Re: phonology of borrowed words

Primafeyra, 24 Noyembre 2002 19:55:33 -0500 Steg Belsky eskribiw:

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>         "Ensaladilla rusa" ("little russian salad", so to speak) is
> a
> dish made with mahonaisse (sp?), boilt vegetables and potatoes, and
> maybe some other things. You serve it cold, and I personally love it
> %-) I guess the serving it cold is what makes it "russian" :-)
>         Roberto Suarez Soto
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So then what makes a "montaña rusa" ('russian mountain', roller coaster)
Russian?
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I know nothing about "russian mountains", but the salad mentionned is known
in ex-USSR as |salat olivjé| "Olivier's salad"... Who is that Olivier, I
wonder?

On the same topic:
Primafeyra, 24 Noyembre 2002 19:38:01 -0600 Danny Wier eskribiw:

<<<Russian dressing is mayonnaise mixed with ketchup, more or less. That's
probably why it's called Russian.>>>

Oh, no-no-no! "Russian salad" is made of boiled potatoes, carrots, green
peas, marinaded cucumbers, boiled chicken meat, and dressed with mayonnaise
only! I like it!

Yitzik
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