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completadores

English translation: filler foods

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Spanish term or phrase:completadores
English translation:filler foods
Entered by: Katie Dells

01:14 Dec 14, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cooking / Culinary / Mexican cuisine
Spanish term or phrase: completadores
In Chapter 2, La Revolución, in "Cocina Mexicana o historia gastronomica de la ciudad de México" by Salvador Novo (1979), a book about the history of cuisine in Mexico in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, they are discussing Mexican Revolution-era food, and the foods that the different classes of people (upper, middle, lower) would eat. The sentence that contains the term: "la clase media [...] la "sopa seca" consistente en arroz "a la mexicana"; algún guisado hecho con la carne que ya había rendido su sustancia en el caldo —y los imprescindibles frijoles: los "completadores". I am thinking this might mean "completers" or "finishers", as in, to top something off, kind of like the icing on the cake, but I am unsure if there is more historical context behind the term, and am not sure how to get that point across in an English translation. Thank you for any help in advance!

En Capítulo 2, La Revolución, en "Cocina Mexicana o historia gastronomica de la ciudad de México" por Salvador Novo (1979), un libro sobre la historia de la cocina de México en los siglos XVIII, XIX, y XX, están discutiendo la comida de la era de la Revolución Mexicana y los alimentos que las diferentes clases de personas (altas, medias, bajas) comerían. La frase que contiene el término: "la clase media [...] la "sopa seca" consistente en arroz "a la mexicana"; algún guisado hecho con la carne que ya había rendido su sustancia en el caldo —y los imprescindibles frijoles: los "completadores". Yo creo que esto podría significar "finalizar" o "completar", como en, para colmo, algo así como la guinda del pastel, pero no estoy seguro de si hay más contexto histórico detrás del término, y no estoy seguro de cómo transmitir ese punto en una traducción al inglés. ¡Gracias por cualquier ayuda de antemano!
Katie Dells
Canada
filler foods
Explanation:
Could they mean filler foods?

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Aug 5, 2019 — ... for chili con carne, chili is not short for chili con frijoles ... Beans are a filler food, back when times were tough and meat was ...

9 Cheap and Healthy Filler Foods - Wise Breadhttps://www.wisebread.com › 9-cheap-and-healthy-fille...
Nov 7, 2013 — 9 Cheap and Healthy Filler Foods · 1. Chickpeas · 2. Pasta · 3. Orange Vegetables · 4. Peppers · 5. Black beans · 6. Kale · 7. Vegetable Leftovers · 8.
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Mar 20, 2013 - Are water-filled veggies actually giving you good nutrients, or are they just a waste of your caloric intake? Find out.
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Best “filler” foods? (Low calorie, easy to make & filling). - Reddithttps://www.reddit.com › Volumeeating › comments
Dec 3, 2020 — 15 votes, 16 comments. I do a lot of broccoli already but I've just learned about volume eating. I think adding volume foods to my normal ...
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 12:18
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¡Gracias por la ayuda!
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3 +2filler foods
patinba
3finishing touch
neilmac


  

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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
filler foods


Explanation:
Could they mean filler foods?

/ck/ - Food & Cookinghttps://warosu.org › post
Aug 5, 2019 — ... for chili con carne, chili is not short for chili con frijoles ... Beans are a filler food, back when times were tough and meat was ...

9 Cheap and Healthy Filler Foods - Wise Breadhttps://www.wisebread.com › 9-cheap-and-healthy-fille...
Nov 7, 2013 — 9 Cheap and Healthy Filler Foods · 1. Chickpeas · 2. Pasta · 3. Orange Vegetables · 4. Peppers · 5. Black beans · 6. Kale · 7. Vegetable Leftovers · 8.
"filler foods" from www.wisebread.com

Filler Foods: Good for You or a Waste of Plate Space ...https://www.pinterest.com › pin· Translate this page
Mar 20, 2013 - Are water-filled veggies actually giving you good nutrients, or are they just a waste of your caloric intake? Find out.
"filler foods" from www.pinterest.com

Best “filler” foods? (Low calorie, easy to make & filling). - Reddithttps://www.reddit.com › Volumeeating › comments
Dec 3, 2020 — 15 votes, 16 comments. I do a lot of broccoli already but I've just learned about volume eating. I think adding volume foods to my normal ...

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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¡Gracias por la ayuda!

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agree  matt robinson: or just "fillers"
15 mins
  -> Yes. Thank you!
agree  philgoddard
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
finishing touch


Explanation:
Rather than filling/filler foods, I think it might mean the items that round off or complete the meal, giving it the "finishing touch"...

Example sentence(s):
  • This will give your meal a real finishing touch...
  • In this case, the frijoles won't be the finishing touch to a meal...
neilmac
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