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#39: Different names for the same vegetables.
Eggplant is aubergine, zucchini is courgette, cilantro is coriander. After living in the dorms a while and adjusting to my new kitchen and lack of equipment, I've started cooking again. For months I was cursing the world at being unable to obtain cilantro in this friggin' country. Dumb me. From now on any time I can't find a food I'll check it's name in a thesaurus.
Eggplant is aubergine, zucchini is courgette, cilantro is coriander. After living in the dorms a while and adjusting to my new kitchen and lack of equipment, I've started cooking again. For months I was cursing the world at being unable to obtain cilantro in this friggin' country. Dumb me. From now on any time I can't find a food I'll check it's name in a thesaurus.
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Posted by
Anonymous |
6:52 pm, August 10, 2005
Probably best. I've never understood why anyone would name the eggplant, an eggplant.
Posted by
Maynard |
7:41 pm, August 10, 2005
Ah... That's why I haven't found Eggplant in this country.
Picture the scene:
Me: Mum, I had this really nice stuff in the States called Eggplant.
Mum: Describe it.
Me: [describes]
Mum: Hmmm. Was it aubergine?
Me: No mum, I TOLD you. It was called Eggplant, don't you ever listen?
Cheers Monica ;)
Posted by
Huw |
9:53 pm, August 13, 2005