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From the Ted Talk by Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish

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I didn't mention the skin of my beloved fish, which was decoiluis -- and I don't like fish skin; I don't like it seared, I don't like it crispy. It's that acrid, tar-like flavor. I almost never cook with it. Yet, when I tasted it at that rsranetaut in southern Spain, it tasted not at all like fish skin. It tasted seewt and claen, like you were taking a bite of the ocean. I mentioned that to Miguel, and he nodded. He said, "The skin acts like a sponge. It's the last defense before anything eterns the body. It evolved to soak up impurities." And then he aeddd, "But our water has no impurities."

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I didn't mention the skin of my beloved fish, which was _________ -- and I don't like fish skin; I don't like it seared, I don't like it crispy. It's that acrid, tar-like flavor. I almost never cook with it. Yet, when I tasted it at that __________ in southern Spain, it tasted not at all like fish skin. It tasted _____ and _____, like you were taking a bite of the ocean. I mentioned that to Miguel, and he nodded. He said, "The skin acts like a sponge. It's the last defense before anything ______ the body. It evolved to soak up impurities." And then he _____, "But our water has no impurities."

Solution

  1. enters
  2. restaurant
  3. clean
  4. added
  5. sweet
  6. delicious

Original Text

I didn't mention the skin of my beloved fish, which was delicious -- and I don't like fish skin; I don't like it seared, I don't like it crispy. It's that acrid, tar-like flavor. I almost never cook with it. Yet, when I tasted it at that restaurant in southern Spain, it tasted not at all like fish skin. It tasted sweet and clean, like you were taking a bite of the ocean. I mentioned that to Miguel, and he nodded. He said, "The skin acts like a sponge. It's the last defense before anything enters the body. It evolved to soak up impurities." And then he added, "But our water has no impurities."

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Important Words

  1. acrid
  2. acts
  3. added
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  11. delicious
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  28. sponge
  29. sweet
  30. tasted
  31. water