Organic Turkey

[Ashcroft]

Anyone know where I can buy an organic, or at least free-range turkey? Preferably fresh but frozen would do.

Thanks

[spanish_lad]

that depends if you are going to be in the cotswolds for christmas or not. you haven´t said what area of spain you are going to be in.

in the cotswolds i would go to your local friendly neibourhood butcher and ask him. that or pop down to the organic farm foods place and get one from there. you could probably pick ur own..."i want that (w)one !! " and watch the farmer run about the feild as it goes "gobble gobble" and u might even get to break its neck urself.

if ur in spain however.. its a different story

[Ashcroft]

Sorry Should have mentioned that I'm in Marbella area.
I've got a weak stomach spanish_lad, don't mind eating it... but couldn't kill it or pluck it.

[spanish_lad]

Sorry Should have mentioned that I'm in Marbella area.
I've got a weak stomach spanish_lad, don't mind eating it... but couldn't kill it or pluck it.

hahahaha fair enough, i kinda figured you´d be in spain anyways.. hmm.. marbella. theres plenty of shops about. loads of people on here live in the marbella area.. i would say go into eroski or whatever it is at la canada, maybe ask them, i´d guess the frozen ones might have different stickers on ? if not, try and find out where people buy theirs from, ask your neibours, "donde estas una carniceria, quierre comprar una pavo buena"... dunno, i dont "do" marbella, far too posh for me

[frank]

"donde estas una carniceria, quierre comprar una pavo buena"... dunno, i dont "do" marbella, far too posh for me

¿Sabe usted dónde está una carnicería? Quiero comprar un pavo fresco.

[poshtotti]

I've ordered my turkey from the new English Butcher in Benavista (behind Banco de Andalucia).

I did order it 3 weeks ago though & I'm collecting it on Fri. After a crazy panic - I did go back & check it would be a straight to oven bird !!! - I haven't a clue on the price, just know it's going to be fresh & dressed ready to cook. I hope you find your free range turkey & you haven't left it too late!

[spanish_lad]

"donde estas una carniceria, quierre comprar una pavo buena"... dunno, i dont "do" marbella, far too posh for me

¿Sabe usted dónde está una carnicería? Quiero comprar un pavo fresco.

ohhhhh look its that "book" spanish again, cheers for pointing out the error of my ways. i shall now go into my local friendly butcher and speak like i have just left eton

good luck getting a turkey ashcroft.

[spanish_lad]

I've ordered my turkey from the new English Butcher in Benavista (behind Banco de Andalucia).

I did order it 3 weeks ago though & I'm collecting it on Fri. After a crazy panic - I did go back & check it would be a straight to oven bird !!! - I haven't a clue on the price, just know it's going to be fresh & dressed ready to cook. I hope you find your free range turkey & you haven't left it too late!

a joke springs to mind, (having now met u ), involving stuffing a bird .. lol

[frank]

ohhhhh look its that "book" spanish again, cheers for pointing out the error of my ways.

Nothing "book" about it, just happens to be correct. If your butcher understands yours, he's a mind reader, he's in the wrong business! Verb conjugations are all wrong, agreement of adjective is wrong, and nowhere does it indicate that he wanted a fresh turkey. But I know you'll take the corrections well! A propósito, ¡Feliz Navidad!

[silver]

Well done Spanish lad for trying..any Spaniard would understand "donde estas una carniceria, quierre comprar una pavo buena".even though the

Verb conjugations are all wrong, agreement of adjective is wrong

¿Sabe usted dónde está una carnicería? Quiero comprar un pavo fresco.

¿Sabe usted dónde está una carnicería? ....sounds incomplete
¿Sabe usted dónde está una carnicería que venden pavos de granja?
¿Sabe usted dónde está la carnicería?
correct??? natives, in present day Andalucia, dont talk this way..
the usual way would be
¿Donde hay una carniceria que venden, pavos de granja, frescos?
¿ Donde puedo comprar un pavo de granja?

[silver]

nowhere does it indicate that he wanted a fresh turkey

P.S.
Fresh needs no indicating, as this is the usual way turkey/meat is sold, indication is only required for "frozen" or "live".

[frank]

¿Sabe usted dónde está una carnicería? Quiero comprar un pavo fresco.

¿Sabe usted dónde está una carnicería? ....sounds incomplete

Possibly, I was giving the nearest to what I could decipher of his. It's not the way I would have put it.

¿Sabe usted dónde está una carnicería que venden pavos de granja?
¿Sabe usted dónde está la carnicería?
correct??? natives, in present day Andalucia, dont talk this way..
the usual way would be

Cr-p! Not all Andalucians are uneducated hillbillies. True, a lot of "paletos" speak a very rustic language, but most of the ones I know speak excellent educated Spanish, they understand me perfectly, and vice versa. The ones you are talking about are probably the type that Catalans disdainfully refer to as "charnegos". As I've said before, generally the newsreaders etc speak correct Spanish, and everyone understands them, including the rustic types, but the reverse is not always true. Speaking correct Spanish is not something to be dismissed, just because you live in Andalucia.

[spanish_lad]

Speaking correct Spanish is not something to be dismissed, just because you live in Andalucia.
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thats why we speak andalucian spanish, in a way that is understood.

and anyways...merry christmas frank.

silver, thankyou.

[kevin77]

Dont forget Frank, Silver lives in a remote village.
Perhaps his neighbours are uneducated hillbillies.

[kevin77]

SpanLad...you are at least making some progress with the language, thats obvious that you are probably better than 80% of expats in CDS who have made no effort to progress, some living there for 20 years.
But you must admit there were a couple of mistakes in your original sentence?

[silver]

the ones I know speak excellent educated Spanish.....
It goes without saying, that the ones you know are well educated

Would you say that all English speak "newsreaders" English...

disdainfully refer
to disdainfully refer to anyone or anything, does not come under the ticket of excellent educated Those who do look down on others are snobs, who lack education, even if they talk with a plum in the mouth.

[silver]

Don't forget Frank, Silver lives in a remote village

Kevin77 I do have a country residence..but I do not live there. I am not prejudiced to any nationality, creed or condition. I have friends, family and neighbors from every walk of life...and ...can talk to them all.

[kevin77]

I do have a country residence..but I do not live there

Oh they've taken you into the residencia de ancianos, have they?

[spanish_lad]

SpanLad...you are at least making some progress with the language, thats obvious that you are probably better than 80% of expats in CDS who have made no effort to progress, some living there for 20 years.
But you must admit there were a couple of mistakes in your original sentence?

perhaps so..but it would be understood, would it not ?

[frank]

I do have a country residence..but I do not live there

Oh they've taken you into the residencia de ancianos, have they?

If they haven´t already, it´s about time they did! Perhaps I´d understand him better in Spanish, I struggle to follow what he´s saying in English.