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lachs

French translation: du saumon fumé

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English term or phrase:lachs / lox
French translation:du saumon fumé
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

16:00 Mar 27, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: lachs
among with other items chosen by Henry Miller for a picnic.
seruzier
Local time: 14:21
du saumon fumé
Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-03-27 16:04:20 (GMT)
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also (usually?) spelled lox
Lachs is salmon in German but in US English it means smoked salmon.

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Note added at 2003-03-27 16:07:39 (GMT)
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.. cold-smoked. Lox is brine-cured cold-smoked salmon, much of which
is slightly saltier than other smoked salmon. Some lox, however ...
www.foodtv.com/terms/tt-r2/0,4474,1869,00.html - 31k - 26 Mar 2003

.. cream cheese.\" Had the surly delicatessen waiter overheard this conversation, he may have told the gentleman that \"lox\" comes from the German \"lachs\" for salmon ...
www.pbs.org/mpt/jewishcooking/ history/season1/111h.html - 3k

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Note added at 2003-03-27 16:15:19 (GMT)
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. À essayer : le sandwich au saumon fumé ou « lox », rillettes de ... La nourriture est sans prétention mais bonne, les prix sont doux : sandwiches sur ...
www.festivalfans.com/francais/montrealities/ restoreviews.htm
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. 90 days, the salmon was soaked in water to remove much of the salt, creating what we call lox, from the Scandinavian lax and the German Lachs, meaning \"salmon ...
www.winespectatorschool.com/Wine/Archives/ Show_Article/0,1275,2015,00.html - 31
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writeaway
Grading comment
Great job, writeaway!
really appreciated your mouth-watering notes.
Lachs are not a typical French delicacy, but as you know, we do cultivate special taste... !
Best wishes in your work!
Christian

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4 +2du saumon fumé
writeaway


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
du saumon fumé


Explanation:
+

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Note added at 2003-03-27 16:04:20 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

also (usually?) spelled lox
Lachs is salmon in German but in US English it means smoked salmon.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-03-27 16:07:39 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

.. cold-smoked. Lox is brine-cured cold-smoked salmon, much of which
is slightly saltier than other smoked salmon. Some lox, however ...
www.foodtv.com/terms/tt-r2/0,4474,1869,00.html - 31k - 26 Mar 2003

.. cream cheese.\" Had the surly delicatessen waiter overheard this conversation, he may have told the gentleman that \"lox\" comes from the German \"lachs\" for salmon ...
www.pbs.org/mpt/jewishcooking/ history/season1/111h.html - 3k

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Note added at 2003-03-27 16:15:19 (GMT)
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. À essayer : le sandwich au saumon fumé ou « lox », rillettes de ... La nourriture est sans prétention mais bonne, les prix sont doux : sandwiches sur ...
www.festivalfans.com/francais/montrealities/ restoreviews.htm
.
. 90 days, the salmon was soaked in water to remove much of the salt, creating what we call lox, from the Scandinavian lax and the German Lachs, meaning \"salmon ...
www.winespectatorschool.com/Wine/Archives/ Show_Article/0,1275,2015,00.html - 31

writeaway
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Grading comment
Great job, writeaway!
really appreciated your mouth-watering notes.
Lachs are not a typical French delicacy, but as you know, we do cultivate special taste... !
Best wishes in your work!
Christian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lesley Costa: Lachs en allemand, c'est saumon
5 mins
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow: Oui, mais "Lachs", c'est saumon simplement
14 mins
  -> en allemand certainement. le mot est derivé directement de l'allemand mais en anglais US ça veut toujours dire Räucherlachs.
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