word repetitions that name food
"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:54:57 -0800, "Cheri" >
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > Since almost all Americans have come from somewhere else, we tend to
>> > use a foreign word along with the English word for something when
>> > trying to transform the ordinary into something special. A famous one
>> > is a recipe we call Shrimp scampi and I just read a blogger call plain
>> > white/button mushrooms from the grocery store Champignon Mushrooms.
>> > Can you think of any other examples? I'm blanking, but I know there
>> > are more.
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>> Sweet and sour aubergine, for eggplant.
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> They never say Eggplant Augergine or maybe Zucchini Courgettes?
Yes, they do.
Cheri
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