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La Alcega

 My Spanish word of the day is la acelga which means chard, the green leafy vegetable. I learned it watching a video by Ben & Marina at Notes In Spanish about their visit to Restaurante Horizontal near El Escorial. At the restaurant, Marina orders acelgas rehogadas con ajo y patatas (chard sauteed with onions and potatoes) as her first course.

Here is a screenshot of the menu of the day from Restaurante Horizontal.


Notice how aclega is written in the plural on the menu. I wonder if the plural form is most often used. 

And here is the video from Ben & Marina at Notes In Spanish.



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