Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

baked alaska

German translation:

Omelette Surprise

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-09-12 14:59:13 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Sep 8, 2009 22:49
14 yrs ago
English term

baked alaska

English to German Other Food & Drink
These men's 70s fancy dress trousers are made from polyester and have an elasticated waist, so you can eat as much prawn cocktail and baked alaska as you like.
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Sep 8, 2009 23:03: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Textiles / Clothing / Fashion" to "Food & Drink"

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Non-PRO (2): writeaway, Sabine Akabayov, PhD

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Proposed translations

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Omelette Surprise

The original dish, attributed to the head chef at the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo in the 1890s, was known variously as omelette Norvégienne or omelette surprise. In German, many dishes of foreign origin may retain their original spellings or may be Germanized, so that in cookbooks and food magazines one may see baked alaska referred to by either of the French names or as Norwegische Omelette. German Wikipedia lists it as omelette surprise. In any case, the original dessert looked rather like an igloo. Hence, the reference to Norway in French, and to Alaska in English.
Peer comment(s):

agree Barbara Wiebking
6 hrs
agree Rolf Keiser
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke und Grüße"
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14 mins

Norwegische Omelett

Peer comment(s):

neutral Sabine Akabayov, PhD : nur das Omelett Neutrum ist
29 mins
neutral Helga Lemiere : Norwegisches Omelett: Omelett ist ein sächliches Hauptwort
7 hrs
disagree Erik Freitag : das Omelett/http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus
8 hrs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baked_Alaska
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8 hrs

s.u.

Es gibt mehrere Möglichkeiten:

"Eisomelette im Biscuitemantel" oder "Eissplittertorte"

http://www.wagner-gastronomie.de/uploads/media/Menu_und_Buff...


Die französische Bezeichnung "Omelette Norvégienne" wird ebenfalls häufig im Deutschen verwendet:

zB:

http://www.rp-online.de/hps/client/opinio/public/pjsub/produ...

Auch "Baked Alaska" findet seine Verwendung in der deutschen Sprache.




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Note added at 8 Stunden (2009-09-09 07:17:00 GMT)
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Übrigens mE eher 'Biskuitmantel' anstatt 'Biscuitemantel'
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Reference comments

14 mins
Reference:

Baked Alaska

Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Sabine Akabayov, PhD
30 mins
agree Sherin Khullar (X)
17 hrs
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16 mins
Reference:

not clothing, it's a dessert

Baked Alaska (also known as glace au four, omelette à la norvégienne, Norwegian omelette and omelette surprise) is a dessert made of ice cream placed in a pie dish lined with slices of sponge cake or Christmas pudding and topped with meringue. The entire dessert is then placed in an extremely hot oven for just long enough to firm the meringue. The meringue is an effective insulator, and the short cooking time prevents the heat from getting through to the ice cream.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baked_Alaska
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Sabine Akabayov, PhD
27 mins
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