Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term
aux notes
Again, about chocolate. I have something like "Let the smooth triangular pieces melt one by one *aux notes* of Central American soil."
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Jan 8, 2010 01:10: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"
Non-PRO (2): writeaway, Chris Hall
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Proposed translations
notes
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Note added at 29 mins (2010-01-08 01:35:19 GMT)
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Jun 29, 2007 ... Like grapes, cocoa beans reflect the soil and weather conditions where ..... A good milk or white chocolate can be just as flavorful and ...
www.chow.com/stories/10626 - Cached
Vintages June 24/06 | Wine Picks June 24, 2006Jun 24, 2006 ... Enjoy this flavorful wine with barbecued back ribs, ... My note: Robust cherry notes. A sturdy and delicious wine. ... styles using the grapes and vineyards that reflect the best of Portugal. ... Himmelreich VC: Grown on the Mosel's brilliant slatey soil, ... Pistachio White Chocolate Mousse Ta. ...
www.nataliemaclean.com/wine_picks/vint_jun24_2006.asp - Cached
Fine Chocolate Industry Association - Differentiating Fine ChocolateSince soil conditions vary widely throughout the equator the “terroir' or specific geography, ... even “acidic” and lacks the rich flavor notes of the Criollo bean. ... although still not considered as flavorful as a pure Criollo. .... products elicit childhood memories or reflect back to simpler time and place. ...
www.finechocolateindustry.org/differentiate.php - Cached - Similar
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Dec 30, 2009 ... Like fine wine, these beans have distinct, complex flavors that reflect the soil and climate of where they're grown. Artisan chocolate of ...
candyaddict.com/blog/2009/12/30/candy-review-el-rey-chocolates/ - Cached
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Stephanie Ezrol
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Carol Gullidge
: yes, with notes and terroir, this is using wine terminology. I wouldn't change either to retain the wine lexicon - which in any case, probably overlaps//I see Stephanie's reference also uses "notes"
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Julie Barber
: I would say that notes is usually for wine or perfume and that hints could be better for food
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Verginia Ophof
: agree with juliebarba : Hints or tokens
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Reunion
The Smart Solution
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English, English
with Central American savors
I also thought of "full of Central American savors" but I think it's too strongly worded.
I'd be extremely wary of translating terroir literally as soil in this context. It might work for wine, but from a marketing point of view soil and chocolate don't really work together ... IMHO. I don't think notes should be translated literally either, but again that's my own opinion ! In this context I feel you really need a translation that will convey the gist more than anything else.
Timely translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
with the regional flavors of Central America
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Steve Melling
: 'Notes' makes me think of wine and flowers. Not sure it's appropriate for chocolate. 'Hints' perhaps.
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Thanks, Chappy - maybe "with a hint of regional flavors of Central America"
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Philippa Smith
: This is the right sort of solution; sounds like total marketing/sales blurb to me, which means avoiding "notes" and "soil" etc.
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Lorna Coing
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Jenn Mercer
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Slowly savour each of the triangles as they reveal the sumptuous flavours of Central South America.
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I think the destination of the text is important here - I would stick with "terroir" and "notes" if it is aimed at serious chocolate connoisseurs, but if it is for, say, a supermarket label, then I would go with something like I have suggested.
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Julie Barber
: I don't think this would work. Notes suggests something subtle - hints of a favour coming through - whereas sumptous suggests something rich, so it would be better to keep a similar order to the original
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OK, but my point is that we need to know the target audience
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Reference comments
United States
French to English, English to English
Native in: English
Works in: English, French to English, French Middle (ca.1400-1600) to English
single origin chocolates: not soil but terroir
This article tells you more than you can imagine about the art of tasting single origin chocolates.
It appears that for an English speaking soil may be dirty by terroir is exoctic and okay.
Toward the end, a subtle rise in chocolatiness occurs, along with the introduction of soft vanilla notes and a continuing trace of woodiness to round off the flavor before the chocolate slips into a short finish.
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Carol Gullidge
: entirely agree - soil sounds exceedingly offputting in the tasting context!
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Paul Hamelin
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Discussion
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