
A Catalan Culinary Adventure: Marta & Jordi's Tapas Tale
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A Catalan Culinary Adventure: Marta & Jordi's Tapas Tale
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Marta i Jordi van sortir a passejar per la Rambla, una avinguda plena de vida i sorpreses.
Marta and Jordi went for a walk along the Rambla, an avenue full of life and surprises.
Marta volia practicar el català, així que li va demanar al seu amic Jordi que li demanés una taula per a dos en un restaurant proper en català.
Marta wanted to practice her Catalan, so she asked her friend Jordi to book her a table for two at a nearby Catalan restaurant.
Jordi va intentar recordar les seves classes de català i va dir: "Hola, em puc seure aquí per dues persones, si us plau?
Jordi tried to remember his Catalan lessons and said: "Hello, can I sit here for two people, please?"
" El cambrer va entendre la petició de Jordi i els va portar cap a una taula al pati.
The waiter understood Jordi's request and led them to a table in the patio.
Jordi va mirar la carta i va triar una taula de tapes per als dos.
Jordi looked at the menu and chose a tapas table for the two of them.
Marta estava emocionada per provar diferents plats catalans, però quan el cambrer va portar el menjar, es va adonar que havia entès mal la petició de Jordi.
Marta was excited to try different Catalan dishes, but when the waiter brought the food, she realized that she had misunderstood Jordi's request.
En comptes de les tapes que havien demanat, tenien davant d'ells un plat de cargols que ni Marta ni Jordi havien tastat mai abans.
Instead of the tapas they had ordered, they had in front of them a plate of snails that neither Marta nor Jordi had ever tasted before.
"Ei, Jordi, això no són les tapes que havíem demanat!
"Hey, Jordi, these aren't the tapas we ordered!"
" va cridar Marta, però abans que pogués dir més res, Jordi va agafar un cargol i se'l va posar a la boca.
Marta shouted, but before she could say anything else, Jordi took a screw and put it in his mouth.
"Oh, això és deliciós!
"Oh, that's delicious!"
" va dir Jordi, mentre que Marta encarava la boca amb sorpresa.
said Jordi, while Marta looked at her mouth in surprise.
Va agafar un cargol ella també i el va menjar.
She took a snail too and ate it.
Era estrany, però tenia bon gust.
It was weird, but it tasted good.
A mesura que menjaven, Jordi va intentar recordar la paraula correcta per a tapes en català, però no ho va poder fer.
As they ate, Jordi tried to remember the correct word for tapas in Catalan, but he couldn't.
Van decidir que haurien de practicar més català junts.
They decided that they should practice more Catalan together.
Al final de la seva aventura gastronòmica, Marta i Jordi es van riure de la situació i van gaudir de tot el que havien après sobre els cargols i la cultura catalana en general.
At the end of their gastronomic adventure, Marta and Jordi laughed about the situation and enjoyed everything they had learned about snails and Catalan culture in general.
Van acabar la seva nit amb un sol flower, i van prometre que la propera vegada que es trobessin en un restaurant de la Rambla, demanarien les tapes correctes - en català, per descomptat.
They ended their night with a single flower, and promised that the next time they met in a restaurant on the Rambla, they would order the correct tapas - in Catalan, of course.