Galician gastronomy
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by Paola Abalo, Elena Bouza, Carmen Gallego and Xurxo Varela
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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Now, we are going to show you some typical meals of our region.
Enjoy it!!!
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POLBO Á GALEGA / POLBO Á FEIRA
Polbo á feira is the name of, probably, our most famous food.
It's elaborated with octopus slices, olive oil and paprika. Traditionally, it's served on a wood plate.
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Multiple Choice
What is the correct answer about Galician octopus (Polbo á feira)?
It can be yellow
Normally it is accompanied by chips
Traditionally, people hit the octopus before cooking it
It's boiled on sea water
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EMPANADA GALEGA
It's one of the most famous meals in Galicia. It's like galician pizza. It's elaborated with dough and filled with a giant variety of ingredientes. Most famous are tuna, meat, bacon, codfish, ham...
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Multiple Choice
In Galicia there are a LOT of gastronomy parties! One of the most famous parties are Empanada's party. It's celebrated in various galician towns. In what place do you think that this party is done?
On a boat on the river
On a disco
Into our houses
At open air, in the forest.
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GALICIAN SOUP
It's the most healing plate on the world. If you eat it, you are able to cure all your illness!
It's cooked with beans, chorizo, vegetables (nabiza, grelo or cabbage) boiled on a cooking pot.
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Multiple Choice
Grelos is a typical galician vegetable. It's very healthy. What image corresponds to grelos?
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LACÓN CON GRELOS
It's a plate formed by cachelos (the name for boiled potatoes), chourizo (chorizo), grelos (vegetables) and lacón (lacon). It's covered with olive oil.
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Fill in the Blanks
Lacón is the meat of... What animal?
Type answer...
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Galician is known for its seafood. It's so typical here! Some examples of typical seafood are:
- Barnacles (percebes)
- Crabs (nécores)
- Spider crabs (centolas)
- Mussels (mexilóns)
- Clams (ameixas)
- Scallops (vieiras)
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Multiple Choice
When you eat barnacles (percebes), the eadible part with we suck is...
The barnacle's tail
The barnacle's penis
The barnacle's legs
The barnacle's body
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QUEIMADA
Alcoholic drink elaborated in Galicia to eat after dinner, at midnight.
In this link you can see the Queimada recipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou5Fa10N3Z8&ab_channel=V%C3%ADdeosBos
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Multiple Choice
While we are drinking Queimada, traditionally...
We dance a muiñeira, traditional galician dance
We kiss and hug one another
We recite an incantation that is called conxuro
We put coins on the queimada, like Fontana di Trevi
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Multiple Choice
Normally, where we keep Licorca (the common name for coffee liquor here) in our houses?
In the fridge
In the freezer
In the storehouse
In the microwave
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PADRON PEPPERS
Chilli on Mexico... and Padron peppers on Galicia!
It's our most famous peppers. The way to cook it is so simply: put them on a pan with olive oil and fried it. When you finish, put salt above them and enjoy the meal!
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Multiple Choice
Pimientos of PADRÓN. Why Padrón?
Means 'the best peppers' in galician language
Padrón is the original town of Padrón peppers.
It's invented by Leonardo di Padroni
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COFFEE LIQUOR
It's other famous alcoholic drink. It's so strong! If you drink more than you must, you'll get drunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smvzFu20rt8&ab_channel=GaliciaExquisita (elaboration process)
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GALICIAN CREPES
It's our most famous dessert. Filloas are like galician crepes.
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Multiple Choice
Filloas can be eaten all the year, but it's common to cook it on a special date. What?
Carnival (Entroido)
Christmas (Nadal)
Halloween (Samaín)
Easter (Pascua)
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SANTIAGO'S CAKE
Santiago's cake it's a typical dessert of the capital of our region, Santiago de Compostela.
It's cooked with eggs, sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon and a little of schnapps.
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Multiple Choice
Santiago's cake is also recognized for this shield that seems like a cross. What it means?
It's a sword that simbolize the object with we cut the cake
It's a traditional galician symbol that seems peace
It's the cross of Santiago's apostle.
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Open Ended
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OUR GASTRONOMY?
WHAT MEAL DO YOU WANT TO TRY?
TELL US!!
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THANK YOU! GRAZIE MILLE!
Paola Abalo
Elena Bouza
Carmen Gallego
Xurxo Varela
by Paola Abalo, Elena Bouza, Carmen Gallego and Xurxo Varela
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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