Today was a special day. Not only was it the last class of our 5-week session, but we had a new assignment - kill a chicken and cook it up for lunch. Our Spanish class combined with another and learned the vocabulary of cooking, as well as how to cook a Panamanian midday meal. The menu included chicken cooked in a pot over an open fire, chips and "pico de gallo" (a salsa made with tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers and onions), pasta, and a drink made with the juice of the maracuyá fruit.
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| Our Spanish class with our teacher Rolando and Mama Rita. |
The first job was to decide who would kill the chicken. There were only two volunteers out of the group, Austin and me. Austin had already killed a chicken two weeks ago, so the job fell to Steve.
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| Austin and Steve prepare for the grisly task. |
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| The deed is done! |
The next step was to plunge the chicken into boiling water for a few minutes, and then pluck it.
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| Heather plucks the chicken with some help. |
We chopped up the chicken, and cooked in in a big pot on the fire with lots of seasonings.
The lunch was delicious, and it was a great way to end our five weeks of class.
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