domingo, 26 de febrero de 2017

Our In-depth IGNORANCE

IN-DEPTH IGNORANCE: ODD-MAN(one)-IN

Despite having the whole store of human knowledge just a mouse-click away today we are all nearly as ignorant as we were in the dark times of religious superstitions. The power of ignorance is great… (Stephen Fry)( Donald Trump´s success and Brexit are clear examples) We don´t know a millionth of one per cent about anything. (Thomas.A. Edison)
By ignorance the truth is known (Henry Suso The little book of truth) Everything you think you know may be wrong ( The book of general ignorance John Lloyd & John Mitchinson)Where ignorance is bliss ´tis folly to be wise (English proverb) Ignorance might make you happier as the more you know the more you realise how little you  actually know....

"ipse se nihil scire id unum sciat"

"I know one thing; that I know nothing" Socrates


Cuando creía que comprendía todo empecé a entender que no sabía nada, fue entonces cuando comencé realmente a comprender algo . . .



Nekovidal


A deeper knowledge of the world around us is quite necessary as our globalized world has become richer and more complex. There was a time when we simply ordered potatoes or rice and we could not care the least about the varieties of potatoes or rice being served. We have learned and are still learning to value subtlety, varieties and nuances of any given item.

See if you can guess what the following varieties of items refer to:

ADMIRAL, GOLDEN WONDER, JERSEY ROYAL, KING EDWARD, MARIS PIPER, SPUNTA

PARSON BROWN, WASHINGTON NAVEL, SEVILLE, JAFFA, TANGERINE

BACON, HASS, LAMBHASS, REES, STRONG, 

WILD, LONG/ MEDIUM /SHORT GRAIN, JASMINE, BASMATI

LAXTON´S SUPERB, ROME BEAUTY, YORK IMPERIAL,BRAMLEY, COX´S ORANGE PIPPIN, FUJI,

STARKING, GOLDEN, GRANNY SMITH.

RIESLING, ALMERIA, SYRAH, ZINFANDEL, MUSCAT

RING OF FIRE, BIRD´S EYE, SCOTCH BONNET, HUNGARIAN HOT WAX,  JALAPEÑO

BLEWITS, CHESTNUT, OYSTER, SHITAKE, WHITE CAP, AMANITA.

OX´S HEART, GREEN ZEBRA, LIBERTY BELLE, PLUM, RED ALERT, CHERRY.

WOK BROCC, BORDEAUX,CLARET, PURPLE SPROUTING, WHITE SPROUTING

BUTTERCRUNCH, LITTLE GEM,LIZZIE, SALADIN, COS, ICEBERG, CURLY.

DAMSON, GREEN GAGE,VICTORIA, CLAUDIA, LAXTON´S CROPPER,DROOPER.

DERBY DAY, SPRING HERO, WONG BOK, TATSOI, SAVOY,

 RED JEWEL, LOMBARD,BLACK BEAUTY, LONG PURPLE, MINI FINGER, VIOLETTA DE FIRENZA,ALMAGRO, WHITE from MALLORCA

RED ACE, BOLTHARDY, CARILLON, CRIMSON GLOBE, EGYPTIAN TURNIP ROOTED,DETROIT, REDPACK,


 CROSBYDUTCH, MUNCHER, SLICE KING, PICKLING, TOKYO SLICER, BURPLESS TASTY GREEN, KIRBY.

(Cukes)

SPRING, RED BARON,  PEARL PICKLER, DOBIES ALL ROUNDER, MARSHALL´S GIANT FENGLOBE.

METEOR, HISTON MINI,  KELVEDON WONDER,  LITTLE MARVEL,  FELTHAM FIRST.

LONG RED SURREY, REGULUS IMPERIAL, AMSTERDAM FORCING, FIGARO, MORÁ(PURPLE).NOISETTE,

 BEDFORD FILLBASKET, BRILLIANT, CAMBRIDGE N.5, HALF TALL, (BRUSSELS)

MORELLO, MARASCHINO, NAPOLEON, BLACK TARTARIAN, BLACK REPUBLIC.

WHITE GEM, TENDER AND TRUE, HALF LONG GUERNSEY, GLADIATOR(Parsnips)

LISBON, MEYER, SICILIAN, ESCONDIDO, BABOON.GOLDEN BEAUTY, 

CANARY, LADY FINGER, GREEN, RED , CAVENDISH.STAR RUBY, RUBY RED, MARSH, DUNCAN, BURGUNDY.(gr……….

