Just got home from my dinner date with my old band teacher, Mike Kirby. Wow, our 4 hours passed in a flash. I had a platter of food, way too much too eat,but I gave it my best. The dish was called Bandeja Paisa, and it was definitely not a heart healthy meal. A small piece of steak, sausage, chicharrones (really thick bacon almost burned), refried beans, rice, a small half -avocado, a fried plantain, and one fried egg on top of the rice. Gut buster! Also tried an excellent Colombian beer called Aguila.
Mike and I had a lot of fun talking about the joys and pitfalls of learning Spanish, and I am glad we have reconnected. Next time, though, we have to speak Spanish a lot more than we did tonight.
Mike and I had a lot of fun talking about the joys and pitfalls of learning Spanish, and I am glad we have reconnected. Next time, though, we have to speak Spanish a lot more than we did tonight.
Chicharrones are actually the skin of the pig. They are called cracklings in the States. Bacon comes from the belly of a pig. I came from farm people in the States. Trust me.
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