Original

English translation: the original recipe

18:19 Nov 23, 2012

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cooking / Culinary

German term or phrase: Original

„Das Original schmeckt am besten“ translation into English?

Hello,

How would you translate the sentence “Das Original schmeckt doch am besten”?

Could you say „The original tastes the best“ for this sentence?

Thank you.

Tanja

Tanja 1 KudoZ activity Questions: 17 (3 open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 4 Germany
Local time: 16:12

English translation:the original recipe

Explanation:
I would say ...

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but the surrounding context would be helpful in clarifying ...

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tastes best/is the best tasting/is tastiest

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and "still" for the "doch" bit

"the original recipe still tastes best/is still the tastiest"

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and an e.g. to support the idea of "original":

For those of you who are not fans of anchovies, you may be interested in knowing the original recipe for this salad did not include them.

Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 11:12

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Summary of answers provided

3 +4

the original recipe

David Hollywood

original one

Rosa Paredes

nothing beats the real McCoy

Sarah Bessioud

Nothing matches the original

Michael Martin, MA

nothing like the real thing

Usch Pilz

Discussion entries: 1

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

the original recipe

David Hollywood
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44

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53 mins confidence:

Nothing matches the original

Explanation:
Example from link below:
"Have tried different recipes at home but nothing matches the original."

Reference: http://pinterest.com/flutterbyhammy/products-i-love/

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 10:12
Native speaker of:

German,

English

1 hr confidence:

nothing like the real thing

Explanation:
Vielleicht eine - etwas umgangssprachliche - Möglichkeit.

Usch Pilz
Local time: 16:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

2 hrs confidence:

original one

Explanation:
The original one tastes the best.

www.colormatters.com/does-color-affect-tasteSharelmn: I tested 10 people: i gave em each a blue and an original cookie and had them taste each of the colors, they all said that the original one tasted better even ...

www.shroomery.org › Community › The PubShare
3 posts - 3 authors - 3 days ago
Has anyone seen this movie? It looks Denzel Washington and Travolota. Ive never seen the original one but now I might have to download it.

www.tripadvisor.com › ... › Mequon Restaurants › Zaffiro'sShare
8 reviews
Zaffiro's: Better than the original one pizza-wise. - See 8 traveler reviews, 4 candid photos, and great deals for Mequon, WI, at TripAdvisor.

steamcommunity.com/app/200510/.../864948300011145317/Share12 Oct 2012 – So I've got about 18 hours into the game, and while I enjoy it, I think I liked the original one better. The thing that irks me the most about this ...

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It should read: The original one DOES taste the best

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 10:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

14 hrs confidence:

nothing beats the real McCoy

Explanation:
This is a very common way of talking about the "original" recipe, the genuine article, the one-and-only.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_real_McCoy
"The real McCoy" is an idiom and metaphor used in much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article"...

http://www.kampalafoodfestival.co.ug/includes/Royco Chicken ...
To this day, some diehards still have the belief that nothing beats the real McCoy when making soups, gravies and sauces.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-02-25/entertainment/...
We are tired of frozen food, dinner out of a box, meals from a package. No matter how many ways food companies devise to sell us home-style food, nothing beats the real McCoy.

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 16:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 60

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