¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el dieciocho (18) de noviembre del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is November 18, 2023.)
El plato de la semana es: fiambre. (The dish of the week is: fiambre.)
Fiambre (Spanish for “cold cuts”) is a huge Guatemalan salad with vegetables, cold cuts, cheeses, and caldillo (a special dressing) that is traditionally eaten on el Día de los Muertos/el Día de los Difuntos. Because of the immense amount of ingredients, we will simply go over the ingredients for a vegetable version.
Para preparar el fiambre necesitamos: (To prepare fiambre, we need:)
| espárragos | (asparagus) |
| remolachas | (beets) |
| zanahorias | (carrots) |
| ejotes | (green beans) |
| coliflor | (cauliflower) |
| repollo | (cabbage) |
| coles de Bruselas | (Brussel sprouts) |
| maíz | (corn) |
| pacayas | (pacayas) |
| palmito | (heart of palm) |
| elotitos encurtidos | (pickled baby corn) |
| cebollas encurtidos | (pickled baby onions) |
| frijoles rojos | (red beans) |
| frijoles blancos | (white beans) |
| garbanzos | (chickpeas) |
| guisantes | (green peas) |
| habas | (fava beans) |
| alcaparras | (capers) |
| aceitunas verdes | (green olives) |
| aceitunas negras | (black olives) |
| pimentos | (pimentos) |
| lechuga | (lettuce) |
| rábanos | (radishes) |
| perejil | (parsley) |
| hojas de laurel | (bay leaves) |
| tomillo | (thyme) |
| orégano | (oregano) |
| vinagre | (vinegar) |
| aceite de oliva | (olive oil) |
| mostaza | (mustard) |
| pimienta | (pepper) |
| sal | (salt) |
| salsa inglesa | (Worcestershire sauce) |
| nuez moscada | (nutmeg) |
Mark your calendar to prepare your fiambre one day in advance using this receta (recipe). ¡Qué rico! (How delicious!) Practice saying the name of each ingredient as you incorporate it. To practice reading in Spanish, lee esta receta.
¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo! (May you have a super savory Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz