Vocabulario para la carta del restaurante
"El Mexicano"
Ajo - garlic
Arrachera - "Arrachera"
is a type of beef
Ceviche - raw fish in lemon
sauce
Carnitas - different
parts of a pig.
Comida corrida - special
of the day - also called "Menú
Del Día.
Del Charco - from the Atlantic.
Guisado - special
menu or menu of the day usually including several items such as soup, main dish
and a drink.
Lentejas - lentils.
Sopa de lentejas - lentil soup.
Mole - is a
delicious type of sauce. It can have many ingredients, is slightly sweet, dark
and thick.
Pa' - is short
for "para"
Pal' antojo -
"pal'" is short for "para el"
and "antojo" means craving
Pal' compadre
- "pa" is short for "para". "Compadre"
is a good friend who is almost like family,
a buddy.
Pa' Taquear - "Pa"
is short for "para and "Taquear" is an expression meaning to
eat tacos
Platanos
con crema - plantains with cream
Pozole -
soup with porc and corn
Queso Fundido - "fundido"
means melted and you know what "queso" means!
Sabana Mexicana
refers to the picture just above "Especialidades". "Sabana"
means grasslands.
Tostadas de pata -
toasted sandwich with drumstick.
Tostadas de pierna - toasted sandwich with chicken
leg.
Tostadas de ceviche -
toasted sandwich with raw fish in lemon sauce.