Re:The Awful German Language (1880)
by forinti on Sunday May 16, 2021 @01:44PM
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If you look at an eggplant in its early stages, you will understand the name.
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More importantly, they were historically egg-shaped and (off-)white; the large and phallic purple variant that now dominates is the result of selective breeding over centuries.
Re:The Awful German Language (1880)
by trompetenaccoun on Sunday May 16, 2021 @08:43PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggplant#/media/File:Eggplant_...
Thanks for that, I had no idea!
Re:The Awful German Language (1880)
by imtringued on Sunday May 16, 2021 @03:26PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v9hvK3rdxA
So nope, not "an" eggplant, some eggplants, and those only may look like eggs in their early stages. They may also look like plums. Do we call the purple eggplants plumplants because they resemble plums at some indeterminate stage in their growth?
In Britain (and most Western European languages), we call them aubergines. The origin is the "Sanskrit word vātin-gāna denoted 'the class (that removes) the wind-disorder (windy humour)': that is, vātin-gāna came to be the name for eggplants because they were thought to cure flatulence"
I'm sure someone in the US makes and sells salads of eggplant, zucchini, and arugula just to see if they can induce an involuntary twitch in Britons.
Your forgot the protein, which is shrimp, and the cilantro garnish. Serve with a side of fries.
Dessert is jell-o with a crushed cookie and granola topping.
Yes, I'll bring it back to the apartment in the elevator after I'm done pushing the stroller along the sidewalk, avoiding the trucks.
..do you not?
That was one weird word when I learned it in Korea, because Asian eggplants look nothing like eggs. They look more like zucchinis.
At least the US variant looks like giant purple eggs, if you squint a bit.