Re: phonology of borrowed words

Yitzik wrote:
>
>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!
>
Yes, that's how I recall "ensalada rusa" as served in South America when I
visited there.  Seems to me it's all but unknown in North America...(at
least by that name). Oddly enough, when I tried to make it, I found a recipe
similar to the above-- there was no chicken, but it did include _beets_ ,
which of course turned the whole mixture a not very appetizing pink color.