The ember is a small ember that is protected by ashes.
Embers is a term used to name a small ember that is protected by ash . There are, in different countries , several dishes that are cooked over embers .
Before moving forward it is important to establish its etymological origin. In this sense we can determine that it derives from Latin, since it is the result of the union of the prefix re- , which means "again" or "reiteration" , and the verb excaldare , which can be translated as "reheat" or "put in hot water.”
Ember and escalivada omelette
A type of bread that is traditional from certain regions of Argentina , Bolivia and Chile is known as rescoldo tortilla . To make it, salt, butter and wheat flour are mixed. Once the dough is assembled, it is cooked over the embers.
It is common for the ember tortilla to be prepared at the end of the preparation of the asado (that is, the meat that is roasted over the coals). To take advantage of the embers, tortillas are placed and left to cook while people have lunch. The ember tortillas are ready to be consumed as a snack.
The ember tortillas are not only placed on the embers , but are also covered with ashes. Therefore, once cooked, the ashes and any burnt edges must be removed.
In certain areas of Spain , a typical dish is escalivada . It consists of cooking tomatoes, onions, chili peppers and eggplants over embers. When cod is added, it is called espencat .
The ember tortilla is popular in various countries.
Symbolic use of the concept
Symbolically, the remains of a feeling that remain are called embers: “Although my anger has passed, there are still some embers in my heart,” “The embers of anguish still remain in my soul,” “ I do not harbor even a trace of the sadness that overwhelmed me a few weeks ago: the news of Josefina's pregnancy brightened my existence."
Specifically, the term in question is used to give shape to an already popular phrase that says “where there was fire , there always remains embers.” What it is trying to express is that in all likelihood those who were romantic partners will always maintain a little of that love or passion that united them long ago. That is to say, it is established that something will persist that can rekindle the flame of affection they maintained.
Precisely this circumstance is what often leads to situations of jealousy. Thus, for example, it may happen that a woman feels jealous that her husband maintains a friendship with an old girlfriend because she may come to think that there is a possibility that they may have feelings again and that something more may arise between them, as a way to recover or live what they had in the past.
Curiously, there are many couples who have broken up and years later have resumed their relationship because there was that ember of love that never disappeared. Thus, among celebrities there are many cases such as that of Jude Law and Sienna Miller or that of the singer Luis Fonsi and Adamari López , among others.