Objective is to introduce students to different Hispanic Cultures using Spanish restaurant cuisine and traditional Spanish words used within the restaurants.

 Spanish is…the language for more than 350 million people around the world. (Schmitt, 2004, p. 3)  Spanish is… the heritage language of almost 37 million people in the United States. (Schmitt, 2004, p. 3)  Spanish is…one of the fastest growing languages in the country. (pewresearch.org, September 5, 2013) Additional information can be found at…  tm tm

Argentina Chili Ecuador Bolivia Columbia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Spain Uruguay Venezuela Brazil Belize REPEAT WITH ME… PLEASE…

Puerto Rico (common wealth of United States) Texas California New Mexico Florida New York Arizona

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 Just because they speak Spanish doesn’t mean all the food taste the same.  Culture, History and location play a big part into the foods and flavors of that Country, City or State.  Some foods are spicy and some are like Mediterranean Cuisine? Beef, Fish, Breads…  Some “restaurant words” have different meanings in different parts of the world.

Empanadas Y tostones

Before your vacations you can find out more & research different foods at:

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