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dégustation de choux chéris

English translation: selection of choux pastry delights

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French term or phrase:dégustation de choux chéris
English translation:selection of choux pastry delights
Entered by: Rachel Fell

15:37 Oct 11, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cooking / Culinary / Restaurant menu
French term or phrase: dégustation de choux chéris
This is one of the desserts to be found on the restaurant menu I'm translating at the moment. The clientèle is mostly tourists of all nationalities as the restaurant is in one of France's most visited tourist sites.

I think 'choux chéris' are made of choux pastry, so I thought of 'choux pastry tasters' but is there anything more specific and /or tempting?

Thanks for your suggestions!
Jane F
France
Local time: 06:24
selection of choux pastry delights
Explanation:
perhaps?

here are some very colourful/dainty ones: http://www.delightdulce.com/2013/05/mini-rose-pate-choux.htm...
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:24
Grading comment
Thanks Rachel, I chose this solution for my translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3selection of choux pastry delights
Rachel Fell
4assortment of choux pastry treats
Janice Giffin
3tasting plate of choux pâtisserie
Wendy Cross
3enjoy darling choux
Andrea Burde (X)
2Sweetheart choux buns dégustation
Karen Henry


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tasting plate of choux pâtisserie


Explanation:
based on the current fashion to offer a 'tasting plate' of small portions of various desserts at the end of a restaurant meal

Wendy Cross
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Carol Gullidge: you could well be right (it sounds likely!), but, from past experience of menu translations, I wouldn't hazard a guess, however well founded it may be!
8 mins
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Sweetheart choux buns dégustation


Explanation:
I think maybe you could keep the French word


    Reference: http://www.deliaonline.com/how-to-cook/baking/how-to-make-ch...
Karen Henry
Local time: 06:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Carol Gullidge: Try as I might, I can't see where Delia mentions "Sweetheart"!//Then- without the 'dégustation' - it would be eminently suitable for a Valentines menu :)
1 hr
  -> No sorry, that's my translation of "chéris"! Yes, I took it that this was a play on words being that chou and chéri are both terms of endearment - maybe that's why they put them on wedding cakes in France!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
selection of choux pastry delights


Explanation:
perhaps?

here are some very colourful/dainty ones: http://www.delightdulce.com/2013/05/mini-rose-pate-choux.htm...

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
Thanks Rachel, I chose this solution for my translation.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Rachel, I like this suggestion!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
5 hrs
  -> Thank you writeaway ;-)
agree  rachelha
13 hrs
  -> Thank you rachelha :-)
agree  Mark Nathan
16 hrs
  -> Thank you Mark :-)
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
enjoy darling choux


Explanation:
I hear "darling" quite often in this and similar context, so I typed in the phrase at Linguee, and it does give darling as an option.
Instead of tasting I would use enjoy or enjoy the tase of...

Example sentence(s):
  • What a darling little dress!!

    Reference: http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?source=auto&qu...
Andrea Burde (X)
Canada
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
assortment of choux pastry treats


Explanation:
Dégustation on a menu very often means a tasting or sampling of something. However, as Carol points out, one is not sure, so perhaps this alternative would do.


    Reference: http://www.countryrange.co.uk/news/?ID=197
Janice Giffin
Italy
Local time: 06:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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