Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 13
Of late years English oysters have become scarce and dear; and in consequence the American Blue Point oysters find a ready market.
En los últimos años las ostras inglesas se han vuelto escasas y caras; y en consecuencia las ostras americanas Blue Point encuentran un mercado favorable.
12. Beef.
12. Carne de res.
The grain of ox beef, when good, is loose, the meat red, and the fat inclining to yellow.
La fibra de la carne de buey, cuando es buena, es suelta, la carne es roja y la grasa tiende al amarillo.
Cow beef, on the contrary, has a closer grain and whiter fat, but the meat is scarcely as red as that of ox beef.
La carne de vaca, por el contrario, tiene una fibra más apretada y una grasa más blanca, pero la carne apenas es tan roja como la de buey.
Inferior beef, which is meat obtained from ill-fed animals, or from those which had become too old for food, may be known by a hard, skinny fat, a dark red lean, and, in old animals, a line of horny texture running through the meat of the ribs.
La carne de res inferior, que es la carne obtenida de animales mal alimentados o de aquellos que se habían vuelto demasiado viejos para el consumo, puede reconocerse por una grasa dura y escasa, una parte magra de color rojo oscuro y, en los animales viejos, una línea de textura córnea que atraviesa la carne de las costillas.
When meat rises up quickly, after being pressed by the finger, it may be considered as being the flesh of an animal which was in its prime; but when the dent made by pressure returns slowly, or remains visible, the animal had probably passed its prime, and the meat consequently must be of inferior quality.
Cuando la carne sube rápidamente después de ser presionada con el dedo, puede considerarse que es la carne de un animal que estaba en su mejor momento; pero cuando la marca hecha por la presión vuelve lentamente o permanece visible, el animal probablemente había pasado su mejor momento y la carne, por consiguiente, debe ser de calidad inferior.
13. Veal
13. Ternera
should be delicately white, though it is often juicy and well-flavoured when rather dark in colour.
debe ser de un blanco delicado, aunque a menudo es jugosa y de buen sabor cuando es de color bastante oscuro.
Butchers, it is said, bleed calves purposely before killing them, with a view to make the flesh white, but this also makes it dry and flavourless.
Se dice que los carniceros sangran los terneros a propósito antes de matarlos, con el fin de que la carne quede blanca, pero esto también la hace seca e insípida.
On examining the loin, if the fat enveloping the kidney be white and firm-looking, the meat will probably be prime and recently killed.
Al examinar el lomo, si la grasa que envuelve el riñón es blanca y de aspecto firme, la carne probablemente será de primera calidad y recién sacrificada.
Vocabulary
- últimos
- Adjective meaning 'last' or 'most recent'.
- años
- Noun meaning 'years', unit of time.
- ostras
- Noun meaning 'oysters', edible shellfish found in water.
- inglesas
- Adjective meaning 'English', referring to things from England.
- vuelto
- Past participle of 'volver', meaning 'become' or 'returned'.
- escasas
- Adjective meaning 'scarce' or 'rare', limited in quantity.
- caras
- Adjective meaning 'expensive' or 'costly', high in price.
- en consecuencia
- Phrase meaning 'consequently' or 'as a result'.
- americanas
- Adjective meaning 'American', referring to things from America.
- encuentran
- Verb 'find' or 'encounter', third person plural present tense.
- mercado
- Noun meaning 'market', place for buying and selling goods.
- favorable
- Adjective meaning 'favorable', advantageous or positive in nature.
- Carne
- Noun meaning 'meat' or 'flesh', food from animals.
- de res
- Phrase meaning 'beef', meat from cattle or ox.
- fibra
- Noun meaning 'fiber' or 'grain', texture in meat.
- carne
- Noun meaning 'meat', flesh used as food.
- buey
- Noun meaning 'ox', a castrated bull used for work.
- suelta
- Adjective meaning 'loose' or 'free', not tightly packed.
- roja
- Adjective meaning 'red', feminine form of 'rojo'.
- grasa
- Noun meaning 'fat' or 'grease', fatty tissue in meat.
- tiende
- Verb meaning 'tends to', third person singular present.
- amarillo
- Adjective meaning 'yellow', a color descriptor.
- vaca
- Noun meaning 'cow', female bovine animal.
- por el contrario
- Phrase meaning 'on the contrary', introducing opposing information.
- apretada
- Adjective meaning 'tight' or 'compact', closely packed together.
- blanca
- Adjective meaning 'white', feminine form of 'blanco'.
- apenas
- Adverb meaning 'barely' or 'hardly', almost not at all.
- inferior
- Adjective meaning 'inferior', lower in quality or grade.
- obtenida
- Past participle meaning 'obtained' or 'gotten', feminine form.
- animales
- Noun meaning 'animals', living creatures other than humans.
- mal
- Adverb meaning 'badly' or 'poorly', in a bad manner.
