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  • I was thinking of the day when my response to a particularly good fanesca the only kind of fanesca I've ever experienced would no longer be limited to “delicious” or “very tasty, thank you.

    languagehat.com: TRILLIN EATS FANESCA. 2005

  • But the first one, Calvin Trillin's "Speaking of Soup," is, and it describes his quest to learn a little Spanish in Cuenca, Ecuador, while gorging on as many servings of fanesca as he could fit in during Holy Week, the only time the thick "marginally liquid" fish-and-grain soup is served.

    languagehat.com: TRILLIN EATS FANESCA. 2005

  • ” I could envision myself pushing back from the table and making a statement to the waiter that was as complex as the dish itselfsomething like “I can't take leave of this glorious establishment without saying, in utmost sincerity, that the fanesca I've just had the honor of consuming made my heart soar, or at least go pitter-patter, and I want to emphasize that each and every bean had a valiant role to play in what was, when all is said and done, a perfectly blended and modulated work of art.

    languagehat.com: TRILLIN EATS FANESCA. 2005

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