Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
anguilles au vert
English translation:
eel in a green herb sauce
Added to glossary by
MatthewLaSon
Dec 15, 2008 04:47
15 yrs ago
French term
anguilles au vert
French to English
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Cooking / Culinary
Traditional Brussels dish? Can anyone find a nice translation for this, appealing to English-speakers?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +9 | eel in a green herb sauce |
MatthewLaSon
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| 4 | eel with bay and cardamom |
Colin Morley (X)
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| 3 | eels in the green |
Rachel Fell
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Dec 28, 2008 21:10: MatthewLaSon Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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eel in a green herb sauce
Hello,
I never had it, but I'm not sure I ever do. LOL
I hope this helps.
I never had it, but I'm not sure I ever do. LOL
I hope this helps.
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Jill Ananyi
: I think I would say Eels in Green Herb Sauce, although one can also just say Eels in Green Sauce.
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Thanks, Jill! I didn't know if we'd pluralize it or not as the French does.
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Kate Hudson (X)
: http://gloriousfoodandwinerestaurants.blogspot.com/2007/05/m... I'd go for eel in ....
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Thanks, Kate!
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B D Finch
: Somehow eels make me think slime and "jellied". So keeping it singular is somehow more appetising.
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Thanks, B D. That's what I was thinking, too. LOL. You made me laugh there.
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French Foodie
: I'd keep it singular as well
5 hrs
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Thanks, French! That's what I thought.
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jean-jacques alexandre
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Thanks, jean-jacques!
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emiledgar
: Here in Brussels (where the dish originated) one sees "Eels in green herb sauce" on the translated menus.
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Thanks, emiledgar! It just sounds really strange to me in the singular, but the whole dish does...LOL
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: seems to be known in Northern Germany as well, esp. in Hamburg
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Thanks, Ingeborg!
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Rachel Fell
: plural (eels) and no "a" (article) for me - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_to_River_Cottage
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Thanks, Rachel! It just sounds a little to weird to me in the plural, but I never heard of the dish before. LOL.
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Carol Gullidge
: singular, and eels really are delicious, with a nice firm texture, and not in the least slimy :)
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Thanks, Carole! I'm still not sure I would to give them a go. LOL.
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Comment: "Thanks to all ... Sounds like this might be a dish to experience!"
5 hrs
eel with bay and cardamom
To my mind just sounds a bit better than the general "herbs" description. I agree that green eels sounds revolting in any language!
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eels in the green
How I'd think of it
Another Belgian specialty is "Eels in the green", if you like fish. Drink beer.
http://ask.metafilter.com/49132/Can-you-recommend-a-good-res...
Another Belgian specialty is "Eels in the green", if you like fish. Drink beer.
http://ask.metafilter.com/49132/Can-you-recommend-a-good-res...
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