¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el veinticuatro (24) de junio del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is June 24, 2023.)
El plato de la semana es: pastel mandi’ó. (The dish of the week is: cassava empanada.)
Pastel mandi’ó is a traditional Paraguayan empanada made with corn flour and cassava and stuffed with beef.
Para preparar el pastel mandi’ó necesitamos: (To prepare pastel mandi’ó, we need:)
| mandioca / yuca | (cassava) |
| huevo | (egg) |
| margarina | (margarine) |
| harina de maíz | (corn flour) |
| harina | (flour) |
| sal | (salt) |
| aceite vegetal | (vegetable oil) |
| carne | (beef) |
| arroz | (rice) |
| cebollas | (onions) |
| dientes de ajo | (garlic) |
| hoja de laurel | (bay leaf) |
| pimiento rojo | (red bell pepper) |
| perejil | (parsley) |
| huevos duros | (hard-boiled eggs) |
| pimienta | (pepper) |
| comino | (cumin) |
You can prepare your pastel mandi’ó with this simple 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 sublime! (May you have a sublime Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz