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BamaVol Sep 29, 2025 12:02 pm


Originally Posted by 1P (Post 37284284)
A number of years ago, a restaurant in Granada, Spain, had a bilingual menu with such gems as Calves Lever and Brian Omelet, the latter presumably made with the brains of an unspecified animal.


That reminds me of the sign up sheet for a work potluck where someone wrote that they were bringing Doug nuts. The person handing me the sheet asked if anyone had talked to Doug about it.

Eastbay1K Dec 26, 2025 9:33 am

Poor Edd has been Bonvoyed! :eek:
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bwiadca Jan 2, 2026 10:07 am

It's not a menu translation, but I get the chuckle every time I see it in our grocery sore. I wonder how it tastes? :)

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1e44694479.jpg

DELee Jan 2, 2026 12:31 pm


Originally Posted by bwiadca (Post 37512733)
It's not a menu translation, but I get the chuckle every time I see it in our grocery sore. I wonder how it tastes? :)

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1e44694479.jpg

One way to find out...

David

ElevatorEnthusiast Jan 2, 2026 6:06 pm


Originally Posted by bwiadca (Post 37512733)
It's not a menu translation, but I get the chuckle every time I see it in our grocery sore. I wonder how it tastes? :)

Obviously, it tastes like cock - I’m not sure how much more clear the label could be ;-)

LapLap Mar 6, 2026 12:56 pm


Originally Posted by ElevatorEnthusiast (Post 37513545)
Obviously, it tastes like cock - I’m not sure how much more clear the label could be ;-)

The label can definitely be more clear, here’s the label on a packet I picked up recently that proves this:
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rxgeek May 12, 2026 7:08 am


Originally Posted by carlhaynes (Post 36642050)
One of my favorites from a trip to Shanghai a few years back (I believe its just a mis-spelling of carp). The brown sauce is just icing on the cake.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9cfe37abb8.jpg

I think it is just a typo . We used to go to a local Chinese buffet where they had "bule carb". (Blue crab). We still call it that.

whkento May 12, 2026 8:08 am

Seoul restaurant
 
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Finkface May 12, 2026 9:23 am


Originally Posted by ElevatorEnthusiast (Post 37513545)
Obviously, it tastes like cock - I’m not sure how much more clear the label could be ;-)

The shape of the bottle kind of gives it away too.

justDave May 12, 2026 1:46 pm

It was long before cell phone cameras so no proof but I still remember a lovely afternoon in Athens. My wife and I sat down at an outdoor table for mezze and one of the offerings on the printed menu was "Mead's Balls". Capitalized and with the apostophe.

To this day I don't know if it was meant for the entertainment of us tourists.

MojaveFlyer May 13, 2026 9:04 am

Decades ago in an Indian railway station dining room: Smashed potatoes as well as Burnt Toast

A few years ago at the Andaz in Toronomon, Tokyo, my son snapped a pic of the "Sclambeled eggs" sign at the buffet. Someone must have noticed because the next day there was a new sign, same font, same lamination, with the correction. That's service!


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