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Monday, December 19. 2005

Auto-translation

Found it amusing when I pushed the autotranslation button on Google for this French recipe for boeuf bourguignon. Given that the translation is mechanical, it is actually comprehensible, mostly. Wasn't sure what 1 cup of flour soup meant, or 100 gms. of plugs. Translating boeuf to ox is curious. Or maybe they really mean 1 kg. of ox. Hard to find that hereabouts. And can I assume that purpose of the "grass of Provence" is to enhance the appetite? (grass is mixed herbs, plugs are lardons)

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 20:13 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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I did this a few months ago for a great "chowder" called Bourride and got a hilarious result as well. Particularly, it said to "cut the carrots like a country woman" and to "preserve a very weak quivering" i.e. simmer.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://terroirs.denfrance.free.fr/p/recettes/bourride_baudroie_lotte.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbourride%2Bpastis%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2005-24,RNWE:en
#1 Dave Simon on 2005-12-22 07:15 (Reply)
very funny.
nonetheless, amazing to me that the auto-translator can even get close.
#2 Bird Dog on 2005-12-22 07:57 (Reply)

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