LEMON-FLAVOURED, ANJOU, BARTLETT, CONFERENCE, LOUISE BONNE DE JERSEYBROWN,

 DEMERARA, ICING, CASTOR, BEETROOT, CANE.

MALLARD,MUSCOVY, CRESTED, POMERANIAN, ROUEN, WELSH HARLEQUIN.

MEDJOOL,DEGLET NOUR, HALAWY, THOORY,ZAHIDI.

CANINE,DAMASCENE,GOLDEN CELEBRATION, MR.LINCOLN, DON JUAN…

BALSAMIC, MODENA, CIDER, RICE, SHERRY, WHITE/ RED

MANHATTAN, DAIQUIRI, MOJITO, BLOODY MARY, ANITA, SAN FRANCISCO.

ACORN, BUTTERNUT, BUTTERCUP, HUBBARD, SWEET DUMPLING,(varieties of p…… or s…..)

PURE, REFINED, VIRGIN, EXTRA VIRGIN.

FLORAL, CITRUS, FRUITY, GREEN, ORIENTAL , SPICY, WOODY.

STILTON, WESLEYDALE, EDAM, CAMEMBERT, GRUYERE, CHEDDAR, BRIE.

ALMOND, ROUND, DROOPY, ASIAN, HOODED.

ROMAN, GREEK, SNUB, HAWK , BROAD, NORDIC, UPTURNED, POINTED

COLONIAL, VICTORIAN, MODERN, ECLECTIC, NEO-ECLECTIC.

YAGÉ= AYAHUASCA, BURUNDANGA, ROHYPNOL,HEMP, MANDRÁGORA…

UTE, PAIUTE, SHOSHONE, PUEBLO, SIOUX, CHEYENNE,CHEROKEE,OJIBWA, SHAWNEE

STRATUS, NIMBOSTRATUS, CIRRUS, STRATOCUMULUS, CUMULONIMBUS..

SPIRULINA, WAKAME, KELP, PALMARIA, SARGASSUM, POSTELSIA,PORPHYRA,.

.EUSTACHI, VALSALVA, BARTOLINI, FALLOPIAN, GOLGI, GALVANI, FERMI. 

FRANGIPANI FLOWER, GARDENIA, PATCHOULI, MUSK, AMBER, FREESIA.

 BERGAMOT, CEDAR, SANDALWOOD, VANILLA, HONEYSUCKLE, IRIS. 

BURN, MUNSTER,POWERADE, TAURIN, RED BULL. 

 DKNY, NYC, KYLIE JENNER, LÓREAL, MAYBELINE, C H, C D,..

AMOXICILIN,STREPTOMYCIN, ERYTHROMYCIN,PENICILLIN,.,,

 STRAW, RASP, BLUE, BIL,BLEA,WHORTLE, HUCKLE, HURTLE, MYRTLE,TRACKLE, CRAN..

CHEST, WAL, PEA, BUTTER,BRAZIL, COCO, PINE, GROUND , EARTH, MANILA, MONKEY, ALMOND.

ICE, SLUSH, CRUST, SLEET, HAIL, FLAKES, POWDER. 

AURORA SUPERNOVA RED/ BLUE  /WHITE DWARF  NOVA.  

SOMERSET MAUGHAN, WINSTON CHURCHILL, ISAAC NEWTON, LEWIS CARROLL, CHARLES DARWIN.

RONALD HUBBARD, JOSEPH SMITH, MARY BAKER EDDY, ELIZABETH B. WHITE, MOTHER ANN LEE.

ELVIS PRESLEY, CHARLES CHAPLIN, GROUCHO MARX, BING CROSBY, MARC BOLAN.

JERSEY, IBERIAN, BERKSHIRE, LARGE B BLACK DEVON, WESSEX SADDLEBACK.

BRIXTON, HOLLOWAY, SAN QUENTIN , ALCATRAZ, SPANDAU, STRANGEWAYS, DARTMOOR.

 PACELLI, RONCALLI, MONTINI,LUCIANI,WOJTYLA, RATZINGER, BERGOGLIO.

HEATH, MAJOR, THATCHER, WILSON, CALLAGHAN, CHURCHILL, CAMERON, MAY.

