Arroz

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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word (http://daily.tomisimo.org/) for September 8, 2008

arroz - masculine noun (el) - rice. Look up arroz in the dictionary (http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/arroz)

El arroz es un alimento básico para gran parte del mundo.
Rice is a staple food for much of the world.

[ElDanés]

This reminds me of risengrød (http://www.arla.dk/APPL/HJ/HJ401/HJ401CFG.NSF/RecipeGraphics/220risengroedARLADK.jpg/$FILE/220risengroedARLADK.jpg) (Danish rice pudding). :p

[Jane]

This reminds me of risengrød (http://www.arla.dk/APPL/HJ/HJ401/HJ401CFG.NSF/RecipeGraphics/220risengroedARLADK.jpg/$FILE/220risengroedARLADK.jpg) (Danish rice pudding). :p

:D Very nice, ElDanés! :applause:
And since I haven´t had breakfast, this will do quite nicely for brunch!:dancingman:
Rice happens to be one of my favourites.

[Jane]

This reminds me of risengrød (http://www.arla.dk/APPL/HJ/HJ401/HJ401CFG.NSF/RecipeGraphics/220risengroedARLADK.jpg/$FILE/220risengroedARLADK.jpg) (Danish rice pudding). :p




And the spanish http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Morcilla_cocida.jpg/180px-Morcilla_cocida.jpg (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagen:Morcilla_cocida.jpg) morcilla (de Burgos).

[ElDanés]

We have something alike here in Denmark (blodpølse; blood sausage). I haven't tasted it since I went to kindergarten. :(

[poli]

French people call this boudin. I learned the hard way:(
María José will probably back me up on this: the English call it blood pudding.

[Tomisimo]

This reminds me of risengrød (http://www.arla.dk/APPL/HJ/HJ401/HJ401CFG.NSF/RecipeGraphics/220risengroedARLADK.jpg/$FILE/220risengroedARLADK.jpg) (Danish rice pudding). :p
I wonder if that's at all like arroz con leche in Mexico

[María José]

And the spanish http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Morcilla_cocida.jpg/180px-Morcilla_cocida.jpg (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagen:Morcilla_cocida.jpg) morcilla (de Burgos).
¡Qúe castiza te me estás volviendo!:D

[ElDanés]

It could be, as risengrød contains a lot of milk.

[María José]

French people call this boudin. I learned the hard way:(
María José will probably back me up on this: the English call it blood pudding.
Yeah. I have your back, Poli. Even if I haven't been around much lately.:D (I hope the joke is not so bad that nobody can understand it):thinking:
There's also the Scottish Haggis and another word for it in Britain is black pudding.:)

[María José]

I wonder if that's at all like arroz con leche in Mexico
And in Spain. It's not one of my favourites, but my kids love it.:)