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''Enlatado'' is a tea drink prepared by the ill-fated ''Gaucho Carlos'' in the popular Pelaxian folk song "''Los que duermen los deguellan''" . Boiling water for tea over a camp fire and adding a gum leaf for flavouring remains an iconic traditional Pelaxian method for preparing tea, which was a staple drink of the Pelaxian 1700s period. | ''Enlatado'' is a tea drink prepared by the ill-fated ''Gaucho Carlos'' in the popular Pelaxian folk song "''Los que duermen los deguellan''" . Boiling water for tea over a camp fire and adding a gum leaf for flavouring remains an iconic traditional Pelaxian method for preparing tea, which was a staple drink of the Pelaxian 1700s period. | ||
== Popular short-order dishes == | == Popular short-order dishes == | ||
[[File:Picada cordobesa.jpg|thumb|right|Pelaxian "picada".]] | [[File:Picada cordobesa.jpg|thumb|right|Pelaxian "picada".]] | ||
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*''Minutas'' are a category of dishes that include are ''[[pelanesa]]s'', ''churrascos'', ''supremas'' ([[chicken breast]]s), and Caphirian pasta, although some are very typical of locations that sell food: "''bifes''" and "''pelanesas''" are served "''a caballo''" ("on horseback", with [[fried egg]] on top), "''pelanesa completa''" (a ''pelanesa'' with two fried eggs and [[French fries]]), "''revuelto Gramajo''", "''colchón de arvejas''" (an omelette made with peas). | *''Minutas'' are a category of dishes that include are ''[[pelanesa]]s'', ''churrascos'', ''supremas'' ([[chicken breast]]s), and Caphirian pasta, although some are very typical of locations that sell food: "''bifes''" and "''pelanesas''" are served "''a caballo''" ("on horseback", with [[fried egg]] on top), "''pelanesa completa''" (a ''pelanesa'' with two fried eggs and [[French fries]]), "''revuelto Gramajo''", "''colchón de arvejas''" (an omelette made with peas). | ||
*Common sandwiches are those made of ''pelanesa'', baked ham and cheese, ''"pan de miga", [[toast]],'' panchos'' (hot dogs), ''[[choripan]]es'', ''morcipanes'', tortilla and ham, etc. | *Common sandwiches are those made of ''pelanesa'', baked ham and cheese, ''"pan de miga", [[toast]],'' panchos'' (hot dogs), ''[[choripan]]es'', ''morcipanes'', tortilla and ham, etc. '' | ||
*''[[Picada (Pelaxiana)|Picadas]]'', which are consumed at home or in [[Bar (establishment)|bars]], [[café]]s, | *''[[Picada (Pelaxiana)|Picadas]]'', which are consumed at home or in [[Bar (establishment)|bars]], [[café]]s, tea houses and "''[[bodegones]]''" are also popular; they consist of an ensemble of plates containing cubes of cheese (typically from [[Montia]] or [[Agrila]]), pieces of [[salame]], [[olive]]s in [[brine]], fries, ''maníes'' ([[peanut]]s), etc.; ''[[picada]]''s are eaten accompanied by an alcoholic beverage like wine or beer. | ||
== Eating habits == | == Eating habits == | ||
Breakfast typically is small and consists of tea or “café con leche” (coffee with milk) and toasts, pide bread, with some fruit juice, possibly orange juice accompanied with either cheese, tomatoes, eggs, olives or hummus.. A continental-style breakfast (desayuno) may be taken just after waking up, or before entering the workplace. Due to the large time span between breakfast and lunch, it is not uncommon to halt the working schedule to take a mid-morning snack with tea. Traditional lunches in Pelaxia are long and well developed. Pelaxians often have a light evening snack (called a "merienda" - typically a coffee or green tea and a pastry and it is common to not eat dinner until 9 pm, or even later on weekends. | Breakfast typically is small and consists of tea or “café con leche” (coffee with milk) and toasts, pide bread, with some fruit juice, possibly orange juice accompanied with either cheese, tomatoes, eggs, olives or hummus.. A continental-style breakfast (desayuno) may be taken just after waking up, or before entering the workplace. Due to the large time span between breakfast and lunch, it is not uncommon to halt the working schedule to take a mid-morning snack with tea. Traditional lunches in Pelaxia are long and well developed. Pelaxians often have a light evening snack (called a "merienda" - typically a coffee or green tea and a pastry and it is common to not eat dinner until 9 pm, or even later on weekends. | ||
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