Can anyone guess what word the following photo illustrates?
My friend Xavier Cevallos drives to their family farm in the village of Santa Teresa, where this product is brought to town on horseback.
The horses bring the boxes of cheese to the little community of Santa Teresa, about one hour down four-wheel-drive roads! My friend Xavier meets his workers every Friday and drops off supplies before returning to Jama with the queso fresco.
Quichua- indigenous language of many Indians in the Andes. I suspect that Silvana will soon write a post about a few Quichua words! Her blog is in Spanish, but the translator programs will solve the mystery of most of her words for un-Spanish speakers!
quince – fifteen – I will always remember when I first saw the spelling for the word, ‘Fifteen,’ which of course is pronounced totally different in English!
Quinouli is not a Spanish word; it’s a new one that describes a quinoa/cheese breakfast creation!
Quinouli Fritatta – Wow is this ever delicious! How to cook it? Go HERE.
Hop on over to Silvana’s blog and enjoy reading her stories about her beautiful country! Her personality burns through, and it’s my honor to introduce you to her!
Here’s another one of her posts: Esmeraldes.
Thanks, Frizztext! I’ll be on the road when this one heads your way.
Great post and loved your introduction to Sylvana, now following her blog and looking forward to future posts. Nice food highlights – hmmmm will have to check out the recipe.
Muchas gracias for the lesson Z.
Has comido sopa de quinua (con papas y maní)??? Es deliciosa, receta de la Sierra. Tengo un hijo de 5 años que adora esta sopa.
hmmmmm – no! cebolla/pimienta/apio? y papas y mani y quinoa? yummmmm!
Lisa, nicely done! I love the introduction to Silvana, and the recipes using quinoa too! I never knew the words had to be South American words. In that case I give you quetzal. My favorite!
quetzal! how could i have forgotten that one?!!
How would you say …”Quinouli”…I have a feeling I am butchering it…I know Quinoa is pronounced keen-wa…right?
Great words for the ‘Q’ challenge. I did know ‘Que?’ but only from watching ‘Fawlty Towers’. The waiter Manuel used to say it a lot. 😀 Love the pics of the horses with the cheese boxes.
This is an interesting as well and informative AND tasty post. Thank you much Ms. Z. Be safe on your travels & return home quickly.
thanks for the lesson, recipes and sending me over to Silvana. Your support and encouragement, I’m sure, means all the world to her.
Those quinoa crips! Oh man!
Oh, so exciting to see the quinoa photos.
Thanks Z. I love the quinoa crisps. They look delicious. My oldest son adores tomato dishes like this.