{"id":4577,"date":"2013-11-05T20:47:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T20:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=4577"},"modified":"2015-01-18T20:23:24","modified_gmt":"2015-01-18T20:23:24","slug":"nite-bruite-is-ite-na-pratai-aka-fatai-that-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/nite-bruite-is-ite-na-pratai-aka-fatai-that-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Nite, Bruite, is Ite — Na Pr\u00e1ta\u00ed (aka Fata\u00ed), That Is!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

While potatoes are a popular food year round and worldwide, they are especially popular at this time of year in the U.S. with L\u00e1 Altaithe<\/b> approaching.\u00a0 \u00a0This is one of few times, at least i mo thaith\u00ed f\u00e9in<\/b>, when more than one kind of pr\u00e1ta<\/b> is typically served with a meal.<\/p>\n

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‘S ioma\u00ed dath at\u00e1 ar phr\u00e1ta\u00ed! (Image: Scott Bauer, USDA)<\/p><\/div>\n

In Ireland and with Irish-American friends I’ve had many meals where two or even three potato dishes were served as a matter of course.\u00a0 But this is not typically true in general “American” cuisine, whatever exactly that is.<\/p>\n

For L\u00e1 Altaithe<\/b>\u00a0many American families will have both pr\u00e1ta\u00ed<\/b> (potatoes) and pr\u00e1ta\u00ed milse<\/b> (sweet potatoes) or perhaps ionaim<\/b> (yams).\u00a0 After reading a lot recently about both sweet potatoes and yams, I remain confused about which is which.\u00a0 I thought I had it sorted out, that what is often called “sweet potato” is a “yam” and orange in color, and that actual sweet potatoes are a pale yellow inside, and, in my experience, not as widely eaten. \u00a0But from what I’ve just read, not even what I know of as a yam is actually a yam, and I’m told they’re not sold much in the US, except in ethnic markets.\u00a0 So I’m just going to rest with the Irish terms, as given above: pr\u00e1ta\u00ed milse<\/b> (sweet potatoes) and ionaim<\/b> (yams).\u00a0 I’ll let the tomhalt\u00f3ir<\/b> decide which ainm<\/b> to apply to which glasra<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Sweet potatoes (or yams) are often served “candied” or mashed with a marshmallow topping.\u00a0 Checking the various Irish dictionaries for “candied,” all I find is “criostalaithe<\/b>,” but, fad m’eolais<\/b>, that wouldn’t describe “candied sweet potatoes.”\u00a0 “Criostalaithe<\/b>” also means “crystallized” and would describe various food which are a bit crunchy, like sins\u00e9ar criostalaithe<\/b> and sailchuacha criostalaithe<\/b>, or at least solidly crystallized and chewy, like craiceann criostalaithe<\/b>\u00a0(candied peel, as used in c\u00edst\u00ed tortha\u00ed<\/b>).\u00a0\u00a0 With “candied sweet potatoes,”\u00a0 the candied aspect is more of an “anlann<\/b>” (sauce), which is mostly made with the following ingredients: im n\u00f3 margair\u00edn, si\u00facra rua (donn), cain\u00e9al, noitmig<\/b>.\u00a0 Sometimes the pr\u00e1ta\u00ed milse<\/b> are mashed with the anlann<\/b> blended in, the leamhach\u00e1in<\/b> are sprinkled on top and the dish is baked until the marshmallows have a golden crust.\u00a0 In my opinion, the dish is an-bhlasta<\/b> but also an-mhilis<\/b>.\u00a0 It makes a very attractive addition to a Thanksgiving table since the orangey-brown color matches the autumn\/harvest color scheme that is typical of maisi\u00fach\u00e1in L\u00e1 Altaithe<\/b>.<\/p>\n

