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Examples
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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.
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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.
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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.
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