Was trying to find the thread on dominicanisisms...........anyway......
I love jalbas (??), ie fresh water crabs. Usally they are cooked in hot water on a fire in an outside kitchen, la fodonga, or something that sounds like that. Thats half the fun. Everyone sits around eatimg the crabs, with guineos to scoop out the fat.
It gets rather messy, so outside is nice.
On a side note, I used to be fussy. I didint eat crabs. Too messy, too much work.
Then I evolved and starting eating the " pinches" , crack them open and eat the lovely, tasty white meat from inside.
As of late, I have attained a high grade of enlightement and have started eating the body of the beast itself. Quite a ritual, I must say.
Break off the sexual organ, cos yes, yes there are se?or and se?ora crabs. Then part open the beast. Scoop out the fat with a guineo, if u are lucky you may even get some eggs in there.
Then break up the rest to get to the white meat.
Delicious.
Ok, so normally at the end of the feast, the BIL's and I, laze around drinking coffee spiked with rum, and smoking cigarettes...... yes, its a maaaaans world . And las mujers tidy up and dispose of the mountain of shells and stuff.
I had allready noticed the shells were broken up, to not say grinded before going in the bin.
I never asked, cos a) wasnt my problem and b) they tend to be wary of talking about supernatural things to me......as I tend to mock easy. ( and yes, i had a feeling it was a brujo/vodoo/nanito/galipota related thing ).
So yesterday I had a se?or round, to eat jalbas the civilised way. At a table, with hand-wash bassins and all the trimmings.
I was surprised, thinking we would do the outside, whole family thingy.
My wife said its not possible cos he is buena gente, educado, rico y , mas importante, blanco
First thought was, W.T.F ?
Second was, but, but, I am also all of those things, no ? si, si, pero tu ta de aqui, tu sabes de to eso. Ok..... thanks, I guess, cou?ada.
All goes well. We finish eating. So the guy is dominican, BTW. Successful, world traveler, very cosmopolite..... not your average motoconcho type ( sorry to all motocomchos, but you know what i mean ).
Having finished, liquor, coffee and cigars are served on the balcony, he says, discreetly, but not discreetly enough, la trabajadora knows, right ?
Yes, yes dont worry. And off go the ladys.
Slyly, I say to him that we dont use in-house help, thank you very much, and ask him if he was checking to make sure the shells would be crushed......
He, kind of surprised, says well yes, he was.
So please tell why the shells need to be crushed, I beg you.
And yes my suspicion was spot on.
The shell of a crab you eat can be used for one of the most poweful magic spell that exists.
And not a spell to make you rich, please keep in mind, more like a spell that makes your teeth fall out and your di.ck go limp.
And only a select few brujos can reverse that dark magic ( against mucho, mucho dinero, no doubt ).
So people, dont forget. Crush up yoir crab shells !!!!
I love jalbas (??), ie fresh water crabs. Usally they are cooked in hot water on a fire in an outside kitchen, la fodonga, or something that sounds like that. Thats half the fun. Everyone sits around eatimg the crabs, with guineos to scoop out the fat.
It gets rather messy, so outside is nice.
On a side note, I used to be fussy. I didint eat crabs. Too messy, too much work.
Then I evolved and starting eating the " pinches" , crack them open and eat the lovely, tasty white meat from inside.
As of late, I have attained a high grade of enlightement and have started eating the body of the beast itself. Quite a ritual, I must say.
Break off the sexual organ, cos yes, yes there are se?or and se?ora crabs. Then part open the beast. Scoop out the fat with a guineo, if u are lucky you may even get some eggs in there.
Then break up the rest to get to the white meat.
Delicious.
Ok, so normally at the end of the feast, the BIL's and I, laze around drinking coffee spiked with rum, and smoking cigarettes...... yes, its a maaaaans world . And las mujers tidy up and dispose of the mountain of shells and stuff.
I had allready noticed the shells were broken up, to not say grinded before going in the bin.
I never asked, cos a) wasnt my problem and b) they tend to be wary of talking about supernatural things to me......as I tend to mock easy. ( and yes, i had a feeling it was a brujo/vodoo/nanito/galipota related thing ).
So yesterday I had a se?or round, to eat jalbas the civilised way. At a table, with hand-wash bassins and all the trimmings.
I was surprised, thinking we would do the outside, whole family thingy.
My wife said its not possible cos he is buena gente, educado, rico y , mas importante, blanco
First thought was, W.T.F ?
Second was, but, but, I am also all of those things, no ? si, si, pero tu ta de aqui, tu sabes de to eso. Ok..... thanks, I guess, cou?ada.
All goes well. We finish eating. So the guy is dominican, BTW. Successful, world traveler, very cosmopolite..... not your average motoconcho type ( sorry to all motocomchos, but you know what i mean ).
Having finished, liquor, coffee and cigars are served on the balcony, he says, discreetly, but not discreetly enough, la trabajadora knows, right ?
Yes, yes dont worry. And off go the ladys.
Slyly, I say to him that we dont use in-house help, thank you very much, and ask him if he was checking to make sure the shells would be crushed......
He, kind of surprised, says well yes, he was.
So please tell why the shells need to be crushed, I beg you.
And yes my suspicion was spot on.
The shell of a crab you eat can be used for one of the most poweful magic spell that exists.
And not a spell to make you rich, please keep in mind, more like a spell that makes your teeth fall out and your di.ck go limp.
And only a select few brujos can reverse that dark magic ( against mucho, mucho dinero, no doubt ).
So people, dont forget. Crush up yoir crab shells !!!!