Receta: Ceviche "Chanesco"

In Ensenada this weekend, a friend taught me an interesting way to make ceviche.

Ceviche "Chanesco"

1 kilo pescado molido (yes, ground -- I think they will do this in the States by request)
1 kilo tomate picado finito
1 kilo cebolla picada finito
4 jalapaños picados
1/2 vaso de jugo de limón
1/2 vaso de vinagre
1/2 T sal con ajo
1 botella salsa mediana ("Amor" is really good -- available in San Diego?)
Cilantro
Sal a gusto

Remueve el pescado con el jugo y el vinagre. Déjalo reposar 30-45 minutos. Then add all the rest!

You can actually use ketchup (yes, ketchup!) in this recipe, too. It makes it nice and sweet.

The señor that gave me this insists that the pescado molido only needs media hora in the acid to cook. I'm not so sure. Best to make sure your fish is real fresh ...

Instructions for the participant

You are participating in a study of how the brain uses language. You will be repeating a simple task, which I will explain to you now. When the experiment begins, you will see a small cross in the middle of the screen. Focus on it. It will appear during pauses in the experiment; always keep your eyes on it when it is on the screen. A word will appear. Read the word to yourself. After a short pause, you will see a fast sequence of letters. Your job is to search for a number and a word, in that order. The word will will be in red. After the sequence has ended, you will answer two questions. First, when the screen reads 'Even or odd?', you will use the keypad to respond if the number you saw was even or odd. Second, when the screen reads 'Concrete or abstract?', you will use the keypad in the same way to respond if the word you saw was concrete or abstract. Remember, concrete words make an image easily come to mind. Examples are stopwatch, or pizza. Abstract words do not have a clear image associated with them. Examples are words like trust, or movement. Also, keep in mind that you are not judging the word from the very beginning of the trial - your concern is the word that appears quickly in red. Make the best decision you can, and the experiment will advance to the next trial.

It is very important that you keep your eyes open and focused on the center of the screen during the experiment. You can blink and move your eyes when the questions at the end of each trial are on the screen - you can even take a moment if your eyes are very dry. Also, between trials you will see a green cross, at which point you can also blink and move your eyes. However, when the cross turns blue it means that the next trial is about to start and you must keep your eyes open and fixed on the screen for the remainder. Please, try your best to not blink during the trial.

Sometimes you will find it hard to see the numbers and words, because they appear and disappear quickly. Don't worry if occasionally you miss a few, just do your best to identify both the number and the word. If you miss either the number or the word, just make your best guess when it comes time to answer the two questions at the end of the trial. Both the number and word are equally important to the task, so make sure you pay attention to both.

We are about to begin. We will divide the experiment into blocks, so you will have several breaks. Do you have any questions?

A dispatch from the frontiers of neurolinguistics

Subject C., 4:25pm, Davis, CA.