VESUBIUS, STROMBOLI, MAUNA LOA, TEIDE, ETNA.

miércoles, 1 de febrero de 2017

Round the world in 80-odd dishy dishes

If we start in SPAIN which region/autonomous communities do these dishes come from?:

PAELLA 

LACON CON GRELOS

PULPO A FEIRA

 BIENMESABE  (Sweet or Savoury)

SALMOREJO 

REMOJÓN 

DUELOS Y QUEBRANTOS 

PISTO 

HORNAZO  (Sweet or Savoury)

 BUÑUELOS

BUTIFARRA 

MOSTACHÓN 

BORRACHOS

BORRACHUELOS

JAPUTA/ MOJAMA

GAÑOTES  

TOCINO DE CIELO 

YEMAS DEL TAJO/DE STA.TERESA

 PESTIÑOS 

BARQUILLOS  

PAN DE ACEITE 

BOLLO DE LECHE 

CUBILETE  

TORTA DE SANTIAGO/DE CHICHARRONES / DE ALGARROBO  

TORTITA DE CAMARONES

AMARGUILLO

 FABADA 

GAZPACHO 

COCIDO / PUCHERO

ARROPÍA

 MIGAS

 RESOLÍ 

SOBRASADA 

ENSAIMADA

ESPETOS

SQUID/ CALAMARI SANDWICH

 CHOCOLATE CON CHURROS / TEJERINGOS  

AJOBLANCO 

 AJOBACALAO  

GURUMELOS 

TAGARNINAS

MOJO PICÓN 

PAPAS ARRUGÁS / PAPAS A LO POBRE


A well-known dish such as COUSCOUS may come from several countries in North Africa with small variations in each particular country: Algerian, Tunisian or Moroccan.


CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY FROM WHICH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING MEALS ORIGINATED?:


FISH & CHIPS, ROAST BEEF & YORKSHIRE PUDDING  BANGERS&MASH

CREPES, CROISSANT, POT-AU-FEU. PATES , FONDUE,

 MOULES-FRITES

 ZONI, MISSO SOUP, SUSHI 

CURRYWURST, SAUERKRAUTEN  

BIRD´S NEST SOUP, DIM SUM,SWEET & SOUR PORK, PEKING DUCK, CHOP SUEY

 WIENER SCHNITZEL 

CHICKEN TIKKA,  CTM, BIRYANI

 BURGER& FRIES , HOT DOGS 

 IRISH STEW  

HAGGIS , SHORTBREAD

 WELSH RAREBIT  

CEVICHE , LOCRO 

FEIJOADA, RODIZIO,PICANHA 

FRÍJOLES, ROPA VIEJA, MOROS & CRISTIANOS

 ASADO(BARBECUE GRILLED MEAT) CHIMBOTE

BANDEJA PAISA, AREPA, ALMOJÁBANAS

 HUMMUS, FALAFEL (I.)

CHICKEN FEET (H.K.) 

SANCOCHO (D.R.)

 SHOWARMA, DONER KHEBAB (T, UAE)

 FUL MEDAMES (E.) 

GOULASH (H.)

 KABULI PULAO (Af) 

 BACALHAU (P.) 

KIBBEH (Leb & Sy) 

AVOCADO CONDENSED MILK SHAKE (Bu.) 

SKARA,PLAKIYA,PILAF, SIRENE, SMETANA(Bul.) 

ACKEE& SALTFISH (Jam.)

 BULGOGI (S. K.)  

BOBOTIC (S.A.)

TOM YUM , T. CHICKEN NOODLES(Th.) 

COO COO & FLYING FISH (Bar.) 

CHELO KEBAB (Ir.)

 KLEFTIKO, FASOLADA, MOUSSAKA  

BORSCHT, PIROZHKI, KOULIBIAC , PELMENI, KATLETI (R)

TAGINE  RFISA (M.)

SMORGASBORD 

POUTINE (Ca.) 

TACOS, NACHOS, JALAPEÑOS, CHILI con CARNE,

POLENTA, RISSOTTO,PASTA, CALZONE, CIABATTA, MOZZARELLA 

POOR MAN´S CAVIAR (Rom)

SVÏCKOVÄ, KNEDLO VEPRO ZELO (Cz R.)

KALLALAATIKO(Fin.) 

GOGEL-MOGEL (Ukr) 

EEL SOUP (Hol) 

 LAMINGTON, DIM SUM , MEAT PIE(Aus.) 

FÄR-I-KÄL (Nor)