translation of cooking term

[fearfulfred]

Hola

Anyone have any idea what this is
"1 copita de aguardiente "
it has defeated my translation program and am wondering if anyone out there knows. The program said a "small glass of firewater" , not really how I wanto leave that recipe

Fred

[Beachcomber]

Brandy.

[gerryh]

Brandy in Spanish would probably be Jerez.
I think aguardiente is more likely to be rum.

Cheers
Gerry

[Beachcomber]

Rum is aguardiente de caña.

More information here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguardiente

[gerryh]

That is true, but the wikepedia entry states "...and finally what are classed as "true" aguardientes from sugarcane"
Therefore it is likely the recipe is refereing to rum rather than brandy.

Cheers
Gerry

[Beachcomber]

Whatever it is, sounds pretty revolting.

[katy]

Seen it on bottles. I think it just means spirit I always thought it was like pernod, add lemonade to it and it turns white. As Beachcomber said sounds horrible in food, stick to brandy.

[Don]

Loads of different Aguardiente on the supermarket shelves, some clear some coloured.

[fearfulfred]

Thanks all

When it comes time to try it out will have to decide ..sound like many options
Fred

[Sandramay]

I'm interested to know what the recipe is for fearfulfred. We have some aguadient made from figs................ pretty yuck to drink, so perhaps you know of a way I can use it up, instead of it remaining at the back of the drinks cupboard as a 'dare'

[fearfulfred]

Sandramay

To make along story short I am scanning in a Spanish cookbook I bought last year. As I do so I read the recipes and if there is something I do not understand try to look it up right away. Helps my Spanish as when I have some spare time I translate these and put them in my data base. This particular recipe is for "Faves a ls catalana" I will PM you the original recipe , as i doubt I will use it as I am not a bean lover! Let me know if you try it
Fred

[Trooperman]

My understanding of "aguadiente" is, as suggested by Wikipedia, that it is a generic term for a locally produced "hooch", be it made from potatoes, other vegetable bits and pieces, fruit, or whatever comes to hand to create a diversion from the harsher realities of scratching a living in the recent past.

In fact, if you delve further into Wikipedia, you can find that its origins, i.e. the product that its made from, varies widely: Mexico, Brazil, Columbia and the Caribbean use sugar cane; in Chile, grape skins are used (like Italian Grappa); and in Portugal it is the vino verde grapes that are used.

As Beachcomber says, the "true" product is generally considered to be the sugar cane one, although I suggest that after a few shots of the stuff I have seen around the Genal Valley no-one would really care what it came from.