World Food Day
With World Food Day coming up on 16th of October, we’re serving up a newsletter packed with activities guaranteed to whet your appetite… for Spanish and perhaps for something delicious too! 🌮🥘😋
First, join us at a new Latin American restaurant where the menu is full of tempting dishes just waiting to be tried. Then, test your knowledge of Spanish gastronomy with a tasty fill-in-the-blanks activity featuring some of Spain’s most iconic foods.
And to finish, we’ve got a fun and very useful Spanish expression for you to add to your repertoire and slip into your next real-life conversation.
¡Buen provecho! 🍴✨
Mind the Gap “___”
La gastronomía española
What’s your favourite Spanish tapa? 😋
Get a taste of Spanish gastronomy with our delicious fill-in-the-blanks activity:
A1 La gastronomía española
Have a look at typical food and drink in Spain:
Typical Food and Drink from Spain
Don’t forget to give the word game at the end of the list a go to consolidate your knowledge! 🎯
¿Conoces esta expresión?
“De chile, mole y pozole”
This catchy Mexican expression means “a bit of everything” or “all sorts of things.” It mentions three typical Mexican foods and is used when talking about a great variety or mixture of things. It’s informal, playful and memorable. 🌶️🥣
De chile, mole y pozole A bit of everything / All sorts of things
En el mercado puedes encontrar de chile, mole y pozole.
At the market you can find a bit of everything.
En la fiesta platicamos de chile, mole y pozole: música, viajes, trabajo…
At the party we talked about all sorts of things: music, travel, work…
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This week’s theme is Puddings.
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¡Hasta la proxima! 👋