As for na gn\u00e1thphr\u00e1ta\u00ed (pr\u00e1ta\u00ed b\u00e1na)<\/b>, there are so many ways these can be prepared that it would take several blogs to cover them.\u00a0 But we can at least mention the basics.\u00a0 At a typical Thanksgiving dinner, the potatoes are often\u00a0served as “br\u00fait\u00edn<\/b>” (mashed potatoes) or “r\u00f3sta le lus m\u00edn<\/b>” (roasted with dill).<\/p>\n

And how about all the different forms of the word “pr\u00e1ta<\/b>,” including, for the sake of thoroughness, direct address, as if one were speaking to a potato (why not?)? \u00a0If we can have \u00f3ideanna<\/strong> to “s\u00edothla Gr\u00e9agacha<\/b>” and to “l\u00fachair<\/b>,” c\u00e9n f\u00e1th nach mbeadh \u00f3id do phr\u00e1ta againn<\/b>?<\/p>\n

There are several dialect variations of the word for “potato,” namely “fata<\/b>,” “pr\u00e9ata<\/b>” [PRAY-tuh], “pre\u00e1ta<\/b>” [PRAW-tuh], and “bunt\u00e1ta.<\/b>”\u00a0 But for this blog, we’ll just concentrate on the standard, “pr\u00e1ta<\/b>.” \u00a0Here are its various forms:<\/p>\n

an pr\u00e1ta<\/b>, the potato<\/p>\n

(blas) an phr\u00e1ta<\/b> [… un FRAW-tuh], (the taste) of the potato<\/p>\n

na pr\u00e1ta\u00ed<\/b>, the potatoes<\/p>\n

(blas) na bpr\u00e1ta\u00ed<\/b> [… nuh BRAW-tee], (the taste) of the potatoes<\/p>\n

And for direct address, we have lenition again, after “a<\/b>,” the particle for direct address:<\/p>\n

A phr\u00e1ta<\/b>! (O potato!, the “O!” is maybe a little extra poetic, but why not, since we’re talking potential ode here)<\/p>\n

A phr\u00e1ta\u00ed<\/b> (O potatoes!)<\/p>\n

Don’t forget the “flapped” Irish “r” in these words, similar to a mini-trill, so the initial consonants of the “fraw” and “braw” sounds here are not exactly like the English words “fraught” or “brawny,” although the vowel sounds are quite similar.<\/p>\n

And finally, what’s the title of this blog all about?<\/p>\n

nite<\/b>, washed<\/p>\n

bruite<\/b>, cooked,<\/p>\n

ite<\/b>, eaten<\/p>\n

Those words are all taken from the popular Irish saying, “Bheadh na fata\u00ed nite, bruite, agus ite ag an gConnachtach sula mbeid\u00eds r\u00e1ite ag an Muimhneach<\/b>” (The Connachtman would have the potatoes, here “fata\u00ed<\/b>,” washed, cooked and eaten before the Munsterman would be finished saying the word).\u00a0 It’s especially fun to say because “nite<\/b>,” “bruite<\/b>,” and “ite<\/b>” all sound so similar.\u00a0 N\u00ed nach ionadh <\/b>because they are all rangabh\u00e1lacha caite<\/b> (past participles, aka aidiachta\u00ed briathartha<\/b>, verbal adjectives), formed from relatively similar-sounding verbs, “nigh<\/b>,” “bruith<\/b>,” and “ith<\/b>.”\u00a0 Hmm, t\u00e1 an blag seo ag cur ocrais orm!\u00a0 SGF (sl\u00e1n go fata\u00ed?) – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/b><\/p>\n

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C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt pr\u00e1ta\u00ed iad seo? \u00a0 Is pr\u00e1ta\u00ed milse corcra iad.<\/strong> \u00a0(Image: 800px-Purple_Sweet_Potato-by-earth1000-wikipedia.jpg)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) While potatoes are a popular food year round and worldwide, they are especially popular at this time of year in the U.S. with L\u00e1 Altaithe approaching.\u00a0 \u00a0This is one of few times, at least i mo thaith\u00ed f\u00e9in, when more than one kind of pr\u00e1ta is typically served with a meal. In Ireland…<\/p>\n

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