Can You Cut the Mustard?
"Mack A. Damia" schrieb :
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 06:47:47 -0700, Mack A. Damia
> > wrote:
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>>On Thu, 14 May 2009 09:21:04 -0400, "Zeppo" > wrote:
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>>>"Mack A. Damia" > wrote in message
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>>>> Favorites:
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>>>> Grey Poupon, as a brand.
>>>>
>>>> Weißwurstsenf as a type.
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>>>Grey Poupon 'country style'. What does 'Weißwurstsenf' mean? I had to
>>>copy
>>>it from your post. I couldn't pronounce it let alone type it. :-)
>>
>>That's a fancy way of writing "sweet mustard" - I can't even pronounce
>>it. Fancy imported stuff from Germany.
>
From Bavaria, to be exact.
Pron. : Ei as in white, u as in butcher, e like in dent.
> "wurst" is in there - so it ought to refer to sausage.
>
> ß sounds like s as in sit.
>
> Literally, sweet sausage mustard. Senf means mustard in German.
No, mustard for Weißwürste. A Weißwurst is a small sausage stuffed with
minced pork and herbs. It's simmered in water and best eaten before noon
(with a Brez'n and Weißwurstsenf).
Cheers,
Michael Kuettner
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