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Mackerel
Cavala
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.
deve estar perfeitamente fresca, caso contrário é um peixe muito medíocre; não suporta o transporte, nem ser mantida muitas horas fora da água.
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.
A firmeza da carne e a clareza dos olhos devem ser os critérios de frescura da cavala, assim como de todos os outros peixes.
3. Turbot, and all flat white fish,
3. Rodovalho, e todos os peixes brancos de corpo achatado,
are rigid and firm when fresh; the under side should be of a rich cream colour.
são rígidos e firmes quando frescos; a parte inferior deve ser de uma rica cor creme.
When out of season, or too long kept, this becomes a bluish white, and the flesh soft and flaccid.
Quando fora de época, ou conservados por demasiado tempo, esta cor torna-se branco azulado, e a carne fica mole e flácida.
A clear bright eye in any fish is also a mark of its being fresh and good.
Um olho claro e brilhante em qualquer peixe é também sinal de que está fresco e de boa qualidade.
4. Cod
4. Bacalhau fresco
is known to be fresh by the rigidity of the muscles (or flesh), the redness of the gills, and clearness of the eyes.
reconhece-se que está fresco pela rigidez dos músculos (ou da carne), pela vermelhidão das guelras e pela clareza dos olhos.
Crimping much improves this fish.
O corte em vincos melhora bastante este peixe.
5. Salmon.
5. Salmão.
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.
O sabor e a excelência deste peixe dependem da sua frescura e do pouco tempo decorrido desde a sua captura; pois nenhum método consegue preservar completamente o delicado sabor que o salmão possui quando acabado de retirar da água.
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.
Grande parte do que é trazido para Londres foi embalado em gelo e provém dos rios escoceses e irlandeses, e, embora perfeitamente fresco, não é bem igual ao salmão dos rios ingleses.
6. Herrings
6. Arenques
should be eaten when very fresh; and, like mackerel, will not remain good many hours after they are caught.
devem ser consumidos quando muito frescos; e, tal como a cavala, não se mantêm em boas condições muitas horas após a captura.
Vocabulary
- Cavala
- A type of mackerel fish commonly eaten in Portugal
- deve
- Must or should; expresses obligation or expectation
- estar
- To be; indicates temporary state or condition
- perfeitamente
- Perfectly; in a completely ideal or flawless manner
- fresca
- Fresh; recently caught or not yet spoiled
- caso
- Case or situation; used in conditional expressions
- contrário
- Opposite or contrary; otherwise, on the other hand
- é
- Is; third person singular of ser, to be
- um
- A or one; indefinite article or number
- peixe
- Fish; aquatic animal commonly eaten as food
- muito
- Very or much; intensifier indicating high degree
- medíocre
- Mediocre; of poor or below-average quality
- não
- No or not; negation word in Portuguese
- suporta
- Supports or tolerates; withstands a condition or stress
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article in Portuguese
- transporte
- Transport; movement or carrying of goods or people
- nem
- Nor or neither; negative conjunction linking two elements
- ser
- To be; expresses permanent or inherent characteristics
- mantida
- Kept or maintained; past participle of manter
- muitas
- Many; feminine plural form indicating large quantity
- horas
- Hours; units of time measurement in a day
- fora
- Outside or out of; beyond a boundary or container
- da
- Of the; contraction of preposition de and article a
- água
- Water; essential liquid substance for life
- A
- The; feminine singular definite article in Portuguese
- firmeza
- Firmness; quality of being solid or not soft
- carne
- Flesh or meat; edible muscular tissue of animals
- e
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses together
- a
- The or a; feminine definite or indefinite article
- clareza
- Clarity or clearness; quality of being transparent or clear
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de and os, masculine plural
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight in humans and animals
- devem
- Must or should; third person plural of dever
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese
- critérios
- Criteria; standards used to judge or evaluate something
- de
- Of or from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- frescura
- Freshness; state of being recently caught or unspoiled
- cavala
- Mackerel; a common oily sea fish for eating
- assim
- Thus or so; in this way or likewise
- como
- Like or as; used for comparison or manner
- todos
- All or every; referring to the entire group
- outros
- Others; remaining or different members of a group
- peixes
- Fish; plural of peixe, aquatic animals eaten as food
- Rodovalho
- Brill; a type of flatfish found in European waters
- brancos
- White; masculine plural adjective describing white color
- corpo
- Body; the physical form of a person or animal
- achatado
- Flattened; pressed flat or having a flat shape
- são
- Are; third person plural of ser, to be
- rígidos
- Rigid or stiff; not flexible or easily bent
- firmes
- Firm; solid and not soft to the touch
- quando
- When; conjunction indicating time or condition
- frescos
- Fresh; recently obtained and not yet spoiled
- parte
- Part; a section or portion of a whole thing
- inferior
- Inferior or lower; below in position or quality
- uma
- A or one; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese
