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Anita Nirschl

Germany

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crushing picatilloes

Homework / test English to German Art/Literary Cooking / Culinary

Then there were scarlet pepperheads from Thessaly, and pickled cucumbers from the Ukraine, spices from Bali and Sumatra, a little silver nutmeg-grater, a little gold instrument for *crushing picatilloes*, a little crystal mortar for grinding those locarto beans which come from Marakesh; the roots of a palmetto mush; olives from Ithaca.

Es handelt sich um eine Aufzählung von Zutaten/Utensilien für ein aufwändig zelebriertes Festmahl, aus einem Essay von Harold Nicolson.

Hat jemand eine Idee, worum es sich hier handeln könnte?
Habe kurz an "picadillo" gedacht, das scheint mir hier aber nicht zu passen.

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Jul 19, 2007 22:00: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"

Jul 23, 2007 07:44: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Art/Literary"

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