'Scum of garlic': When English translations of French menus go wrong
THE LOCAL fr give us funny, yet true challenges in menu translations.
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“When you don’t speak much French, seeing a menu with English translations can feel like a life saver… that is until you actually read it and are left none the wiser as to what will be arriving on your plate. Here’s a selection of bizarre English translations found on French menus.”
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“For we travelers, the fun and sometime hilarity of menus in other languages provide us with various new tastes sensations...to say the least.”
Ray Dean