- rica
- Rich; having abundance or intensity of a quality
- cor
- Color; visual property produced by light wavelengths
- creme
- Cream; pale yellowish-white color like dairy cream
- Quando
- When; used to introduce a time-based condition
- época
- Season or era; a specific period of time
- ou
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- conservados
- Preserved or stored; kept for extended periods
- por
- For or by; preposition indicating duration or agent
- demasiado
- Too much; exceeding a reasonable or acceptable amount
- tempo
- Time or weather; duration or meteorological conditions
- esta
- This; feminine demonstrative pronoun referring nearby
- torna-se
- Becomes; reflexive verb indicating a change of state
- branco
- White; absence of color or very pale hue
- azulado
- Bluish; having a slight blue tinge or color
- fica
- Becomes or stays; third person singular of ficar
- mole
- Soft; easily deformed or lacking firmness
- flácida
- Flaccid; lacking firmness, limp and not taut
- Um
- A or one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
- olho
- Eye; organ used for seeing in animals
- claro
- Clear or bright; transparent and without cloudiness
- brilhante
- Bright or shiny; reflecting light clearly and vividly
- em
- In or at; preposition indicating location or state
- qualquer
- Any; used to refer to an unspecified member
- também
- Also or too; indicates addition to what was said
- sinal
- Sign or signal; an indicator of a particular condition
- que
- That or which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar, temporary state
- fresco
- Fresh; recently obtained and in good condition
- boa
- Good; feminine adjective indicating positive quality
- qualidade
- Quality; degree of excellence or standard of something
- Bacalhau
- Codfish; iconic salted dried fish in Portuguese cuisine
- reconhece-se
- Is recognized; reflexive verb indicating identification
- pela
- By the; contraction of por and a, feminine singular
- rigidez
- Rigidity; state of being stiff or not flexible
- músculos
- Muscles; fibrous tissue enabling movement in animals
- vermelhidão
- Redness; the state of having a red color
- das
- Of the; contraction of de and as, feminine plural
- guelras
- Gills; organs fish use to breathe underwater
- O
- The; masculine singular definite article in Portuguese
- corte
- Cut; an incision made with a knife or blade
- vincos
- Creases or marks; lines formed by folding or cutting
- melhora
- Improves; makes or becomes better in quality
- bastante
- Quite or enough; a considerable degree or amount
- este
- This; masculine demonstrative pronoun referring nearby
- Salmão
- Salmon; a prized pink-fleshed fish for eating
- sabor
- Flavor or taste; sensory quality perceived when eating
- excelência
- Excellence; outstanding quality or superiority in something
- deste
- Of this; contraction of de and este, masculine singular
- dependem
- Depend; rely on a condition or factor
- sua
- His, her, or its; possessive pronoun feminine singular
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o, masculine singular
- pouco
- Little or few; small quantity or brief duration
- decorrido
- Elapsed; time that has passed since an event
- desde
- Since or from; indicating starting point in time
- captura
- Capture; the act of catching fish or animals
- pois
- Because or since; conjunction explaining a reason
- nenhum
- No or none; indicates complete absence of something
- método
- Method; a systematic way of doing something
- consegue
- Manages or succeeds; third person singular of conseguir
- preservar
- To preserve; to keep something in its original state
- completamente
- Completely; entirely and without exception or remainder
- delicado
- Delicate; fine in texture or requiring careful handling
- salmão
- Salmon; highly valued pink fish for culinary use
- possui
- Possesses or has; third person singular of possuir
- acabado
- Just finished; recently completed, as in just caught
- retirar
- To remove or take out; extract from a location
- Grande
- Great or large; adjective indicating impressive size or quality
- trazido
- Brought; past participle of trazer, to bring
- para
- For or to; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- Londres
- London; the capital city of England and United Kingdom
- foi
- Was or went; past tense of ser or ir
- embalado
- Packaged or packed; wrapped or enclosed for transport
- gelo
- Ice; frozen water used to preserve and cool food
- provém
- Comes from; originates or derives from a source
- rios
- Rivers; natural flowing bodies of fresh water
- escoceses
- Scottish; relating to Scotland or its people
- irlandeses
- Irish; relating to Ireland or its people
- embora
- Although or even though; introduces a concessive clause
- bem
- Well; in a good or satisfactory manner
- igual
- Equal or same; identical or equivalent in quality
- ao
- To the; contraction of a and o, masculine singular
- ingleses
- English; relating to England or its people
- Arenques
- Herrings; small oily fish often smoked or pickled
- consumidos
- Consumed; eaten or used up as food
- tal
- Such or as; used in comparisons or references
- se
- If or oneself; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun
- mantêm
- Maintain or keep; third person plural of manter
- boas
- Good; feminine plural adjective indicating positive quality
- condições
- Conditions; states or circumstances affecting quality
- após
- After; following in time or sequence
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