10:50 Oct 27, 2010 |
German to English translations [PRO] Cooking / Culinary / from a novel | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Colin Rowe Germany Local time: 09:16 | ||||||
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2 +2 | white peony tea |
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3 | Hibiscus-tea |
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2 | Lady's smock tea |
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1 | hawthorn tea |
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Hibiscus-tea Explanation: I think it is the right translation. |
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hawthorn tea Explanation: This is a real guess based on the "Pfingst"/Whitsun analogy. Whitsun is our late May bank holiday and hawthorn is also known as May blossom, so I wonder if could be the same in Germany? See: http://www.herbsociety.org.uk/hom-hawthorn.htm |
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Lady's smock tea Explanation: This is my guess... According to the Wikipedia article (link below), Wiesenschaumkraut is also known as "Bettbrunzer, blaues Brunnenkressich, Fleischblume, Gauchblume, Harnsamen, Maiblume, Marienblume, Pinksterbloem, Präriekraut, Schaumkraut, Storchenschnäbli, Strohblume, Wasserkraut, Wiesenkresse und Wilde Kresse". Since "Pinksterbloem" means "Pfingstblume" my guess is that this might be the plant referred to here. The plant has been traditionally used to make infusions. Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiesen-Schaumkraut |
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white peony tea Explanation: This is really a guess. I have never heard of "Pfingstblüten" or "Pfingstblumen", but am familiar with "Pfingstrosen" - peonies. I don't believe it is possible to make a tea out of peony, but a certain kind of Chinese white tea is referred to as "white peony tea". See, for example: http://www.fmltea.com/tea/white-peony-tea.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2010-10-27 11:16:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Interestingly, however, this tea is only picked between March 15 and April 10, i.e. closer to Easter than Pentecost! See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Peony_Tea -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-27 12:37:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I have also tried googling "Pfingstrosentee". Not many hits, but it does seem to exist! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 days (2010-11-03 13:49:47 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the feedback, Rachel. I have some of these growing in my garden and had no idea they were edible! http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oenothera_biennis -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 days (2010-11-03 13:50:56 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- "Nachtkerzentee", then. And yes, they do "start" to flower around Whitsun (if Whitsun is quite late), but go on until late Summer. |
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