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Bia le Beoir (Aguisín): One More Irish Phrase for a Beer-friendly Snack Food, Cuid / Part 1 Posted by on Mar 23, 2017

(le Róislín) Well, it may not have quite the linguistic sizzle as the phrase “pork scratchings” (US equivalent “cracklins” or “cracklings”), aka “fried pork rinds,” but here’s the Irish for the bia sneaice in the picture above, quite straightforwardly: craiceann muiceola friochta (skin + of pork + fried). [Agus seo aguisín don aguisín seo: no sooner…

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Toirtíní agus Díochlaontaí Posted by on Nov 24, 2011

(le Róislín) ‘Tis the season to be discussing milseoga of all sorts.  Starting with Halloween, at least in North America, the geataí tuile milseogra are opened and the tuile milseán starts.  (N.B.: milseog, dessert; milseán, a sweet, a piece of candy, here “of candy/sweets”; milseogra, confectionery, candy/sweets collectively). In the United States, it seems to…

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Cad Is *Tófurcaí Ann? Posted by on Nov 15, 2011

(le Róislín) Is bia veigeatórach é “tófurcaí,” déanta as tófú nó as seitan (prótéin chruithneachta) i gcruth builín (loaf) nó i gcasaról.  Cá ndeachaigh an litir “t” a bhí san fhocal “turcaí”?  An áit chéanna ina bhfuil an litir “t” a bhí san fhocal Béarla “turkey” nuair a cumadh “tofurkey.”  Imithe mar gheall ar rith…

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