Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en écaille de chorizo
English translation:
with chorizo slivers/flakes
Added to glossary by
veratek
May 24, 2011 09:11
12 yrs ago
French term
en écaille de chorizo
French to English
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Cooking / Culinary
restaurant menu
Vous goûterez au carpaccio de lotte au safran, fenouil croquant en salade et copeaux de thon fumé, au dos de cabillaud en écaille de chorizo, poêlé d'épinard, jus de veau et poivre de Guinée,
what is "en écaille de chorizo," pls?
what is "en écaille de chorizo," pls?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | with chorizo slivers/flakes |
Lisa Jane
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| 4 +2 | with chorizo scales |
Sarah Bessioud
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| 2 | (dressed) with scale-shaped chorizo |
mimi 254
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Proposed translations
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with chorizo slivers/flakes
if the chorizo isn't actually arranged like scales as previous suggestion-one translation of écaille is flakes=thin dry slivers of fried chorizo.
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5 mins
Sarah Bessioud
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with chorizo scales
I would imagine that the fish is decorated with slivers of chorizo that are arranged in such a way as to make the fish look as though it's got scales on top of it.
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-05-24 09:42:13 GMT)
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This isn't a very good video, but shows the chorizo scales at the very end:
http://programmes.france3.fr/tout-a-cote/cote-cuisine/?page=...
See an example with salmon:
http://willdolive.over-blog.com/article-de-68003240.html
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-05-24 09:42:13 GMT)
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This isn't a very good video, but shows the chorizo scales at the very end:
http://programmes.france3.fr/tout-a-cote/cote-cuisine/?page=...
See an example with salmon:
http://willdolive.over-blog.com/article-de-68003240.html
Peer comment(s):
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Mike Birch
: Yes, I've seen this done. Very tasty.
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Thank you Mike
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Colin Rowe
: While initially tending towards slivers, I am now swayed by the explanation and the fact that "cabillaud" is a fish.
4 hrs
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Thank cod you've seen the light;-) Think it's important to keep the imagery in the English description.
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