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Surschnitzel

09:21 Sep 8, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
German term or phrase: Surschnitzel
from a menu - I know it's an escalope made from some sort of salted meat (more common in Vienna I think than in my part of Austria) but unsure of how to best translate. Pickled pork schnitzel? marinated pork escalope? Any opinions or ideas would be appreciated!
Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
Austria
Local time: 02:20


Summary of answers provided
3cured pork escalope
Sandra SAYN (X)
3Sour (pork) cutlet/escalope
Rolf Keiser
Summary of reference entries provided
couple of refs
writeaway

Discussion entries: 1





  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cured pork escalope


Explanation:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pökeln


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Note added at 26 mins (2009-09-08 09:47:46 GMT)
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http://www.ostarrichi.org/begriff-4946-at-Surfleisch.html

Sandra SAYN (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rolf Keiser: cured is too general, since it can mean smoked, dried, air-cured, etc.
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Sour (pork) cutlet/escalope


Explanation:
I would leave in sour since the meat has been marinated in vinegar.

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 02:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sandra SAYN (X): Well, but then this is also not 100% because we don't know whether it has been marinated in vinegar. "Suren" only refers to the general preservation process with salt. *It dosn't say that it is Sauerbraten*
11 mins
  -> I've never heard of "Sauerbraten" not being marinated in vinegar!
neutral  writeaway: so Sauerbraten is a sour roast?
19 mins
  -> and what do you think it's marinated in?
neutral  Alison Ashburner: If the menu is being translated for English customers in a restaurant, 'sour' sounds offputting. 'Pickled pork cutlet' sounds a bit tastier, but 'Cured pork cutlet' sounds quite nice (even though I agree it's not quite accurate)
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Reference comments


35 mins
Reference: couple of refs

Reference information:
as a "Surschnitzel" (literally sour schnitzel = marinated)
http://www.fanguide2008.net/index.php?id=205

Surschnitzel
My favorite, usually only found in Heurigen. I got conflicting explanations of this one: sur means sour, and so a Surschnitzel is marinated before cooking. But it also seems to be a pork cutlet, and I sort of suspect the meat is cured or smoked, since it appears slightly pink.
http://www2.lib.uchicago.edu/keith/austria/restaurants.html

Europe Travel Point » Blog Archive » Facts You Should Understand ...
... not breaded), Jägerschnitzel (hunter-style), Rahmschnitzel (combined with cream sauce), Surschnitzel (found in Heurigen, marinated, smoked or cured). ...
www.europetravelpoint.com/.../facts-you-should-understand-a...

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PRO pts in category: 37
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