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Mackerel
Caballa
must be perfectly fresh, or it is a very indifferent fish; it will neither bear carriage, nor being kept many hours out of the water.
debe estar perfectamente fresca, o es un pescado muy mediocre; no soporta el transporte, ni ser conservada muchas horas fuera del agua.
The firmness of the flesh and the clearness of the eyes must be the criteria of fresh mackerel, as they are of all other fish.
La firmeza de la carne y la claridad de los ojos deben ser los criterios para determinar si la caballa es fresca, al igual que ocurre con todos los demás pescados.
3. Turbot, and all flat white fish,
3. Rodaballo, y todos los pescados planos blancos,
are rigid and firm when fresh; the under side should be of a rich cream colour.
son rígidos y firmes cuando están frescos; la parte inferior debe ser de un rico color crema.
When out of season, or too long kept, this becomes a bluish white, and the flesh soft and flaccid.
Cuando están fuera de temporada, o se conservan demasiado tiempo, este color se vuelve blanco azulado, y la carne se vuelve blanda y flácida.
A clear bright eye in any fish is also a mark of its being fresh and good.
Un ojo claro y brillante en cualquier pescado es también una señal de que está fresco y en buen estado.
4. Cod
4. Bacalao
is known to be fresh by the rigidity of the muscles (or flesh), the redness of the gills, and clearness of the eyes.
se sabe que está fresco por la rigidez de los músculos (o carne), el color rojizo de las branquias y la claridad de los ojos.
Crimping much improves this fish.
El estriado mejora considerablemente este pescado.
5. Salmon.
5. Salmón.
The flavour and excellence of this fish depend upon its freshness and the shortness of time since it was caught; for no method can completely preserve the delicate flavour that salmon has when just taken out of the water.
El sabor y la excelencia de este pescado dependen de su frescura y del poco tiempo transcurrido desde que fue capturado; pues ningún método puede conservar completamente el delicado sabor que tiene el salmón cuando acaba de ser sacado del agua.
A great deal of what is brought to London has been packed in ice, and comes from the Scotch and Irish rivers, and, though perfectly fresh, is not quite equal to salmon from English streams.
Gran parte del que se trae a Londres ha sido empacado en hielo y proviene de los ríos escoceses e irlandeses, y aunque está perfectamente fresco, no es del todo igual al salmón de los ríos ingleses.
6. Herrings
6. Arenques
should be eaten when very fresh; and, like mackerel, will not remain good many hours after they are caught.
deben comerse cuando están muy frescos; y, al igual que la caballa, no se conservan en buen estado muchas horas después de ser capturados.
Vocabulary
- Caballa
- Type of saltwater fish; mackerel
- debe
- Must or should; expresses obligation or necessity
- estar
- To be; indicates state or condition
- perfectamente
- Perfectly; in a completely ideal manner
- fresca
- Fresh; recently caught or not spoiled
- o
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- es
- Is; third-person singular present of ser
- un
- A or an; indefinite article masculine singular
- pescado
- Fish as food; caught and prepared for eating
- muy
- Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb
- mediocre
- Mediocre; of average or below-average quality
- no
- No or not; negation word in Spanish
- soporta
- Tolerates or withstands; endures a condition
- el
- The; definite article masculine singular
- transporte
- Transport; the act of moving something somewhere
- ni
- Nor; negative conjunction connecting two elements
- ser
- To be; indicates identity or inherent characteristics
- conservada
- Preserved; kept fresh or stored for longer
- muchas
- Many; large number of feminine plural nouns
- horas
- Hours; units of time equal to sixty minutes
- fuera
- Outside or away from; beyond a defined boundary
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- agua
- Water; essential liquid for life and cooking
- La
- The; definite article feminine singular
- firmeza
- Firmness; quality of being solid or not soft
- de
- Of or from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular
- carne
- Flesh or meat; edible muscular tissue of animals
- y
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses together
- claridad
- Clarity; quality of being clear or transparent
- los
- The; definite article masculine plural
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight on a living creature
- deben
- Must or should; third-person plural of deber
- criterios
- Criteria; standards used to judge or evaluate something
- para
- For or in order to; preposition of purpose
- determinar
- To determine; to find out or establish something
- si
- If or whether; conjunction introducing a condition
- caballa
- Mackerel; common oily saltwater fish for eating
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- igual
- Equal or same; identical in quality or manner
- que
- That or which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- ocurre
- Occurs or happens; takes place at a moment
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or inclusion
- todos
- All or every; referring to an entire group
- demás
- Other or rest of; remaining members of a group
- pescados
- Fish; plural of pescado, referring to multiple fish
- Rodaballo
- Turbot; a prized flatfish with delicate flavor
- planos
- Flat; having a level or even surface shape
- blancos
- White; of white color, plural masculine adjective
