Saturday & Sunday Word: Empanada & Crunchbug

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

crunch·bug (krʌntʃˌˈbəg):
origin: a made-up word by George Walton Lucas, Jr. for his Star Wars trilogy films (Jabba's first appearance: 1983)

noun
In honor of "May the 4th" (aka "May the force"): Crunchbugs are a species of chirping insects, native to planet Courkrus, that are enjoyed as snack food by Hutts -- as in "Jabba, the". [source]

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em·pa·na·da (ˌɛm pəˈnɑ də):
origin: Galicia and Portugal; Latin, em= "in" + Spanish, pan= "bread" & -ada= feminine of "ate" (recorded recipe, 1520).

noun
In honor of "May the 5th" (aka "Cinco de Mayo"): The Latin-American equivalent to Italian calzones, or American hot pockets -- from the Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish verb empanar = to wrap or coat in bread -- a doughy turnover stuffed with a sweet or savory mixture, beloved around the world in various forms.

Do you have a favorite Spanish or "out of this world" dish?

Comments

[ersatz-read.livejournal.com]

Well, I have a favorite herb: papalo. Also called papaloquelite, quillquina, Bolivian coriander (although it's unrelated to coriander), and poreleaf. Popular in Bolivia and some parts of Mexico. Smells/tastes like a funky cilantro. Green and happy even on the hottest summer days - even my halfhearted gardening produced a bumper crop of near-perfect leaves with a texture like...if there's such a thing as "delicate leather", that's the texture. What looks like semi-opaque seeds embedded in the leaf are actually tiny oil glands (hence the "poreleaf" name).

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

1. I love learning stuff like that about plants
2. I love learning stuff like this about food
3. that was really nicely worded!

Appreciate the share!

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Huevos rancheros with chorizo.

(Firefox wants to correct the spelling to "Hues ranchers with horizon" heh.)

---L.

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

LOL!