Spanish potato omelette with onion
Nuria wants a potato omelette sandwich with onion, soft in the center. Her father fries potatoes and onion, mixes in egg, and flips it with a plate.
La tortilla española
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Present tense and kitchen words: potato, egg, onion, pan, sandwich, small bar portion.
Nuria is in a hurry and wants a Spanish potato omelette with onion, juicy inside, not the bar omelette without onion. Her father fries potato and onion in olive oil, mixes in egg, flips it with a plate, and leaves the center soft. She takes a wedge in bread.
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la tortilla española
newthe Spanish tortilla
The Spanish tortilla - Spain's national dish
tortilla de patatas
newpotato tortilla
Alternative name for Spanish tortilla
plato sencillo pero delicioso
newsimple but delicious dish
Description of the tortilla from the article
cuatro ingredientes básicos
newfour basic ingredients
The article states the tortilla needs only four ingredients
se pelan y cortan
neware peeled and cut
Passive voice construction - the potatoes are peeled and cut
a fuego lento
newon low heat
How the tortilla is cooked
dar la vuelta
newto flip
The important moment of cooking the tortilla
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
patatas
potatoes
The main ingredient of tortilla
huevos
eggs
Essential ingredient
cebolla
onion
Optional ingredient - topic of eternal debate in Spain
aceite de oliva
olive oil
Oil for frying
freír
to fry
Cooking technique used in the recipe
mezclar
to mix
Combining potatoes with eggs
sartén
frying pan
Utensil for cooking tortilla
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
se + verb (passive voice)
se + verb (passive voice): Se pelan, se cortan, se mezclan
The action is done to the subject. Pattern: se + third person verb
Primero... Después... (sequence)
Primero... Después... (sequence): Primero se pelan. Después se fríen.
Shows order of actions in a recipe
Hay dos tipos de + noun
Hay dos tipos de + noun: Hay dos tipos de tortilla
Pattern: Hay + number + tipos de + noun to express existence
Se sirve como + noun
Se sirve como + noun: Se sirve como tapa
Passive construction meaning "is served as"
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