- son
- Are; third-person plural present tense of ser
- rígidos
- Rigid or stiff; not flexible, maintaining firm shape
- firmes
- Firm; solid and not soft to the touch
- cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb referring to time
- están
- Are; third-person plural present tense of estar
- frescos
- Fresh; recently obtained and not yet spoiled
- parte
- Part or section; a portion of a whole thing
- inferior
- Lower or inferior; situated beneath or of less quality
- rico
- Rich; having abundant flavor, color, or quality
- color
- Color; the visual appearance or hue of something
- crema
- Cream; a pale yellowish-white color or substance
- Cuando
- When; introducing a time-based clause or condition
- temporada
- Season; a period of the year for something
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; used with reflexive or passive verbs
- conservan
- Are preserved or stored; kept for extended time
- demasiado
- Too much; exceeding a desirable or acceptable amount
- tiempo
- Time; duration or a period of measurable occurrence
- este
- This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective masculine singular
- vuelve
- Becomes or turns; changes state or returns
- blanco
- White; color lacking hue, pale or colorless
- azulado
- Bluish; having a tinge or shade of blue
- blanda
- Soft; lacking firmness, yielding easily to pressure
- flácida
- Flaccid; limp, loose, and lacking normal firmness
- Un
- A or an; indefinite article masculine singular
- ojo
- Eye; organ of sight, also used for fish freshness
- claro
- Clear; transparent, bright, or easy to see through
- brillante
- Bright or shiny; reflecting light, glossy appearance
- en
- In or on; preposition indicating location or time
- cualquier
- Any; indefinite adjective referring to no specific one
- también
- Also or too; indicates something additional or alike
- una
- A or an; indefinite article feminine singular
- señal
- Sign or signal; an indicator of a condition
- está
- Is; third-person singular present tense of estar
- fresco
- Fresh; recently obtained, not spoiled or stale
- buen
- Good; of high quality or positive condition
- estado
- State or condition; the current situation of something
- Bacalao
- Cod; popular white fish often dried and salted
- sabe
- One knows; also used meaning it tastes a certain way
- por
- By or through; preposition of cause or means
- rigidez
- Rigidity or stiffness; state of being firm and inflexible
- músculos
- Muscles; tissues providing movement and structural support
- rojizo
- Reddish; having a slightly red tinge or hue
- las
- The; definite article feminine plural
- branquias
- Gills; organs fish use for breathing underwater
- El
- The; definite article masculine singular
- estriado
- Striated; having streaks or striped muscular markings
- mejora
- Improves; becomes better in quality or condition
- considerablemente
- Considerably; to a notably significant or large degree
- Salmón
- Salmon; prized pink-fleshed fish with rich flavor
- sabor
- Flavor or taste; the sensory quality of food
- excelencia
- Excellence; the quality of being outstandingly superior
- dependen
- Depend; rely on something for quality or outcome
- su
- His, her, its, or their; possessive pronoun third-person
- frescura
- Freshness; quality of being recently caught or unspoiled
- poco
- Little or few; a small amount or degree
- transcurrido
- Elapsed; time that has passed since an event
- desde
- Since or from; preposition indicating starting point
- fue
- Was or went; third-person singular preterite of ser/ir
- capturado
- Caught or captured; taken from its natural environment
- pues
- Since or well; conjunction or filler indicating reason
- ningún
- No or none; adjective indicating absence of something
- método
- Method; a systematic way of doing something
- puede
- Can or is able to; third-person singular of poder
- conservar
- To preserve; to keep something fresh or unspoiled
- completamente
- Completely; in a total or fully thorough manner
- delicado
- Delicate; subtle and refined in flavor or texture
- tiene
- Has; third-person singular present tense of tener
- salmón
- Salmon; highly valued fish with distinctive pink flesh
- acaba
- Just finished; recently completed an action
- sacado
- Taken out; removed from water or a container
- Gran
- Great or large; used before nouns to indicate greatness
- trae
- Brings; third-person singular present tense of traer
- a
- To or at; preposition indicating direction or destination
- Londres
- London; capital city of England and the UK
- ha
- Has; auxiliary verb used in perfect tense
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser used in perfect tenses
- empacado
- Packed; wrapped or enclosed for transport or storage
- hielo
- Ice; frozen water used to preserve fresh food
- proviene
- Comes from; originates from a particular place
- ríos
- Rivers; large natural flowing bodies of fresh water
- escoceses
- Scottish; relating to Scotland or its people
- e
- And; variant of y used before i or hi
- irlandeses
- Irish; relating to Ireland or its people
- aunque
- Although or even though; concessive conjunction
- todo
- All or everything; referring to an entire whole
- ingleses
- English; relating to England or its people
- Arenques
- Herrings; small oily fish often smoked or pickled
- comerse
- To eat up; consume something entirely by eating
- después
- After or afterward; following a prior event in time
- capturados
- Caught; plural past participle, taken from the wild
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