¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el catorce (14) de octubre del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is October 4, 2023.)
El plato de la semana es: rondón. (The dish of the week is: rondón.)
Rondón is a Jamaican stew that’s popular in Costa Rica. Róndon is the Spanish rendition of “run down.” The idea of the dish is to use what ingredients you can get a hold of, or run down.
Para preparar rondón necesitamos: (To prepare rondón, we need:)
| pescado | (fish) |
| mejillones | (mussels) |
| langosta | (lobster) |
| camarones | (shrimp) |
| jaiba | (crab) |
| leche de coco | (coconut milk) |
| caldo de pollo | (chicken broth) |
| yuca | (yuca/cassava) |
| plátanos verdes | (unripe bananas) |
| frutipan | (breadfruit) |
| malanga | (taro) |
| tomillo | (thyme) |
| dientes de ajo | (garlic cloves) |
| cebollas | (onions) |
| habaneros | (habanero peppers) |
| jengibre | (ginger) |
| curry | (curry powder) |
| sal | (salt) |
| pimienta | (pepper) |
Prepare your rondón following this receta (recipe) or incorporating whatever you can run down. ¡Qué rico! (How delicious!) Practice saying the name of each ingredient as you incorporate it.
¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo! (May you have a super savory Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz