If you explain meaning of words in brackets do you also use a/any:
Among Popular foods in Spain are : Gazpacho [a (or without a) vegetable soup), Jamon Serrano (a (or without a) type of sausage), Fabada (a bean stew) ]
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MariaAnnaK Among p opular foods in Spain ar e g azpacho ((a) vegetable soup), j amon s errano ( a type of sausage), and f abada ((a) bean stew) . With "type of" you must use "a". In the other two cases, "a" is optional.
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MariaAnnaK Among p opular foods in Spain ar e g azpacho ((a) vegetable soup), j amon s errano ( a type of sausage), and f abada ((a) bean stew) .
With "type of" you must use "a".
In the other two cases, "a" is optional.
If you include "a", it implies "a type of ~".
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