June 20th, 2007

Spanish word of the day: Melocatón

In my job here at the Palau Association, I have found myself working with Spanish-speakers from all over the world. A Spanish teacher will tell you that there is no “one Spanish” - every country has its own local dialect and unique words for things. Carmela (kind of an executive assistant for Luis) is an older lady from Italy, as are several other current and former staff members. I saw her in the kitchen as I was preparing my oatmeal, to be topped with a fresh sliced peach. “Buenos dias, señora. Carmela,” (I love saying her name, it’s so musical) “what is the word for peach?” “Melocatón,” she replied. It sounded long, so I asked her to repeat it. “Me-lo-ca-tón!”.

Melocatón.

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I’ve already eaten 3 of those today.

On June 20th, 2007 at 12:45 pm, Jason said:

Trés melocatónes!

Allan On June 20th, 2007 at 02:51 pm, Allan said:

Man, I love peaches. This one was a bit tart - clearly not fresh or local enough.

I’m taking a cue from you, J-man - I’m trying to keep our house stocked with fresh fruit. I need some better local (produce) suppliers, though - anything besides Saturday Market in the area?

Allan On June 20th, 2007 at 03:10 pm, Allan said:

One of the many things I love about you is the way you are always trying to learn bits and pieces from other cultures and languages. It shows a great respect for the vast world that the Lord has made, and it always seems to make people smile.

Kristi On June 20th, 2007 at 08:54 pm, Kristi said:

As far as local fruit, we’ve been hitting the roadside stands. There is one off of Sandy and 181st and another small one across the street from Costco (http://www.thefarmstands.com/index.html). The Barn (148th north of Halsey) has some pretty good local stuff too. One night Christa was there while some lettuce came in straight from the field. Can’t get any fresher than that.

The Growers Market is on Glisan and 162.

And don’t forget the Farmer’s Market downtown. There is also a Gresham and Beaverton Farmer’s Market.

Not too far from you is the People’s Coop (http://www.peoples.coop/), which I’ve never visited, but I image has locally grown food.

On June 21st, 2007 at 12:35 pm, Jason said:

mmmm fresh fruit!  It doesn’t get much better than that!  I just found a little fresh produce stand down by Reed and I’m so stoked to go check it out!

On June 22nd, 2007 at 06:47 pm, Jessica Garrett said:

Argh, man! Yesterday, I took the kids out to get stuff for breakfast (which is turning into a Saturday early morning ritual).

I was trying to remember where J posted the market list (above). I was searching through my gmail chats, mail, etc. Too many nooks and crannies in me online life!

Perhaps a reprint is in order.

Allan On June 24th, 2007 at 09:40 am, Allan said:

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