Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
papas/patatas paillet(te)
English translation:
straw potatoes
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Noni Gilbert Riley
Apr 17, 2008 16:59
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
papas paillet, escarassette y poneta
Spanish to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
estilos de servir papas en un menú
hola, alguien me podría explicar como sería cada uno y una sugerencia del término en inglés?.
Gracias
Gracias
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | straw potatoes |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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| 5 | shoestring potatoes |
Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
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Change log
Apr 22, 2008 13:45: Noni Gilbert Riley changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/98917">Valeria Marjovsky's</a> old entry - "papas paillet, escarassette y poneta"" to ""straw potatoes""
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straw potatoes
One at a time, compañera!
In the UK, these are known as straw potatoes:
http://www.gourmetbritain.com/encyclo_entry.php?item=5182: "Deep-fried, match-shaped strips of potato"
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.catering... (4th image down)
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Note added at 19 mins (2008-04-17 17:18:13 GMT)
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Perdón. Se me o´lvidó sugerir que pusieras los demás términos por separado. Así no nos liamos ni nos regañarán!
In the UK, these are known as straw potatoes:
http://www.gourmetbritain.com/encyclo_entry.php?item=5182: "Deep-fried, match-shaped strips of potato"
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.catering... (4th image down)
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Note added at 19 mins (2008-04-17 17:18:13 GMT)
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Perdón. Se me o´lvidó sugerir que pusieras los demás términos por separado. Así no nos liamos ni nos regañarán!
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Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
: In the US, "shoestring potatoes"
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Thanks Elizabeth - why not post separately - to make the US variation clear.
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PB Trans
: http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=43922
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Good link - thanks Pina!
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Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
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shoestring potatoes
Or "shoestring fries" depending on how formal you want to be.
:-)
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2008-04-19 18:27:18 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries#Variants
:-)
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2008-04-19 18:27:18 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries#Variants
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