Francesc Eiximenis wrote in the 14th century that it was eaten every day by Catalan people.''Totes les sopes: Brous, escudelles i sopes d'arreu'', de Jaume Fàbrega. Cossetània Edicions, 2008. It is characterized by the use of a ''pilota'', a very big meatball spiced with garlic and parsley; it also contains vegetables as celery, cabbage, carrots, etc. depending on the season. Additionally, bones, sausages called '' botifarra'', and other types of meat, can be used. In historical times, a type called ''escudella de pagès'', which had pasta and rice, was made mainly on Thursdays and Sundays, and it is traditionally eaten on Christmas Day. Service ''Escudella'' is typically served in two parts: * The ''escudella'' proper is a soup consisting of a broth with pasta, rice or both. * The ''carn d'olla'' is all the meat used in the broth, serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicia Faba
''Vicia faba'', commonly known as the broad bean, fava bean, or faba bean, is a species of vetch, a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, and also as a cover crop. Varieties with smaller, harder seeds that are fed to horses or other animals are called field bean, tic bean or tick bean. This legume is commonly consumed in many national and regional cuisines. Some people suffer from favism, a hemolytic response to the consumption of broad beans, a condition linked to a metabolic disorder known as G6PDD. Otherwise the beans, with the outer seed coat removed, can be eaten raw or cooked. With young seed pods, the outer seed coat can be eaten, and in very young pods, the entire seed pod can be eaten. Description ''Vicia faba'' is a stiffly erect, annual plant tall, with two to four stems that are square in cross-section. The leaves are long, pinnate with 2–7 leaflets, and glaucous (grey-green). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navy Bean
The navy bean, haricot bean, Jigna bean, pearl haricot bean, Boston bean, white pea bean, or pea bean is a variety of the common bean (''Phaseolus vulgaris'') native to the Americas, where it was first domesticated. It is a dry white bean that is smaller than many other types of white beans, and has an oval, slightly flattened shape. It features in such dishes as baked beans, various soups such as Senate bean soup, and bean pies. The plants that produce navy beans may be either of the bush type or vining type, depending on the cultivar. History The name "Navy bean" is an American term coined because the US Navy has served the beans as a staple to its sailors since the mid-1800s. In Australia, navy bean production began during World War II when it became necessary to find an economical way of supplying a nutritious food to the many troops—especially American troops—based in Queensland. The United States military maintained a large base in Kingaroy and had many bases a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollo
A bollo is a bun, popular in Latin America, made from corn, yuca, or potato. Variations are found in the cuisines of Colombia, Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ..., Cuban cuisine, Cuba (Tamal de maíz solamente) and Panamanian cuisine, Panama. Corn and yuca bollos are an indigenous food of the Caribbean coast of Colombia and Panama, where they are boiled in leaves. This preparation is similar to the humita of the Andes, the hallaquita of Venezuela and the pamonha of Brazil. In Colombia, bollos are sold by street vendors along the Colombian coast, as well as in stores and supermarkets. They are primarily served for breakfast as an accompaniment with cheese. Panamanian bollo has been described as a type of tamale. File:Bollo Maimón-Salamanca.JPG, Bollo M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassava
''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions as an annual crop for its edible starchy tuberous root. Cassava is predominantly consumed in boiled form, but substantial quantities are processed to extract cassava starch, called tapioca, which is used for food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. The Brazilian , and the related ''garri'' of West Africa, is an edible coarse flour obtained by grating cassava roots, pressing moisture off the obtained grated pulp, and finally drying it (and roasting in the case of both and ''garri''). Cassava is the third-largest source of carbohydrates in food in the tropics, after rice and maize, making it an important staple food, staple; more than 500 million pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obscene Gesture
An obscene gesture is a movement or position of the body, especially of the hands or arms, that is considered exceedingly offensive or vulgar in some particular cultures. Such gestures are often sexually suggestive. The finger Although "the finger" has been called "the universal sign of disrespect", it is not truly universal. For example, in Japanese Sign Language, when the palm is facing out, it is recognized as the character せ . Many other gestures are used in addition to, or in lieu of, the finger in various parts of the world to express the same sentiment. In some parts of the world, "the finger" does not have any meaning at all. In India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, the social circles exposed to the western cultures use the middle finger gesture in the same sense that it is used in those cultures. The same is true for most South Asian countries. In Portugal, this gesture is also called "Pirete" or "Manguito". In Russia, the middle finger is used to simply point (usually at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lime (fruit)
A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, lime (color), lime green in colour, in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles. There are several species of citrus trees whose fruits are called limes, including the Key lime (''Citrus aurantiifolia''), Persian lime, kaffir lime, finger lime, blood lime, and Citrus glauca, desert lime. Limes are a rich source of vitamin C, are sour, and are often used to accent the flavours of foods and beverages. They are grown year-round. Plants with fruit called "limes" have diverse genetic origins; limes do not form a monophyletic group. The term ''lime'' originated in other languages (from French language, French , from Arabic , from Persian language, Persian , ). Plants known as "lime" The difficulty in identifying exactly which species of fruit are called lime in different parts of the English-speaking world (the same problem applies to synonyms in other European languages) is increased by the botanical complexity of the ''Citru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a Federation, federal state subdivided into twenty-three Provinces of Argentina, provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and List of cities in Argentina by population, largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a Federalism, federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
