Listening practice - cooking traditional Spanish food
Watch the video then answer the questions below.
Mar铆a makes 'pan con tomate'
Question
According to Mar铆a, what time is it at the start of the video?
Ten o'clock in the morning.
She says: 'Bueno, son las diez de la ma帽ana y tengo mucha hambre.' (Well, it's ten o'clock in the morning and I'm very hungry.)
Question
Why does Mar铆a not have 'pan con tomate' for breakfast at weekends?
She stays in bed/ she skips breakfast.
She says: 'Para desayunar, tomo pan con tomate. Aparte de los fines de semana porque me quedo en la cama y me salto el desayuno.' (For breakfast I have 'pan con tomate'. Apart from weekends because I sleep in and skip breakfast.)
Question
Mar铆a says that 'pan con tomate' is...
a) very popular with young people
b) quite a recent invention
c) a typical breakfast dish all over Spain
c) 'Es un plato de desayuno t铆pico en toda Espa帽a.' (It's a typical breakfast dish all over Spain.)
Question
Mar铆a says she doesn't like adding oregano because 'tiene un sabor muy fuerte'. What does this mean?
It has a strong taste/ flavour. 'Hay gente que a帽ade or茅gano, pero no es la receta tradicional y a m铆 no me gusta porque tiene un sabor muy fuerte.' (Some people add oregano, but it's not the traditional recipe and I don't like it because it has a really strong taste/ flavour.)
Question
Which member of Mar铆a's family is from Catalonia?
Her dad.
She says: 'Mi padre es de Catalu帽a en el noreste de Espa帽a, y para 茅l este plato se llama 'pan tumaca'. (My dad is from Catalonia in the northeast of Spain, and to him this dish is called 'pan tumaca'.)