Recipes

[dex]

I found a recipe that calls for this.I can't imagine asking for it at the grocery store.Has anyone else heard of or used this in their cooking?

[I am still oxox]

Google it, they are snap peas

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@dex wrote:

I found a recipe that calls for this.I can't imagine asking for it at the grocery store.Has anyone else heard of or used this in their cooking?

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[dex]

@I am still oxox Oh how ordinary.I thought it would be something exotic.I had to laugh when I read it because it sounds strange.Made me think of the old grey poupon commercial.Pardon me but do you have mangetout?

[Mothertrucker]

laughing, because, though I have never heard of it, I  speak French and the translation would be "eat all"

[DiAnne]

I think is may be a snow pea.  Does that make sense in your recipe?

[IamMrsG]

Mothertrucker wrote: laughing, because, though I have never heard of it, I speak French and the translation would be "eat all"

DiAnne wrote:  I think is may be a snow pea.  Does that make sense in your recipe?

@Mothertrucker, @DiAnne  You are both correct.  "Eat all," as one does with snow peas.  

[Zhills]

I remember the first recipe I saw calling for haricots verts!

Had not a clue what they were talking about.

Green beans...as common as veggies get!

[Mardie]

A couple of other examples of different names for vegetables:

Courgettes are zucchinis and aubergines are eggplants.

[GenXmuse]

I'm just relieved it has nothing to do with the skin infection animals can get!

[Poodlepet2]

I can speak a little French and I thought that's what it meant, but after reading this thread, I came to the realization that we could "Americanize" it by turning it into a verb and making our vocab sound sophisticated and tries chic.

For example: I will dangerous this delectable cake.

                      I will dangerous this 12 oz rib steak and baked potato dripping with butter, sour cream and bacon.

I need help with past and present tenses please.

In the meantime, I am going to apply makeup by L'Oreal, Paris and go shopping for haricot verts, courgette et aubergine et camembert.....I feel so sophisticated I can't stand it!

Poodlepet2