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Jenny Forbes 
United Kingdom
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Seen a couple of weeks ago on a menu in The Gambia:
"BABA GANOUCHE
Grilled aborigines with nuts and herbs".
Delicious ... and I thought cannibalism had died out ...
Jenny
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Charlie Bavington
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:58
French to English
| | Also good to see... | Mar 31, 2011 |
...that they hadn't been castrated before cooking.
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Wendy Leech
United Kingdom
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Spanish to English
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| | as much as i hate text-speak: | Apr 4, 2011 |
Charlie Bavington wrote:
...that they hadn't been castrated before cooking. |
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LOLOL!
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TransAfrique
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:58
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
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Charlie Bavington wrote:
...that they hadn't been castrated before cooking. |
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Gives a whole new meaning to the term "Whole Foods", huh?
[Edited at 2011-04-04 23:56 GMT]
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DBG
Morocco
Member (2002)
French to English
| | another tempting dish | Apr 27, 2011 |
Here is another menu gem, from a little French restaurant that had a bilingual menu. We quite often ate there during our first years in Rabat. That was long time ago, but we still remember enjoying their
"needles with Frenchies".
In case you need help, that is brochettes with French fries, so more digestible than it sounds.
While I"m at it, I'll share a memorable EN slogan on a delivery truck seen in Connecticut.
"GRANDMA'S OLD-FASHIONED COOKIES-
Untouched by human hands!"
Regards to all,
Diantha
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Dave Bindon
Greece
Local time: 18:58
Member (2010)
Greek to English
| | One from Cyprus... | Apr 27, 2011 |
In Cyprus, many years ago, I went to a restaurant which served:
GOD & CHIPS
I'm sure it tasted divine!
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Andrew Weston
New Zealand
Local time: 03:58
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Japanese to English
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| | A couple of years ago in Macau | May 2, 2011 |
Grabs in Curry
(I believe the picture showed a crab)
Another I regret not photographing was in China on the ingredients list on a packet of dried sweet potato: "The sweet potato f**ks."
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
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Member (2003)
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| | That would ruin it! | May 3, 2011 |
Charlie Bavington wrote:
...that they hadn't been castrated before cooking. |
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I was once asked to translate a menu that included vanilla ice cream and fruit couilles...
(When I gave up and asked the chef, he really meant coulis.)
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
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Member (2011)
French to English
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| | Seen in a restaurant in Britanny, touting a "bilingual" menu | May 25, 2011 |
Croque monsieur
Crunch mister
Lardons
Plugs
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The translation workplace 
