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Explanation: This is a suggestion, but I suggest asking the client for more information if it is for a printed menu that will be used for a long time instead of a conference menu or other one-off presentation. At least a flavor would be nice! Example: Dessert -
hackingfamily.com/sue/dessert.htm - En cachéAlmond Roca, Coconut Flan. Pumpkin Cloud Cups, Pecan Pie Bars ... We first had this dessert in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on a whim, and loved it so much that we ...
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I don't know if the restaurant in Valencia was the one pointed out by Deborah, but that menu was so interesting that I've noted the website in my travel file.
I suggested parfait to the agency and they were happy with that. I know it may not be what it is but they didnt know either. I guess I will have to dine at the restaurant to find out! Thank you all for your suggestions. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
The problem here is lack of textual information matched with creative individual ideas! To me, something light and airy comes to mind, but not to cgowar for example...let's hope Kathleen can get some extra information.
I don't think this is really all that likely, but "nubes" is the name given in Spain to marshmallows, and I've found smaller, button-sized ones used in sundaes and the like. I'd go with Jenni's suggestion of requesting a bit more info from the client. If this does have anything to do with nubes, then perhaps something like "Marshmallow dream" would work.
in this case, since "Copa Nube" is not the official name of a dessert such as "Melba". I'd say, without knowing the ingredients all you can do is invent an equally creative name. Isamar's option is a good one: only that it MIGHT not be light. I imagine something piled up with cream or ice cream.
Shouldn't it be kept in original keeping in mind it's a menu item
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Light-as-a-cloud dessert
Explanation: Given the lack of text there could be a range of possibilies. I would assume that it is a light dessert, perhaps a sort of floating island?
Isamar Local time: 18:10 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
Explanation: As I said in the discussion, it is extremely difficult to "translate" a fancy name without knowing the recipe, or at least the ingredients.
Moken's "Dream" suggestion sounds great, but do we know if there are marshmallows?
In case you cannot get hold of any details, I came up with the name I'm proposing and ... lo and behold! I find there is a dessert
with such a name, and it contains marshmallows! I am publishing it just as a curiosity. It would not matter if your "copa" is not the same, since this is, again, a fancy name, not an established dessert (like Eton mess, for instance). http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1813,157184-254202,00.html
CLOUD NINE DESSERT
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 lg. container Dream Whip
1 bag mini marshmallows
1 sm. can of fruit of your choice, drained
1 sm. can of crushed pineapple, drained
1 lg. can fruit cocktail, drained
Maraschino cherries, cut in sm. pieces
Shredded coconut; optional
Walnuts; optional
cgowar Specializes in field Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 8
Explanation: This is a suggestion, but I suggest asking the client for more information if it is for a printed menu that will be used for a long time instead of a conference menu or other one-off presentation. At least a flavor would be nice! Example: Dessert -
hackingfamily.com/sue/dessert.htm - En cachéAlmond Roca, Coconut Flan. Pumpkin Cloud Cups, Pecan Pie Bars ... We first had this dessert in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on a whim, and loved it so much that we ...
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I don't know if the restaurant in Valencia was the one pointed out by Deborah, but that menu was so interesting that I've noted the website in my travel file.
Jenni Lukac Local time: 18:10 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 20
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I suggested parfait to the agency and they were happy with that. I know it may not be what it is but they didnt know either. I guess I will have to dine at the restaurant to find out! Thank you all for your suggestions.
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