A&S - B1.2 - TRANSLATING RECIPES

True or false: Rosa Llopis is a translator for a French culinary school.

True or false: Gastronomy is the art of preparing and eating good food.

True or false: Rosa tries to find an alternative if the ingredient she needs is difficult to find.

True or false: Rosa's goal is to create a Spanish cookbook in English.

True or false: Translating recipes is easy.

True or false: An ingredient is a type of food that is combined to make a particular dish.

True or false: Specializing in something means to become an expert in that subject.

True or false: 'To cut a long story short' is used in British English to explain what happened in a few words.

True or false: To replicate something means to make or do it again in exactly the same way.

True or false: To mimic something means to copy the way in which it is done, sometimes in a funny way.

Rosa Llopis is a recipe translator and she works for Le Cordon Bleu, a French culinary school.
She says that translating recipes is closely related to gastronomy, the art and knowledge of preparing and eating good food.
When translating a recipe, Rosa tries to find the equivalent ingredient in Spain and also offers an alternative if the ingredient is difficult to find.
Rosa's goal is to create a cookbook in English that contains the best Spanish recipes.
However, translating recipes is not easy and she often has to find an equivalent for difficult-to-find ingredients.
Ingredient is an item of food that is combined with other food to prepare a particular dish.
Gastronomy is the art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food.
To 'specialize' in something means to spend time studying and learning all about it, becoming an expert in that subject.
The phrase 'to cut a long story short' is used in British English when you want to explain what happened in a few words without giving all the details.
To 'replicate' something means to make or do it again in exactly the same way.
And finally to 'mimic' something means to copy the way in which it is done, sometimes in a funny way.

What are some of the challenges that Rosa Llopis faces when translating Spanish recipes into English? Rosa Llopis faces many challenges when translating Spanish recipes into English. Some of the challenges that she faces include finding an equivalent ingredient, and mimicking the cooking techniques used in Spanish cuisine. By translating these recipes, Rosa hopes to create a cookbook that is both informative and delicious.