Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Sun 23 Dec 2007 04:31:01p, Blinky the Shark meant to say...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 23 Dec 2007 01:26:27p, Blinky the Shark meant to say...
>>>
>>>> George wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> theChas. wrote:
>>>>>> A vegetable chopper that is a curved, two bladed tool, with vertical
>>>>>> handles on each end. It appears to be approximately 7" long.
>>>>>> It is rocked back and forth on the cutting board to dice veggies. Can
>>>>>> also we be used to cut chunks of cheese off big wedges.
>>>>>> Has a name something like 'gabazza' . It was just shown on 'Shopping
>>>>>> with Chefs' on TV. I forgot to write it down.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> The word you are locking for is "mezzaluna".
>>>>
>>>> Work junkie that I am, I can't look at that word without thinking it
>>>> might be Italian/something for "half moon", referring to the tool's
>>>> shape as described above.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, yes, that's exactly waht it means.
>>
>> Whadda I win?
>>
>
> The opportunity to use one, since you know what it is!

Well, there I go. True -- had I never heard of one I couldn't very well
use one.

> BTW, Mezzaluna was also the name of the restaurant Ronald Goldman worked
> at, and where Nicole Simpson ate her last meal.

I love triva!


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