Beware the “Menu del Dia”
July 9, 2010 at 5:47 pm 4 comments
Most local restaurants feature a “menu of the day” for a reasonable price during they’re main meal time (which starts around 1:00 PM and goes to 4:00 or so). On visiting Lekeitio today with the students in my class (watch for an upcoming post) we ordered the menu del dia. For the second course, you had a choice between stuffed red chilis (como se dice “yummy” ?) and another dish that was mainly described with a basque word (something starting with ‘a’ and lots of ‘t’s and ‘x’s). A short discussion with the server revealed that it was a squid dish, which my students bravely ordered. It was easily the most beautiful and interesting plate I’ve ever seen served. Check it out:
No, it's not moving, it just looks like it is!
You really should click on the image above to get the full-screen view. It’s amazing.
According to S, the sauce in the upper-left is made from the ink of the squid. Both students ate their meal with gusto, nothing left on the plates afterward!
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Susan M. Moore | July 9, 2010 at 7:08 pm
¡Qué Sabroso!
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ana | July 12, 2010 at 2:38 pm
I´m glad you enjoyed eating TXIPIRONES in Lekeitio and that you found them RICOS or RIQUÍSIMOS
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boisestategreenguy | July 13, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Gracias, Ana! Now I know what or order: Txiperones ( the ‘tx’ is pronounced much like our ‘ch’, but a little harder). Now this is vocabulary I would have found useful in Spanish 101!
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Barbara Louise | August 2, 2010 at 12:28 am
Ana! I left without getting your email address! If you get this, could you send it to me?
We’ve been back almost a week now, and I’m harvesting apricots like a wild woman. I’ve worn my shoes A Lot, though I’m still holding off on the chocolate that we bought for ourselves.
I expect you know that Alberto and Luisa are heading off camping and touring for a couple of weeks. . . . I’m hoping to see them again before they go. Love! Barb