{"id":908,"date":"2015-09-28T20:20:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T20:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/spanish1oli\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=908"},"modified":"2015-10-15T19:20:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T19:20:25","slug":"funciones-la-compra-de-la-comida-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/chapter\/funciones-la-compra-de-la-comida-1\/","title":{"raw":"La compra de la comida (needs edit)","rendered":"La compra de la comida (needs edit)"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"foreign\">La compra de la comida<\/span> is an important part of daily life. Supermarkets are omnipresent in most Spanish-speaking cities. However, people also shop at a variety of specialty food stores, such as the ones below.\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"bakery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S046.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la panader\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img title=\"la panader\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p010.jpg\" alt=\"bakery with breads in window\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"pastry shop\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S047.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la pasteler\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img title=\"la pasteler\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p011.jpg\" alt=\"pastry shop\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"a shop for dairy products\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S048.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la lecher\u00eda\/la mantequer\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img title=\"la lecher\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p012.jpg\" alt=\"shop with cheeses in the window\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"fruit stand\/store\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S049.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la verduler\u00eda\/la fruter\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img title=\"la verduler\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p013.jpg\" alt=\"greengrocer\u2019s\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"butcher shop\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S050.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la carnicer\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img title=\"la carnicer\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p014.jpg\" alt=\"butcher\u2019s shop\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"fishmonger\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S051.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la pescader\u00eda\/la marisquer\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img title=\"la pescader\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p015.jpg\" alt=\"shop with seafood in the window\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nIn addition to the specialty food stores, there are open-air markets, and, in most larger cities, covered central food markets with many stands where you can find an incredible variety of foods. The <span class=\"foreign\">Boquer\u00eda<\/span> in Barcelona is a splendid example of such a covered food market. These markets are also abundant all throughout Latin America.\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\n\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"240\"]<img title=\"Boquer\u00eda mariscos\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p017.jpg\" alt=\"woman selling seafood at La Boquer\u00eda in Barcelona\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/> Foto: Jay Lee CC BY-NC-ND 2.0[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"239\"]<img title=\"Boquer\u00eda verduleria\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p018.jpg\" alt=\"person walking near a fruit and vegetable stand at La Boquer\u00eda in Barcelona\" width=\"239\" height=\"159\" \/> Foto: Olivier Nade CC BY-NC 2.0[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div><\/td>\r\n<td>\n\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"240\"]<img title=\"vendiendo comida\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p016.jpg\" alt=\"grain being sold at Bolivian covered market\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" \/> Foto: Nicolas CC BY-NC-SA 2.0[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"213\"]<img title=\"la compra de la comida\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p061.jpg\" alt=\"A woman buying meat in a market\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" \/> Foto: Olga Berrios CC BY 2.0[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\r\nOf course, in order to shop at markets and specialty food stores you have to know the quantities and containers that are used for the various foods. Listen to Sra. Castro as she reviews her shopping list:\r\n\r\n<audio src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S052.mp3\" controls=\"controls\"><\/audio>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1 kilo de tomates<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2 kilos de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"potatoes\">patatas<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>medio kilo de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"green beans\">jud\u00edas verdes<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"lettuce\">una lechuga<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>una coliflor<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>dos <span class=\"translation\" title=\"loaves\">barras<\/span> de pan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>una docena de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"eggs\">huevos<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2 litros de leche<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"containers\">envases<\/span> de yogur (2 de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"strawberry\">fresa<\/span>, 2 de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"peach\">melocot\u00f3n<\/span>)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1 trozo de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"a hard cheese from La Mancha, a region in Central Spain (This is Don Quijote country!)\">queso manchego<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>250 gramos de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"a blue cheese, made of sheep\u2019s and goat\u2019s milk\">Cabrales<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"cans\">latas<\/span> de at\u00fan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"slabs\">lonchas<\/span> de jam\u00f3n York<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"pork chops\">chuletas de cerdo<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"jar\">tarro<\/span> de mostaza<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1 botella de vinagre<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"bag\">bolsa<\/span> de papitas fritas<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1 caja de cereal<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1 paquete de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"sugar\">az\u00facar<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1 barra de chocolate Nestl\u00e9<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2 botellas de agua mineral<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nFrequently, the same food item will have one name in one country, and another name in a different country. For example, <span class=\"foreign\">jud\u00edas verdes<\/span> are green beans in Spain. In Puerto Rico they are called <span class=\"foreign\">habichuelas<\/span>, and in Mexico <span class=\"foreign\">ejotes<\/span>.