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Hobo stew

This is a response to "Hobo Stew"  by Prosperous Snow celebrating for "Follow the Leader"   by mood indigo

Sopa

En la olla: una cebolla, yuca, un trozo de carne, plátano verde, chayote, aún un poco de pollo, siempre ajo.

Thus soup was made when I lived with a family in San José. Boil the water and add whatever. Let it cook, adding its fragrance to the day. Ladle up for supper. What's left over cools in the fridge. On the morrow, boil it again and add a pinch of this or a bit of that: una zanahoria, hojas de cilantro, un chile (cuidado, que no se usa demasiado).

Each day it thickens a tad. On the fourth day, start all over again: mondongo, tomate, y una cebolla, aún un poco de pollo, siempre se echa ajo en la olla.

K.E.

For those who don't speak Spanish:

olla - big cooking pot

cebolla - onion
yuca - cassava. Wikilink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava
carne - meat or beef
plátano - cooking banana (plaintain). verde - still firm. Wikilink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platano
chayote - a light green vegetable. Wikilink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote
pollo - chicken
ajo - garlic! always garlic.

zanahoria - carrot
cilantro - cilantro, the seeds are coriander. Wikilink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilantro
chile - pepper

mondongo - tripe. Wikilink on sopa de mondongo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondongo
tomate - tomato

And those who do speak Spanish should note the repetition of sound in olla/cebolla/pollo. Are they done on purpose? ¡Claro que sí! And the use of 'o' throughout.

Oh ... and saw my first crocus! Spring has sprung.