estebanana -> RE: link to flamenco/food articles (Jul. 27 2017 13:21:03)
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I was with David Serva in Sevilla, he was living there while his wife was working on a Fulbright scholarship doing research about Gitano famiy lineages. This gave David and I plenty of time to hang out. One late afternoon we happened to meet in a bar and have a little bit to eat. We had a potaje in a cup and some jamon and a few other things, maybe olives and a beer. I was running out of money getting near the end of my trip and David spend all the money I gave him for lessons taking me out to drink and eat. I tried to pay, but he just said no. Told the bar owners not to take my money. He taught me some things. Gentleman. We were eating and I took a few spoonfuls of potaje, and then made a sour face. I asked him to try the potaje.. He tasted it and spit it out. He cussed a little at the bar owner and told him to bring us two finos. He told me to rinse my mouth out with fino and spit it out. He said the potaje had turned and the alcohol in the fino in the mouth would kill the bacteria. Scientifically I have no idea if this is true or not, but I did not get sick. I thought this was very fun, and once I expelled the first gulp of fino, I poured the rest of the glass down my maw. I think the only drink which could have have packed more medicinal punch would have been a shot of Machaco. Sometimes it's so ferking hot in Japan on summer mornings that I wish I had a shot of Machaco to go with my morning coffee, just to give my head a little chill. I like some pork chops too, cooked with pimenton and onion. Hold the bacteria.
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