. ▁Typ ical ▁offer ings ▁of ▁Are quip an ▁cu is ine ▁include ▁ch icha ▁de ▁j ora ▁corn ▁be er ▁and ▁sou ps . ▁P ican ter ia ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁place ▁serving ▁ ▁pic ante ▁(" sp icy "), ▁a ▁one - plate ▁d ish ▁of ▁various ▁ste ws . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁usual ▁for ▁the ▁restaurant ▁to ▁offer ▁a ▁l unch ▁menu ▁of ▁soup ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁main ▁d ish ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁week ly ▁scheme : ▁ ▁Monday : ▁Cla que , ▁T ues day : ▁ ▁Ch airo , ▁Wed nes day : ▁Ch och oca , ▁Th urs day : ▁red ▁ste w ▁or ▁black ▁pot ato ▁fl our ▁soup , ▁Friday : ▁S op a ▁de ▁Vier nes , ▁" F rid ay ▁soup " ▁made ▁with ▁fish , ▁Saturday : ▁T imp us ca , ▁and ▁Sunday : ▁white ▁bro th , ▁p eb re ▁lo ins ▁and ▁ad ob o . ▁▁ ▁P ican ter ias ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁A ▁house ▁with ▁a ▁post ▁hung ▁with ▁a ▁red ▁cloth ▁was ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁field ▁workers ▁knew ▁there ▁was ▁food ▁offered . ▁C li ents ▁would ▁enter ▁via ▁the ▁kitchen ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁see ▁what ▁was ▁being ▁cook ed ▁and ▁could ▁place ▁their ▁order . ▁The ▁d ining ▁room ▁was ▁rust ic , ▁with ▁ben ches ▁r anged ▁along ▁large ▁tables . ▁The ▁atmosphere ▁was ▁usually ▁condu ci ve ▁to ▁l ively ▁conversation , ▁even ▁among ▁str angers