Jun 13, 2015 06:30
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

de cuchara

Spanish to English Other Food & Drink
Spain

In this instance, it's used in the phrase "mejor tapa de cuchara" and "mejor tapa de cuchara y tenedor" (prizes)

However, I've often seen "plato de cuchara" or "guiso de cuchara" used to describe dishes. In these cases, I have often used "stew" but that doesn't really seem to work in this case. I had considered something like "best soup/stew tapa" but as the dish in question is probably something served in a cazuela, I'm not entirely happy with this option. Then there is the issue of what to do with the tenedor (see other question posted at the same time).

The only other thing I can think of is "spoon-based dish" but I feel that quite frankly, it sounds like crap.

Thanks in advance.

Discussion

Nedra Rivera Huntington (asker) Jun 13, 2015:
clarification To clarify, these are VERY unlikely to be something served or presented in a spoon, but rather something eaten with a spoon (stew, soup, something in a cazuela).

Proposed translations

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spoon ("tapa")

As in

"spoon hors d'oeuvres", for instance - hors d'oeuvres, tapas, anything that you need to eat with a spoon.

https://www.google.pt/search?q="spoon hors d'oeuvres"&espv=2...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-06-13 07:51:23 GMT)
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This means tapas that are served in a dish and eaten with a spoon, as shown in some of the images in the link I provided.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I went with "spoon" tapa in the end. Thanks for your assistance."
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spoon hors d'oeuvres

It's also very possible that the reference is to the now very popular spoon appetizers that are commonly served on the white porcelaine Chinese spoons. They are often used at cocktail "tasting" parties, both for appetizers as well as desserts. See these links for photos.
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fork tapas/fork and spoon tapas/spoon tapas

http://sorianoticias.com/noticia/2015-05-29-ya-estan-candida...

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2015-06-14 16:59:53 GMT)
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I think the idea here is to make a distinction from the traditional tapa which would basically be finger food.......
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell : s per agree to other question
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Thanx
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