The Iced Coffee Revolution: A Taste of Adventure in Barcelona
FluentFiction - Catalan
The Iced Coffee Revolution: A Taste of Adventure in Barcelona
Barcelona, la ciutat de les meravelles, on els somnis es confonen amb la realitat.
Barcelona, the city of wonders, where dreams blend with reality.
En el cor d'aquesta metròpoli vibrant es trobava el cafè "La Rosa del Raval", un lloc antic amb una barreja d'olors de café acabat de moldre i pastissos de crema.
In the heart of this vibrant metropolis stood the café "La Rosa del Raval", an old place with a mixture of freshly ground coffee and cream cakes filling the air.
Entre els seus clients habituals trobem Marta, Jordi i Laia, tres amics inseparables.
Among its regular customers were Marta, Jordi, and Laia, three inseparable friends.
Aquest cop, com en molts altres, es van asseure a la seva taula preferida, prop de la finestra.
This time, as on many other occasions, they sat at their favorite table, near the window.
Les cares somrients de la Laia i en Jordi es contrastaven amb la de la Marta, nerviosa, que mirava fixament la carta.
The smiling faces of Laia and Jordi contrasted with Marta's nervous expression as she stared at the menu.
Marta no era una experta en cafès, però avui era el dia que ho volia canviar.
Marta wasn't an expert in coffee, but today was the day she wanted to change that.
Sense pensar massa, va dir: "Vull un cafè fred.
Without thinking too much, she said, "I want an iced coffee."
"De seguida, l'aire es va congelar un moment.
Immediately, there was a moment of frozen silence.
Barcelona és famosa per moltes coses, però el cafè fred no n'és una d'elles.
Barcelona is famous for many things, but iced coffee is not one of them.
Els ulls del cambrer, en Jordi i la Laia es clavaren en ella, questionant silenciosament la seva decisió.
The waiter, Jordi, and Laia looked at her, silently questioning her decision.
Laia va esclatar a riure primer, seguida en Jordi.
Laia burst into laughter first, followed by Jordi.
"Cafè fred a 'La Rosa del Raval'?
"Iced coffee at 'La Rosa del Raval'?
Marta, ets una aventurada!
Marta, you're an adventurer!"
", van bromejar.
they joked.
En lloc de fer-se enrere, però, la Marta va somriure.
Instead of backing down, Marta smiled.
"Sempre he volgut provar-lo.
"I've always wanted to try it.
Avui és tan bon dia com qualsevol altre", va retreure, amb un somriure valent.
Today is as good a day as any," she retorted, with a brave smile.
No va tardar gaire en arribar el seu cafè, i amb una mica de recel, la Marta va fer el primer glop.
Her coffee didn't take long to arrive, and with some hesitation, Marta took her first sip.
El gust era diferent a qualsevol altre que hagués provat, però no estava malament.
The taste was different from any other she had ever tried, but it wasn't bad.
Tot i que no es va convertir en una amant del cafè fred, es va alegrar d'haver provat alguna cosa nova.
Although she didn't become a fan of iced coffee, she was glad she had tried something new.
Finalment, després de moltes rialles i bromes més, van deixar el cafè amb el cor content i amb un record més per al seu llibre d'aventures.
Finally, after many more laughs and jokes, they left the café with content hearts and one more memory for their adventure book.
La Marta havia après que a vegades vale la pena provar coses noves, tot i les expectatives dels altres.
Marta had learned that sometimes it's worth trying new things, regardless of others' expectations.
I així, "La Rosa del Raval" va guanyar una nova tradició, el cafè fred de la Marta, que després es va tornar més popular del que ningú hagués pogut imaginar.
And so, "La Rosa del Raval" gained a new tradition, Marta's iced coffee, which eventually became more popular than anyone could have imagined.
Aquest petit incident va convertir-se en l'origen d'una història que serà recordada en aquest antiga cafèteria de Barcelona, on es comparteixen amistat, bromes i un poc de cafè fred.
This small incident became the origin of a story that will be remembered in this old café in Barcelona, where friendship, jokes, and a little bit of iced coffee are shared.