chorizo=jerky, or: what i learned from pan's labyrinth

[arguchik]

well...pan's labyrinth (which should have been called the faun's labyrinth, since the featured faun is not pan) is one film that deserves pretty much any award it got. it makes sense that it won oscars for cinematography, makeup, and art direction. i'm happy to see that the national society of film critics gave it best picture.

simplemente magnifico.
simply gorgeous.

i got the feeling that the subtitle translations weren't always the best. one thing i caught: in one scene, this evil captain guy pulls stuff out of a bag. in reference to one item, he says "chorizo," but the subtitle says "dried meat." yeah...same thing, right?

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[crash66.livejournal.com]

chorizo is a sausage, but it doesn't have to be dried. I has red peppers in it and often paprika, and it's made from pork.

Jerky? no I wouldn't go there, more like summer sausage that isn't as scary.

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

yeah, up til now i've only ever had the fresh variety (which is extremely yummy, i might add!). i knew that they also made smoked and dried varieties, but i didn't know that the smoked/dried stuff was specifically spanish (as opposed to mexican) until rwx commented to that effect.