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"1000 grams\"><span class=\"foreign\">Un kilo<\/span><\/span> is a little more than 2 pounds. (Remember that one pound is about 450 grams.) <span class=\"foreign\">Medio kilo<\/span> is thus a little over a pound.\r\n\r\nThe word for a pound is <span class=\"foreign\">una libra<\/span>.\r\n<h3><\/h3>","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"foreign\">La compra de la comida<\/span> is an important part of daily life. Supermarkets are omnipresent in most Spanish-speaking cities. However, people also shop at a variety of specialty food stores, such as the ones below.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"bakery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S046.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la panader\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"la panader\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p010.jpg\" alt=\"bakery with breads in window\" \/><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"pastry shop\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S047.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la pasteler\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"la pasteler\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p011.jpg\" alt=\"pastry shop\" \/><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"a shop for dairy products\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S048.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la lecher\u00eda\/la mantequer\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"la lecher\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p012.jpg\" alt=\"shop with cheeses in the window\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"fruit stand\/store\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S049.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la verduler\u00eda\/la fruter\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"la verduler\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p013.jpg\" alt=\"greengrocer\u2019s\" \/><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"butcher shop\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S050.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la carnicer\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"la carnicer\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p014.jpg\" alt=\"butcher\u2019s shop\" \/><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"fishmonger\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S051.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/play.svg#fixme\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\" \/> la pescader\u00eda\/la marisquer\u00eda<\/a><\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"la pescader\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p015.jpg\" alt=\"shop with seafood in the window\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In addition to the specialty food stores, there are open-air markets, and, in most larger cities, covered central food markets with many stands where you can find an incredible variety of foods. The <span class=\"foreign\">Boquer\u00eda<\/span> in Barcelona is a splendid example of such a covered food market. These markets are also abundant all throughout Latin America.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Boquer\u00eda mariscos\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p017.jpg\" alt=\"woman selling seafood at La Boquer\u00eda in Barcelona\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: Jay Lee CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Boquer\u00eda verduleria\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p018.jpg\" alt=\"person walking near a fruit and vegetable stand at La Boquer\u00eda in Barcelona\" width=\"239\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: Olivier Nade CC BY-NC 2.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"vendiendo comida\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p016.jpg\" alt=\"grain being sold at Bolivian covered market\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: Nicolas CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 223px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"la compra de la comida\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2922\/2015\/09\/S1L12p061.jpg\" alt=\"A woman buying meat in a market\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: Olga Berrios CC BY 2.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\n<p>Of course, in order to shop at markets and specialty food stores you have to know the quantities and containers that are used for the various foods. Listen to Sra. Castro as she reviews her shopping list:<\/p>\n<p><audio src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/textimgs\/olispanish1\/l12_leccion12\/webcontent\/S1L12S052.mp3\" controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1 kilo de tomates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 kilos de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"potatoes\">patatas<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>medio kilo de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"green beans\">jud\u00edas verdes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"translation\" title=\"lettuce\">una lechuga<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>una coliflor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>dos <span class=\"translation\" title=\"loaves\">barras<\/span> de pan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>una docena de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"eggs\">huevos<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 litros de leche<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"containers\">envases<\/span> de yogur (2 de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"strawberry\">fresa<\/span>, 2 de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"peach\">melocot\u00f3n<\/span>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 trozo de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"a hard cheese from La Mancha, a region in Central Spain (This is Don Quijote country!)\">queso manchego<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>250 gramos de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"a blue cheese, made of sheep\u2019s and goat\u2019s milk\">Cabrales<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"cans\">latas<\/span> de at\u00fan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"slabs\">lonchas<\/span> de jam\u00f3n York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"pork chops\">chuletas de cerdo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"jar\">tarro<\/span> de mostaza<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 botella de vinagre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 <span class=\"translation\" title=\"bag\">bolsa<\/span> de papitas fritas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 caja de cereal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 paquete de <span class=\"translation\" title=\"sugar\">az\u00facar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 barra de chocolate Nestl\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 botellas de agua mineral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Frequently, the same food item will have one name in one country, and another name in a different country. For example, <span class=\"foreign\">jud\u00edas verdes<\/span> are green beans in Spain. In Puerto Rico they are called <span class=\"foreign\">habichuelas<\/span>, and in Mexico <span class=\"foreign\">ejotes<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"translation\" title=\"1000 grams\"><span class=\"foreign\">Un kilo<\/span><\/span> is a little more than 2 pounds. 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