Some of my favourite menus from a restaurant in Turkey. We laughed so hard I’m sure the waiter thought we were being rude about him. 🙄 - ThreadSky

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samproctor.bsky.social • 9 days ago

Some of my favourite menus from a restaurant in Turkey. We laughed so hard I’m sure the waiter thought we were being rude about him. 🙄

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samproctor.bsky.social•8 days ago

Grilled squid moustache, anyone?

biragobee.bsky.social•8 days ago

The correct translation, grilled squid tentacles, is no improvement either.

samproctor.bsky.social•8 days ago

Thank you ! Now we know what it was supposed to be!

biragobee.bsky.social•8 days ago

But my favourite is Ahtapot Beğendi. This Beğendi thing is so confusing for translators. It comes from a dish called Hünkar Beğendi (lit: The Emperor liked it), and Beğendi became the name for any dish with an eggplant/bechamel sauce base.
But you cannot and should not translate it literally!

samproctor.bsky.social•8 days ago

So it’s octopus in a bechamel sauce?

biragobee.bsky.social•8 days ago

No, probably grilled octopus that sits on a bechamel sauce/smoked eggplant puree. Beğendi is quite tasty, actually. You can think of it as a side dish.

samproctor.bsky.social•8 days ago

A long term mystery has been solved! I’m indebted to you Mehmet!

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