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Re: pID WAS Re: nuqDaq bIyIntaH SoH'e'?



tlhIngan *Julia Child* moj Qov:

According to Robyn Stewart:
> 
> lab [email protected]
> >ghItlh ~mark
> >>>pID = coat with [herbed mixture]
> >>
> >>No, the herbed mixture is part of the verb. It's the food that's
> >>coated which is the object.
> >
> >>This struck me as a nice verb that doesn't translate neatly into
> >>English. Every cook does this, but does it have a simple 
> >>translation? I think I've heard "dredge" used for this.
> 
> bIqarqu'meH bI*dredge*taHvIS SojDaq vay' DachaghmoH. *Scalloped 
> potatoes* DalaghHa'taHvIS Hoch 'ay' Da*dredge*meH *flour* Dalo'.  
> 'ach pIj pIDbogh mIw DelmeH *dredge* lo'lu'law'.

bIQtIq *dredge*lu' je, qar'a'?

> I dont know of anything fancier than "coat <item> in/with 
> <substance>."  
> 
> >How 'bout "baste"?
> 
> Ha'DIbaHDaq Ha'DIbaH 'Iw latlh taS joq DalantaHvIS Ha'DIbaH 
> Da*baste*. bIpIDtaHvIS vay' Sub Dalo'law'. 

HIja'.*baste*meH *brush* lo'lu'.

maw'choH De'wI'vam.mu'meywIj vIleghlaHchu'be'. 

> Now my question is, is pID just DIp spelled backwards or is Shake 
> 'n' Bake (the trade name of a herbed food coating mixture) made by 
> the PID Corporation?

*Okrand* DayajchoHlaw'ta'.

> - Qov
> 

charghwI'


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