Calentita | Rosto | Mantecados | Part 1 | Mama Lotties
Calentita | Rosto | Mantecados | Part 1 | Mama Lotties
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This week Justin discovers a bit of history about the Calentita, locally knows as THE Gibraltar dish. Does it represent what Gibraltar is today? Alongside this he makes another locally cherished dish of Genoese decent, Rosto and Spanish inspired Mantecados. YUM!
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Ummmm have you ever heard of Al Andalus?? Do you know where the name "Gibraltar" comes from?? Its comes from the two arabic words "Jebel Tarik" which means Mountain of Tarik named after the great North African berber (Algerian/Moroccan) invader Tariq ibn Ziad. Jabal Ṭāriq (جبل طارق) So garbanzos/chickpeas a.k.a hummus was a food originally introduced to Sicily and Spain by arabs and North africans. Garbanzos/chickpeas are not European. I dont believe "calentita" is originally Spanish. Many many foods and fruits and spices were introduced to Europe by the Arabs/North African berbers through Spain (Al Andalus). I dont know why people don't know or realize this. I guess hundreds of years of colonization totally messed up and brainwashed the Arabs and North Africans to the point where today they dont even know their own history or historic contributions to the world.
Mi bisabuelo mantuvo a su familia vendiendo calentita en Gibraltar, cruzaba la verja a diario, era de La Línea. Por lo visto era muy típico en Gibraltar hacer la merienda con un té y un trozo de calentita. Las dos ciudades están tan cerca que muchos platos son compartidos. De hecho en la plaza de La Línea durante muchos años también habia un señor que vendía calentita. Por cierto es una receta que me gusta mucho. Un saludo.
I love the Rosto it’s my fams favourite 😊. I love Mama Lotties cooking! x
I am binge watching all your videos. I'm a llanita, but I now live in the USA, and it warms my heart to see you making the recipes that my mum used to make.
Calentita is of Spanish origin not Maltese (as can be guessed from the name). It is widely consumed in Algeria (where it is also known as Calentita or Calentica). In that country it is considered to have been introduced by the Spaniards garrisoned at the port of Santa Cruz during their occupation of Oran. I guess it fell out of favor in Spain and must have been reintroduced into Gibraltar at some point in time.