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olielage

English translation: Oil

21:42 Jun 25, 2009

Danish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Dairy / Foodstuffs

Danish term or phrase: olielage

I know that in English 'lage' can mean 'brine', but I'm at a loss as to what 'olielage' is. It is clearly something in which added to certain foodstuffs in tins etc. in order to preserve it. The document I'm translating relates to the proposed Danish tax on saturated fats. I guess it could be simply 'brine', which would make sense, or oil/brine.

En række produkter sælges i olielage (f.eks. tun), hvor olien ikke konsumeres. Den drænede vægt af et produkt i lage skal angives (nettovægt).

Thanks in advance for any help.

Jandrew KudoZ activity Questions: 238 (7 open) (4 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 17 United Kingdom
Local time: 05:08

English translation:Oil

Explanation:
I would simply use oil in this case:

A series of products are sold in oil (i.e. tuna), where the oil is not consumed...

Selected response from:

Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 00:08

Grading comment

Thanks Lise.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Oil

Lise Leavitt

oil

TineW

a layer of oil

tinaparelius

Answers

6 mins confidence:

Oil

Explanation:
I would simply use oil in this case:

A series of products are sold in oil (i.e. tuna), where the oil is not consumed...

Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 00:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Danish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks Lise.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Lise. That would make sense.

9 mins confidence:

oil

Explanation:
brine is a "lage" based on salt and water, and a lage can also be based on vinegar (pickled).

When you have tuna in an "olielage" it is just in oil (as marked on the cans "Tuna in oil")

TineW
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Danish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Tine.

11 mins confidence:

a layer of oil

Explanation:
In the old days much food was preserved a layer of clarified butter on top . I therefore find it likely that the same process can be done with oil.

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