https://www.saltshaker.net/20070129/lost-in-traduccion Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070129/lost-in-traduccion#comment-143284 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:04:20 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070129/lost-in-traduccion#comment-143284 Haha, reminds me of back home in India. We have these little carts/vans selling “chinese” food (usually a mix chowmein, chicken and soups).
Without fail for the 10 or so years that I can recall, i was always served a Hot & Sour, pronounced Hot & “Sewer”, which in hindi means pig. For a Vegetarian version of it too!!

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20070129/lost-in-traduccion#comment-10852 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:57:06 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070129/lost-in-traduccion#comment-10852 Love it!

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20070129/lost-in-traduccion#comment-10838 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:02:07 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070129/lost-in-traduccion#comment-10838 There was this young waitress at the recently opened Santa Fe Municipal Theater Restaurant. Instead of “fetuccine putanesca” she offered a couple at a table next to us, “fetuccine reputi madri.” I guess she got the general idea right. 🙂

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