martes, 9 de octubre de 2007
Curiosidades / Curiosities





Sí, Fray Bentos, así como lo ven. Hay toda una línea de productos que se llama así, y el nombre no es coincidencia, sino porque los ingleses de determinada edad en general tienen recuerdos de comer corned beef de Fray Bentos (el del frigorífico Anglo), hasta que les salía por las orejas, como dijo una vez el príncipe Charles.

Heh, this photo probably won't mean anything at all to you English speakers! Why did I consider it a curiosity? Why, because Fray Bentos is a small town in Western Uruguay, and these pies are actually named for it. From what I've heard, it seems most Englishpeople of a certain age have very clear memories of eating Fray Bentos corned beef as they were growing up, right until it was practically coming out of their ears, as Prince Charles once said.







Esta es especialmente para Pablo. Alguien que le avise a Sherlock Holmes!

Someone warn Sherlock Holmes!