mongo_jones Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 How come nobody uses the word canape anymore? I like that word. they're worried about their pronunciation being mocked online? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Doesn't stop them using all their other words, does it? Canapes, and increasingly hors d'oeuvres, being dumbed down to appetizers (by the great unwashed, ill-educated, spotty, etc etc...), or even worse - upgraded to tapas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
omnivorette Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Or worse....just "apps." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mongo_jones Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Doesn't stop them using all their other words, does it? Canapes, and increasingly hors d'oeuvres, being dumbed down to appetizers (by the great unwashed, ill-educated, spotty, etc etc...), or even worse - upgraded to tapas. you're talking about chunks of pineapple and cheddar on toothpicks, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g.johnson Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Doesn't stop them using all their other words, does it? Canapes, and increasingly hors d'oeuvres, being dumbed down to appetizers (by the great unwashed, ill-educated, spotty, etc etc...), or even worse - upgraded to tapas. you're talking about chunks of pineapple and cheddar on toothpicks, right? Had you paid close enough attention to the works of Mike Leigh you would realize that those are correctly called "nibbles". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Ugh. Para picar is more mellifluous. Even though it means only "for picking at..." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tamar G Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 Doesn't stop them using all their other words, does it? Canapes, and increasingly hors d'oeuvres, being dumbed down to appetizers (by the great unwashed, ill-educated, spotty, etc etc...), or even worse - upgraded to tapas. you're talking about chunks of pineapple and cheddar on toothpicks, right? Had you paid close enough attention to the works of Mike Leigh you would realize that those are correctly called "nibbles". actually, I think these days people are referring to them as tapas. And just to piss Wilfrid off they are charging a lot of money for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hollywood Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 How come nobody uses the word canape anymore? I like that word. they're worried about their pronunciation being mocked online? How would Maggie Smith say it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liza Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Can rice go bad? Been simmering some wild variety for nearly an hour now and it's showing no intention of absorbing anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NeroW Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Can rice go bad? Been simmering some wild variety for nearly an hour now and it's showing no intention of absorbing anything. Wild rice (it's really a grass, right?) can be a toughie (pardon the really bad pun). Did it ever cook? I've found that soaking it for an hour or two and then cooking it for almost another hour allows it to break free from its husk a little more easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maurice Naughton Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 How come nobody uses the word canape anymore? I like that word. French people use it. It means sofa. Le bon mot avec cachet is, of course "amuse." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liza Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Can rice go bad? Been simmering some wild variety for nearly an hour now and it's showing no intention of absorbing anything. Wild rice (it's really a grass, right?) can be a toughie (pardon the really bad pun). Did it ever cook? I've found that soaking it for an hour or two and then cooking it for almost another hour allows it to break free from its husk a little more easily. Toughie, indeed. It finally gave in after about an hour and a quarter. But still quite to the tooth, doncha know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cathy Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Le bon mot avec cachet is, of course "amuse." ...and le bon mot raffiné is, bien sur, gueule - not bouche. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lippy Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 "Gueule" est plus louche que "bouche," n'est-ce pas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cathy Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Mais oui, Lippy ma chere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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