El Vocabulario (Comidas)
Cuando tu hierves comida en el agua, el agua necesita estar ______.
Salada
Este verbo es el inspiración para el nombre de "Carne Asada". En ingles, "to grill".
Asar
This was the nickname that Simón Bolívar was given after winning Venezuela's freedom from Spain.
El Libertador
The official language of Belize, which is the only country in Central America to speak this language officially.
English
A very sensual dance, and among some of the most famous couple dances today. Prior to its birth, which happened in the poorer sections of Buenos Aires in the early 1900’s, there were only a few dances that required that a couple become so intimate as to face each other.
Tango
Cuando yo como golosinas, yo no quiero las golosinas dulces, pero me gustan mucho las golosinas ______.
Agrias
Si yo quiero hacer pan de muerto para el Día de los Muertos, yo necesito usar este método para cocinarlo.
Hornear
The name of the city in which Bolívar was born and held noble position.
Caracas
Belize was one of the major havens for this group of people throughout every era of their respective Golden Age, as it was a prime location to stage attacks against the Spanish.
Pirates
A Latin dance of Cuba which was developed in the 1940s when the music genre of the same name became popular throughout Latin America. The name comes from the name of the god of war. It also has a very popular exhibition in the musical "West Side Story"
Mambo
Una fruta que, en ingles, lleva el nombre de un lagarto ficticio con alas y que escupe fuego.
La Pitaya
Muy común en países latinos, la gente prepara chiles con este método (es mi plato favorito también).
Rellenar
In his most daring attack against the Spanish capital of New Granada, Bolívar took his 2,500 strong army over these mountains; which took the Spaniards, who believed such a route impossible, completely by surprise.
The Northern Andes
Belize is known for its extreme biodiversity and distinctive ecosystems. On the coast, there is a swampy coastal plain filled with these water-loving trees.
Mangrove
A couples' dance that has roots in the Dominican Republic. There are many theories of how precisely it became the dance that it is today. It is certain, however, that Dictator Rafael Trujillo deemed it the Dominican official dance and musical style after his rise to power in the 1930’s.
Merengue
La familia de mi esposa es de Italia, entonces la comida de ellos tiene mucho de esta verdura, un primo de la cebolla.
Ajo
Muy popular en Asia, especialmente China, de los platos con arroz y muchas verduras.
Saltear
In “The Letter from [this country],” Bolívar showed himself as a great internationalist. “A people that love freedom will in the end be free. We are,” he said proudly, “a microcosm of the human race. We are a world apart, confined within two oceans, young in arts and sciences, but old as a human society. We are neither Indians nor Europeans, yet we are a part of each.”
Jamaica
Belize was one of the last countries in Latin America to achieve independence from their colonial country, England. It happened on September 21, of this year, making the country's independence less than a century old.
1981
One of the more famous Spanish dances, this fast-paced dance is based on the rhythm and movement of a bullfight. It was also used in the Spanish infantry to set the speed of march, as well as in 18th-century comedies, although its origins are in fact French.
Paso Doble
Un coloquialismo, se llamo a mi esposa este término. En ingles, la palabra es "soulmate" o "other half".
Media Naranja
En el sur de los Estados Unidos, la gente usa esta preparación de alimentos mucho. Ejemplos incluyen: pepinos, patas de cerdo, huevos, judías verdes, quimbombó.
Encurtir
The most brilliant of all Simón Bolívar's officers, and the man who he would train to be his successor as the president of the Gran Columbia republic.
Antonio José de Sucre
The cultural identity of Belize is incredibly diverse, and consists of a mixing of these four major cultures (you must name at least 3).
Creole, Mestizo, Garifuna, and Maya
The origins of [this dance] are not entirely traceable – some believe they date back to ancient Roman times – but most agree that by the 19th century the dance was widespread in the Catalan. The dance is performed by a circle of alternating men and women who hold hands and dance in rhythm to a live band called a cobla. It’s a popular group dance which is performed at celebrations and public gatherings and has become a symbol of Catalan identity.
Sardana