La Gastronomía

las costumbres alimenticias en España

breakfast:

• usually consists of a drink - coffee or chocolate milk - and a pastry to accompany - muffin

lunch:

• they have lunch between 2 and 3 → consists of a first plate, second plate and dessert

snack:

• at 5 or 6 they have afternoon snack - e.g. sandwich

dinner:

• they have dinner between 9 and 11 - something light

usually

suele

chocolate milk

colacao

to accompany

para acompañar

muffin

magdalena

they have lunch

se almuerzan

dessert

el postre

afternoon snack

la merienda

something light

algo ligero

La dieta mediterránea

• influenced by Arabs

• is an balanced diet with a variety of foods

  • they have beneficial effects that reduce the risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases

• however, in the last years, the Spanish diet has worsened due to tourist customs

• foods like olive oil, tomatoes and fish

to influence

la influenca

Arabs

los árabes

balanced

equilibrada

it has worsened

ha empeorado

tourist customs

las costumbres extranjeras

beneficial effects

efectos beneficiosos

cardiovascular diseases

enfermedades cardiovasculares

obesity

la obesidad

olive oil

aceite de oliva

La paella Valenciana

• it’s a recipe with the base of rice with oil, vegetables and onion

• has become one of the icons of cuisine

• nowadays, there are many varieties of paella, like mixed paella with seafood and meat

recipe

receta

base

base

onion

cebolla

it has become

ha convertido

mixed paella

la paella mixta

Los cambios en la comida española

• there is more fast food as a result of globalisation

• immigrants have diversified the Spanish cuisine

• due to the style of modern life, people don’t have time to cook

• the regions no longer cook with only the ingredients that they have cultivated

fast food

comida rapida

immigrants

las inmigrantes

they have diversified

han diversificado

they no longer cook

ya no cocinan

they have cultivated

han cultivado