July 4, 2008: Friday Awwww - Page 2

DanaC · 07-04-2008, 05:44 AM

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I'm curious. What IS the proper word for meat that we get from a rabbit? Deer is to venison what rabbit is to ????

Rabbit is just rabbit.

The reason deer meat is 'venison', cow meat is 'beef' and pig meat is 'pork' is that those were meats eaten by the higher echelons of society in the early middle ages. The higher echelons of society in early medieval England were Norman (i.e French) and they imported their words for those meats into our language. The meats eaten by the lower orders (the native english) retained their original English names. i.e chicken and rabbit.

Turkey was introduced later and was not of the anglo-french period.

sweetwater · 07-04-2008, 07:38 AM

Awwww.... but in my mind I am photoshopping some jackalope antlers on the rabbit.

footfootfoot · 07-04-2008, 08:09 AM

That explains where Jackalope come from!

Sundae · 07-04-2008, 08:09 AM

Interestingly - we call turkey, turkey because it came from Turk traders.

The French call it Dinde - as in Poisson D'Inde - literally Indian Chicken - because it was supposed to come from India.

The Dutch call it kalkoen, which is Dutch for Calicut, an Indian port - again where it was supposedly from.

And the Spanich word for turkey is pavo - which was originally a peacock (peacock is now pavo real).

Just a bit of Friday afternoon linguistics for you.

spudcon · 07-04-2008, 08:45 AM

I don't care what they call `em, just stuff `em in a blender and cook `em.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-04-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

I don't care what they call `em, just stuff `em in a Bass-O-Matic and cook `em.

Fixed it fer ya.

spudcon · 07-04-2008, 03:29 PM

I stand corrected. Thank you Bruce.

newtimer · 07-04-2008, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

...as in Poisson D'Inde - literally Indian Chicken...

That's "Indian fish" in French.

And I always thought turkeys were native to North America. What were they doing in Turkey and India? Next are you going to tell us that apple pie is really from Mozambique?

morethanpretty · 07-05-2008, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by newtimer

And I always thought turkeys were native to North America. What were they doing in Turkey and India? Next are you going to tell us that apple pie is really from Mozambique?

They are, its probably the trade route they came through.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2008, 01:00 AM

Most of the early American pioneers had limited education, and couldn't spell Mozambique, so they changed it to apple.

bluecuracao · 07-05-2008, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

Don't worry. It's going to take some time to find a recipe that works for venison and rabbit.

Rosemary and garlic?

Ah, no time at all. My friend's restaurant in Philadelphia, Bistro 7, regularly features rabbit and venison on the menu.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2008, 04:27 AM

I'll bet they're different recipes, though.

bluecuracao · 07-05-2008, 05:24 AM

Well, you're right.

spudcon · 07-05-2008, 07:06 AM

Put deer and rabbit parts in Bass-O-Matic, blend to lumpy mush, por into crock pot with one jar of grape jelly, cook overnight. feed it to the dog.

Sundae · 07-05-2008, 09:09 AM

There was a TV competition last year for The Great British Menu - each dish that won was served at the British Ambassador's Dinner in France.

The main course was a variation on Stargazy Pie made with rabbit and crayfish. So perhaps rabbit & venison are not such strange bedfellows.

07-04-2008, 07:38 AM	#17
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Awwww.... but in my mind I am photoshopping some jackalope antlers on the rabbit. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

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footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	That explains where Jackalope come from! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I don't care what they call `em, just stuff `em in a blender and cook `em. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

07-04-2008, 03:29 PM	#22
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I stand corrected. Thank you Bruce. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Most of the early American pioneers had limited education, and couldn't spell Mozambique, so they changed it to apple. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-04-2008, 08:09 AM	#19
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Interestingly - we call turkey, turkey because it came from Turk traders. The French call it Dinde - as in Poisson D'Inde - literally Indian Chicken - because it was supposed to come from India. The Dutch call it kalkoen, which is Dutch for Calicut, an Indian port - again where it was supposedly from. And the Spanich word for turkey is pavo - which was originally a peacock (peacock is now pavo real). Just a bit of Friday afternoon linguistics for you.

07-05-2008, 04:27 AM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'll bet they're different recipes, though. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-05-2008, 05:24 AM	#28
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Well, you're right.

07-05-2008, 07:06 AM	#29
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Put deer and rabbit parts in Bass-O-Matic, blend to lumpy mush, por into crock pot with one jar of grape jelly, cook overnight. feed it to the dog. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

07-05-2008, 09:09 AM	#30
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	There was a TV competition last year for The Great British Menu - each dish that won was served at the British Ambassador's Dinner in France. The main course was a variation on Stargazy Pie made with rabbit and crayfish. So perhaps rabbit & venison are not such strange bedfellows. Attached Images

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