Mexican elections, sandwiches

[Dennis R. Preston]

Is Barry's Spanish better than we think, and is he pulling our legs with
this "cargata"?

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>MEXICAN ELECTIONS (continued)
>
>   These aren't English words, perhaps, but they were in the Miami Herald's
>Cancun edition.
>   "Dedazo" is the tap of the finger.  The current president of Mexican has
>fingered his successor (who won yesterday{s election).  This is also called
>"the charge" (la cargata?).
>
>--------------------------------------------------------
>MEXICAN SANDWICHES
>
>   This is the menu from a sandwich chain called La Sandwicheria:
>
>CLASICO--jamon, pollo, queso manchego, pimiento, ceballo
>ESPECIAL--jamon, salami, pavo, q. mozarela, tomate, lechuga, ceb., aceituna
>PIZZA--salami, champinones, q. mozarela, salsa de tomate
>TUNA MELT
>PEPITO--filete de res, frijol, guacamole, tomate
>STROGANOFF
>BBQ
>YUCATECO--lomo de puerco, q. manchego, salsa de tomate, hueva
>TRADICIONAL--pollo, heuva, queso manchego, aguacate
>SOFIA--pollo, tocino, queso crema, queso amarillo}SUPREMO--pechuga de pava,
>salsa de champinones
>POBLANO--rajas de chile poblano, queso panela, crema, elote, cebolla
>VEGETARIANO
>CAJUN
>BURGER

Dennis R. Preston
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