Listening : A recipe for spanish Liver

Question

This is a good listening exercise for Intermediate to Advanced learners.

Receta: higado-de-ternera-encebollado

Beginners might like to listen out for phrases he repeats:

"¿eh?" "¡Venga!", "Vale","un poquito" "poco a poco"

Also, listen for diminutives: "rojito" "un poquito" "ajito" "bien pochadito"

Some more: "no mucho aceite" "¡Listo! "una pelicula por encima" "¡Que pinta tiene!"

"un plato muy tipico de Madrid" "bueno, pues nada" "es tal cual"

I cooked the liver by the way, it was delicious

Thanks mate , a very well thought out thread , and a great way to learn common usage , and terms . Bien hecho amigo . - ray76, Nov 10, 2012

You didn't run into "Christopher Skase' out there did you ? - ray76, Nov 10, 2012

Not yet ;-) By the way I've added a note on Venga below. All the best sport. - lagartijaverde, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 1

Thank you so much for that , I adore Liver , that was almost the same way I cook it ,

except that i cook the onions longer until they caramelise , and I leave out the wine ,

also I cook bacon before placing the liver in the pan , in Australia it is called

"Lambs fry and Bacon" it used to be very popular , but sadly offal has fallen

out of favour with the young . I noticed that the cut garlic was called " dientes de ajo.

Yes the UK way traditionally uses bacon. "dientes" good eh? eh ? eh? venga! :-) - lagartijaverde, Nov 10, 2012

He was using "venga 'a lot , obviously it has another meaning ,other than "come " , so interesting. - ray76, Nov 10, 2012

Ray, I've put a comment below about "venga" - lagartijaverde, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 2

A note on ¡Venga!

Here in Menorca and in Catalunya as well, you'll hear ¡Venga! used often to indicate the closing of a transaction. For example, on the phone:

**A:----Pues te veré en el restaurante a las ocho, ¿vale?

Well I'll see you at the restaurant at 8, ok?

B:----¡ Vale hombre! ¡Venga! Nos veremos allí

Ok man, ¡Venga! We'll see you there

A:-----¡ Venga! hasta entonces, 'dios

B:------- ¡Venga! see you then, 'bye**

That's not an exaggeration and happens whenever conversations, transactions, and so on are coming to an end. It signals a gentle move into "goodbye"

However, as we move South, another usage can be detected although you will still hear the above usage as well if not as often. Plus, something else is added into the mix

Our chef uses it every time he wants you to pay attention to what he's doing. Watch for when the chef uses it in the video it carries the idea of “Like this” “Let’s go! “ Here we go!” “Watch this!”

1. 00:48 chopping onions

2.00:121 Putting onions in the pan

3.00:144 and so on throughout the video

It's not a "tic" exactly but as you can hear it's pretty common when something is being demonstrated and it still carries the idea of completion as well: viz the chopping, putting onions in the pan and so on. So it's now resonant of "watch, that's it"

Answer 3

hígado ternera encebollado

veal liver smothered in onions

I love liver, especially the way my former mother-in-law made it. She filleted it very thin, sprinkled it with (Goya) adobo, dreged it in flour and fried it in olive oil. Then, served it with the sautéed onions, sprinkled with cilantro and lemon. Amazing!

ooh I like the addition of coriander and lemon - lagartijaverde, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 4

Lagartija, no me gusta el hígado (de hecho, lo detesto), pero debo admitir que tu ejercicio de comprensión auditiva es bueno.

Thanks, there's no accounting for taste is there ;_) - lagartijaverde, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 5

Fabulous...thanks for sharing this!