- alimentados
- Past participle meaning 'fed', describing animals given poor nutrition.
- aquellos
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those', referring to distant things.
- demasiado
- Adverb meaning 'too' or 'too much', excessively.
- viejos
- Adjective meaning 'old', referring to aged animals or things.
- consumo
- Noun meaning 'consumption', the act of eating or using.
- reconocerse
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to be recognized' or 'identified'.
- dura
- Adjective meaning 'tough' or 'hard', difficult to chew.
- escasa
- Adjective meaning 'scarce', insufficient or limited in amount.
- parte
- Noun meaning 'part' or 'portion', a section of something.
- magra
- Adjective meaning 'lean', having little fat in meat.
- color
- Noun meaning 'color', the visual appearance of something.
- rojo
- Adjective meaning 'red', a warm primary color.
- oscuro
- Adjective meaning 'dark', low in brightness or light.
- línea
- Noun meaning 'line', a thin streak or stripe visible in meat.
- textura
- Noun meaning 'texture', the feel or surface quality of meat.
- córnea
- Adjective meaning 'horny' or 'corneous', tough and horn-like.
- atraviesa
- Verb meaning 'crosses' or 'runs through', third person singular.
- costillas
- Noun meaning 'ribs', bones of the chest cavity.
- sube
- Verb meaning 'rises' or 'goes up', third person singular.
- rápidamente
- Adverb meaning 'quickly' or 'rapidly', in a fast manner.
- después
- Adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards', following in time.
- presionada
- Past participle meaning 'pressed' or 'pushed', feminine form.
- dedo
- Noun meaning 'finger', digit on the human hand.
- considerarse
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to be considered' or 'deemed'.
- animal
- Noun meaning 'animal', a living creature used for food.
- mejor
- Adjective meaning 'best' or 'better', superior in quality.
- momento
- Noun meaning 'moment', a specific point or period in time.
- marca
- Noun meaning 'mark' or 'impression', a visible indentation left.
- hecha
- Past participle meaning 'made' or 'done', feminine form.
- presión
- Noun meaning 'pressure', force applied to a surface.
- vuelve
- Verb meaning 'returns' or 'comes back', third person singular.
- lentamente
- Adverb meaning 'slowly', in a slow manner.
- permanece
- Verb meaning 'remains' or 'stays', third person singular.
- visible
- Adjective meaning 'visible', able to be seen clearly.
- probablemente
- Adverb meaning 'probably', indicating likelihood or possibility.
- pasado
- Past participle meaning 'past' or 'gone by', beyond prime.
- consiguiente
- Adjective meaning 'consequent', used in phrase 'por consiguiente'.
- debe
- Verb meaning 'must' or 'should', expressing obligation.
- calidad
- Noun meaning 'quality', the standard or grade of something.
- Ternera
- Noun meaning 'veal', meat from a young calf.
- blanco
- Adjective meaning 'white', a light neutral color.
- delicado
- Adjective meaning 'delicate', subtle and fine in quality.
- aunque
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though', conceding a point.
- a menudo
- Phrase meaning 'often', occurring frequently or regularly.
- jugosa
- Adjective meaning 'juicy', containing much moisture or juice.
- sabor
- Noun meaning 'flavor' or 'taste', the taste of food.
- bastante
- Adverb meaning 'quite' or 'fairly', to a considerable degree.
- Se dice
- Phrase meaning 'it is said', introducing a common claim.
- carniceros
- Noun meaning 'butchers', people who prepare and sell meat.
- sangran
- Verb meaning 'bleed', third person plural present indicative.
- terneros
- Noun meaning 'calves', young bovine animals before slaughter.
- propósito
- Noun meaning 'purpose' or 'intention', a deliberate aim.
- antes
- Adverb meaning 'before', prior to a specific time or event.
- matarlos
- Infinitive plus pronoun meaning 'to kill them', slaughter animals.
- fin
- Noun meaning 'end' or 'purpose', used in 'a fin de'.
- quede
- Subjunctive verb meaning 'remains' or 'is left', no blood.
- también
- Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too', adding to previous statement.
- seca
- Adjective meaning 'dry', lacking moisture or juice in meat.
- insípida
- Adjective meaning 'tasteless' or 'bland', lacking flavor.
- Al examinar
- Phrase meaning 'when examining', upon looking at something closely.
- lomo
- Noun meaning 'loin', a cut of meat from the back.
- envuelve
- Verb meaning 'wraps' or 'surrounds', third person singular present.
- riñón
- Noun meaning 'kidney', an organ found inside the loin.
- aspecto
- Noun meaning 'appearance' or 'aspect', the look of something.
- firme
- Adjective meaning 'firm', solid and not soft to the touch.
- primera
- Adjective meaning 'first' or 'prime', highest quality grade.
- recién
- Adverb meaning 'recently' or 'just', very shortly before now.
- sacrificada
- Past participle meaning 'slaughtered', an animal recently killed.
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