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Spanish term or phrase:
las carnes asadas a la brasa
English translation:
charcoal-grilled meat/s
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margaret caulfield
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Spanish term
las carnes asadas a la brasa
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The heading for meat dishes on a menu.
If asada is roast and a la brasa means chargrilled, then that sounds like they are using two methods to cook it!
LAS CARNES ASADAS A LA BRASA
Conejillo asado a la parrilla
Costillas de Cordero de Gerona asadas a la parrilla
Many thanks for any clarifying!
If asada is roast and a la brasa means chargrilled, then that sounds like they are using two methods to cook it!
LAS CARNES ASADAS A LA BRASA
Conejillo asado a la parrilla
Costillas de Cordero de Gerona asadas a la parrilla
Many thanks for any clarifying!
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Jan 30, 2009 15:31: margaret caulfield changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/99014">Comunican's</a> old entry - "las carnes asadas a la brasa"" to ""charcoal-grilled meat/s""
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charcoal-grilled meat/s
"meat" can be in either singular or plural, depending on your own choice.
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Hi, C! It's "roast" (also "asado" in Spanish) when it's cooked in the oven. "chargilled" doesn't really exist! It's just a common abbreviation of charcoal-grilled, which is most often used. "Brasas" actually means "embers", i.e. burning charcoal (or coal, but we don't tend to cook using coal as such" without the flame. Hence, charcoal-grilled. Hopes this clarifies things.
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Hi, C! It's "roast" (also "asado" in Spanish) when it's cooked in the oven. "chargilled" doesn't really exist! It's just a common abbreviation of charcoal-grilled, which is most often used. "Brasas" actually means "embers", i.e. burning charcoal (or coal, but we don't tend to cook using coal as such" without the flame. Hence, charcoal-grilled. Hopes this clarifies things.
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| Hi Margaret Thank you for your answer - seems to be the right one based on all the agrees :-) One thing maybe you could explain for me: why do they say "asadas",which is "roast" (isn't it?) when grilling with charcoal is surely not roasting but grilling ?? Also, does "a la brasa" mean "chargrilled" as well - or is "a la brasa" only "charcoal-grilled"? Thanks very much. C |
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coal grilled meat
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meat cooked over embers
In the Northern and Cuyo regions, the meat is cooked in a land oven. In the province of Buenos Aires, the unskinned meat is cooked right over the embers ...
www.try2cook.com/Asado-Argentino.html - 11k -
www.try2cook.com/Asado-Argentino.html - 11k -
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RichardDeegan
: Down here, "A la brasa" is cooked (on a spit) over charcoal embers, with its juices sealed in, as opposed to "grilled", which is on a "parilla" (grill). Also delightful is "A la brasa con leña", but not much wood floating around Lima
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hmmm sounds delicious! Thanks Richard:)
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grilled meat; roasted meat
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"asado" has more than one correct translation, so "a las brasas" is a better indicator.
In the Collins Spanish-English Unabridged Dictionary, we have:
"asado: (culin) roast, antes de, roasted; (carne asada) roast meat; (carne asada al horno) baked; (carne asada a la parrilla) grilled, broiled (EEUU)"
Then, with "a la brasa":
"carne a la brasa: grilled meat, barbecued meat"
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I vividly remember in Lima, Peru, about 4 blocks from my girlfriend's house (later my wife and mother of our four children), there was a little pollería that would have "pollo asado a la parrilla" and it was cooked on these rotating and revolving grills, and was definitely grilled chicken, and was sometimes barbecued and sometimes not, but definitely grilled. And it was not cooked with coals or embers.
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"asado" has more than one correct translation, so "a las brasas" is a better indicator.
In the Collins Spanish-English Unabridged Dictionary, we have:
"asado: (culin) roast, antes de, roasted; (carne asada) roast meat; (carne asada al horno) baked; (carne asada a la parrilla) grilled, broiled (EEUU)"
Then, with "a la brasa":
"carne a la brasa: grilled meat, barbecued meat"
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I vividly remember in Lima, Peru, about 4 blocks from my girlfriend's house (later my wife and mother of our four children), there was a little pollería that would have "pollo asado a la parrilla" and it was cooked on these rotating and revolving grills, and was definitely grilled chicken, and was sometimes barbecued and sometimes not, but definitely grilled. And it was not cooked with coals or embers.
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char-grill barbecued meat(s)
I would suggest to cover both components ...
As the meat cooks, it will char in the lines typical of chargrilled meat, but without the barbecue aroma of meat cooked on a chargrill. Chargrills ...
www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2005/11/10/303405/so-you-thi... - 37k - En caché - Páginas similares
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and not at all happy with "meats" ... just stick with "meat" I would say ...
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and on reflection I would go with "charcoal grill barbecued meat" or simply "charcoal grilled meat"
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See also: Barbecue. The process of meat grilling on a charcoal grill. Grilling or broiling is a form of cooking that involves direct heat. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grilling - 49k - En caché - Páginas similares
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As the meat cooks, it will char in the lines typical of chargrilled meat, but without the barbecue aroma of meat cooked on a chargrill. Chargrills ...
www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2005/11/10/303405/so-you-thi... - 37k - En caché - Páginas similares
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and not at all happy with "meats" ... just stick with "meat" I would say ...
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and on reflection I would go with "charcoal grill barbecued meat" or simply "charcoal grilled meat"
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Note added at 18 mins (2009-01-25 13:14:21 GMT)
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See also: Barbecue. The process of meat grilling on a charcoal grill. Grilling or broiling is a form of cooking that involves direct heat. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grilling - 49k - En caché - Páginas similares
Más resultados de en.wikipedia.org »
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grilled meats / barbecued meats
grilled already implies the use of charcoal or embers. It will be slightly redundant, unless you want to specify the method used.
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Lizette Britz
: I agree with Marta. In all english cooking books grilled meats are carnes asadas o a la brasa.
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Chargrilled Meat
I would just say "chargrilled meat". I think the "asadas" is surplus to requirements. The spanish don't tend to "roast" meat as much as other nationalities do using the traditional method of roasting in the oven. I have seen "asado/a" to refer to barbequed/grilled food on many menus.
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grilled meats
I think it'll be obvious (to the restaurant customer) that the grilling method will be different there from the standard domestic type of grill - it's a sort of mixture of grilling and roasting
Asado is a technique for cooking cuts of meat, usually consisting of beef alongside various other meats, which are cooked on a grill (parrilla) or open fire. Asado is quite popular in the Pampa region of South America, and it is the traditional dish of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asado
Grilled Pork Chops - Chuletas Asado a la Parrilla
18 May 2008 ... Grilled Pork Chops - Chuletas Asado a la Parrilla.
latinfood.about.com/b/2008/05/18/grilled-pork-chops-chuletas-asado-a-la-parrilla.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
Asado is a technique for cooking cuts of meat, usually consisting of beef alongside various other meats, which are cooked on a grill (parrilla) or open fire. Asado is quite popular in the Pampa region of South America, and it is the traditional dish of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asado
Grilled Pork Chops - Chuletas Asado a la Parrilla
18 May 2008 ... Grilled Pork Chops - Chuletas Asado a la Parrilla.
latinfood.about.com/b/2008/05/18/grilled-pork-chops-chuletas-asado-a-la-parrilla.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
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