Comments on: A Taste of History http://www.saltshaker.net/20071120/a-taste-of-history Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:46:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20071120/a-taste-of-history#comment-75950 dan Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:06:27 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071120/a-taste-of-history#comment-75950 Ah, good to know, and I assume that's why they use it to refer to the really extra large size (which, however, appeared to be piping hot...) - though, it doesn't quite explain why it refers to the style as well, without cheese, unless it was just easier to sell it cold at the stadium without congealed mozzarella.... I did, by the way, try a slice of their fainá as well, and it wasn't bad - again, I've had better, but I've also had worse. Ah, good to know, and I assume that’s why they use it to refer to the really extra large size (which, however, appeared to be piping hot…) - though, it doesn’t quite explain why it refers to the style as well, without cheese, unless it was just easier to sell it cold at the stadium without congealed mozzarella…. I did, by the way, try a slice of their fainá as well, and it wasn’t bad - again, I’ve had better, but I’ve also had worse.

]]> By: gustaw http://www.saltshaker.net/20071120/a-taste-of-history#comment-75906 gustaw Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:00:10 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071120/a-taste-of-history#comment-75906 Dan, You're right, "canchero/a" means savvy, streetwise. But in this case, "pizza canchera" or "pizza de cancha" is what was sold near the futbol (soccer) stadiums (stadia?). Oversized and cold. And accompanied with a slice of "fainá" (made of chickpea flour). Gustavo Dan,

You’re right, “canchero/a” means savvy, streetwise. But in this case, “pizza canchera” or “pizza de cancha” is what was sold near the futbol (soccer) stadiums (stadia?). Oversized and cold. And accompanied with a slice of “fainá” (made of chickpea flour).

Gustavo

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