tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post207167256070417851..comments2024-02-25T05:23:15.261-05:00Comments on food for thought | a miami food blog: Asador Etxebarri - Axpe, SpainFrodnesorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830756373260010912noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-35073906214892651562010-10-04T09:58:23.771-04:002010-10-04T09:58:23.771-04:00The Basques spell everything like they're chea...The Basques spell everything like they're cheating at Scrabble: practically every other letter is an "x" or a "k." As best as I can figure, the "tx" spelling is the equivalent of a "ch" sound - i.e., "pintxos" sounds like "pinchos," "txakoli" sounds like "chockolee," etc.Frodnesorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830756373260010912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-17550172215181362142010-10-04T09:52:39.283-04:002010-10-04T09:52:39.283-04:00Somehow I missed this post... Humping shrimp! I ...Somehow I missed this post... Humping shrimp! I only have one question: How the hell do you pronounce Etxebarri and Axpe?SteveBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203167407546384904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-91814303070247537212010-09-30T00:21:03.643-04:002010-09-30T00:21:03.643-04:00"What better way to truly understand food on ..."What better way to truly understand food on any level than to take it down to these base elements." - Absolutely. Same destination; many routes.Frodnesorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830756373260010912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-87221803966306795512010-09-29T17:25:26.184-04:002010-09-29T17:25:26.184-04:00I've never actually seen shrimp screw, so I ca...I've never actually seen shrimp screw, so I can't make the reference. It's a little more PG to imagine that they are spooning happily.<br />Amazing post. Your comment at the end, although proposing irony, is more of a justification. What better way to truly understand food on any level than to take it down to these base elements.chadzillahttp://chadzilla.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-10157840037595901192010-09-28T01:13:39.008-04:002010-09-28T01:13:39.008-04:00Great post - that squid does look perfectGreat post - that squid does look perfectChuckEatshttp://www.chuckeats.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-12718430577435238942010-09-27T12:36:17.909-04:002010-09-27T12:36:17.909-04:00I thought that about the prawns, but didn't sa...I thought that about the prawns, but didn't say it. They do look happy though, don't they?Frodnesorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830756373260010912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-49253609161823387742010-09-27T12:31:10.624-04:002010-09-27T12:31:10.624-04:00I found the "copulating crustaceans" pre...I found the "copulating crustaceans" presentation in the above photo rather amusing. Undoubtedly a visual cue that primed you for your enjoyment of sucking the heads.PetroniusArbiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-1835194743467894562010-09-27T10:05:11.300-04:002010-09-27T10:05:11.300-04:00Frod, you are definitely the best person to live a...Frod, you are definitely the best person to live a Spanish foodie vacation vicariously through. Thanks.Andrew C. DeWeese, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12596101641265405818noreply@blogger.com