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Edward Tully

261 questions

semi-frio (in this context)

Spanish to English Other Cooking / Culinary Menu

this IS the last!
Crujiente de manzana con crema de toffee y su semi-frío

Proposed translations (English)

3 +6

PB Trans Apr 26, 2008: LisaMac: "y su" (just as the French "et son/sa") is a way to say "and its accompanying" on menus (usually upscale ones). However, it doesn't translate well into English so "with" or "and" usually gets the point across. :-)
Sylvina Apr 23, 2008: Yes it means "its semifreddo" because it is understood, as a classic dessert, that the apple crumble comes always with the semifreddo...
Lisa McCarthy Apr 23, 2008: Hi Edward - here's a useful link for you describing semifreddo: http://dessertfirst.typepad.com/dessert_first/2007/05/strawb... One thing I don't understand though is the use of `su' here. "..and its semifreddo"?? doesn't really make sense.

5 mins

Sonia Clough

United Kingdom

Native in English

Works in field

Selected

semifreddo

I've seen this on menus in the UK to denote a kind of soft ice cream but I'm not 100% sure if it's correct here.

Peer comment(s):

agree	Mercedes L. 2 mins
	Thank you!
agree	Florcy : Semifreddo is a kind of italian ice cream, I think it is correct 4 mins
	Thank you!
agree	Ruth Rubina 39 mins
	Thank you Ruth :)
agree	kjmcguire 52 mins
	Thank you Kelly :)
agree	Gabriela Raya 1 hr
	Thank you Gabriela :)
agree	PB Trans : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semifreddo / http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddictionary/entry?id=4507 3 days 59 mins

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "wonderful work Sonia, thank you very much! ;-)"