*味覚に残る記憶
スペイン料理といえばパエリアが有名だろう。他にもスパニッシュオムレツやイベリコ豚の生ハムやなど私も好きなものが多い。他にもホテルの朝食で飲んだバレンシアオレンジの生搾りジュースはこれまで飲んだオレンジジュースの中で一番美味しかった。スペインは新婚旅行で妻と訪れたが、魚介が好きな妻も肉が好きな私もどちらのニーズも満たすスペイン料理には大満足だった。思い返すとプロポーズをしたのもスペイン料理店だったので、私達夫婦とスペイン料理とは何かと縁があるようだ。中々ヨーロッパには行けないが、今も週末の晩酌でワインとスペイン産の生ハムを食べるとその時のことを思い出す。味覚にも記憶は残るのではないだろうか。
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*Memories Preserved in Taste
When people think of Spanish cuisine, paella is probably the first dish that comes to mind. There are many other Spanish foods I love as well, including Spanish omelets and Iberian ham. One memory that still stands out is the freshly squeezed Valencia orange juice served at our hotel breakfast. To this day, it remains the most delicious orange juice I have ever tasted.
My wife and I visited Spain on our honeymoon. She loves seafood, while I prefer meat, and Spanish cuisine satisfied both of us perfectly. Looking back, there seems to be a special connection between our lives and Spanish food. After all, I proposed to her at a Spanish restaurant.
Although it is not easy for us to travel to Europe these days, certain flavors still bring those memories back. Even now, when I enjoy a glass of wine and some Spanish ham on a quiet weekend evening, I am instantly reminded of that journey. Perhaps memories are not stored only in our minds. Maybe they linger in our sense of taste as well, waiting to be awakened by a familiar flavor.
