Talk:Coleslaw

message: Luke Strotz crops up here again.  You have to give credit to someone, they have insinuated little references to him into a lot of articles, and it appears to be standing the test of time.  Clearly fictional though. 195.149.121.254 (talk) 14:10, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree - and I seriously doubt that "1794" is an accurate year. If anyone has a reference for this, post it. I am changing it to be a bit more all-encompassing. --Lockefire 18:56, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Early edits

message: How can a dish consist both "primarily" and "minimally" of the same ingredient?  AustinDefense 15:18, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that, by "minimally", what they mean is "at the very least".. so it isn't just primarily cabbage, but it has to have at least cabbage in it even if it has nothing else in it, to be considered a coleslaw. This is in contrast to a meatloaf, which consists primarily of ground meat but cannot consist solely of said meat.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.21.221 (talk) 06:36, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intro Paragraph 

message: Since Coleslaw is a distinctly American food (page 85 of this text: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192803511.001.0001/acref-9780192803511), I can't understand why there are Italian and German recipes. Those aren't Coleslaw. They have other names and should perhaps get their own pages. The UK variant is acceptable, assuming they call it coleslaw in the UK, since it likely derives from the US version. Brondinschlong (talk) 06:35, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Variations 

message: Coleslaw comes from the Anglicization of "Kohlslsau," the German term for Slavic cabbage.  Kohl in German means cabbage, and the suffix "slau" implies it is of Slavic origin.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.211.237.73 (talk) 00:39, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I rolled back in essence removing more recent hoaxes. --Mareklug talk 06:20, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology? 

message: ...the joke about it being formed from the Polish "kolesław" is a frigging hoax, or a reverse Polish-English joke, as in a Polish 2000s expat pronunciation of "cole slaw", letter for letter, with the last l slashed, ł.  Why? because it homonymically looks right and sounds right when sounded out by a Polish speaker in the ancient lookalike Polish words, such as the name Bolesław (sounds: boh-LESS-wahv).  I am removing the "kolesław" forthwith, and someone with bits on Wiktionary needs to remove it from the Wiktionary altogether: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=kolesław&action=history --Mareklug talk 05:52, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I rolled back in essence removing more recent hoaxes. --Mareklug talk 06:20, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  whatever you guys decided above...

message: Article currently states that slaw dressing is primarily vegetable oil and vinegar, or vinaigrette. This ignores the fact that 'creamy' coleslaw, a popular variant, generally replaces the vegetable oil with any combination of evaporated milk, cream, sour cream and/or mayonnaise. Article should be expanded to cover the creamy style, barring any objection. Drlegendre (talk) 14:33, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Creamy coleslaw 

message: I am a newbie here so I leave this suggestion with the hopes someone else will carry the ball. Here's a good article with tips on making cole slaw and links to recipes for the major types discussed on this page. (retracted) Quedude (talk) 18:24, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Recipes

message: No mention of slawdogs? 74.190.139.163 (talk) 01:19, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slawdogs 

message: By the way, a menu from the Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island) dated Sunday July 6, 1890 :File:GHoldmenu.jpg mentions "Cold Slaw" as being one of four types of Salad available that day. 69.126.127.193 (talk) 01:28, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  1890 menu image 

message: Someone edited my edit. Not all cole slaw is mayonnaise-based. A google search for vinegar cole slaw comes back with over 1 million hits.
Please quit editing this.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=591&q=vinegar+cole+slaw&aq=f&aqi=g5g-m1g-ms2g-m2&aql=&oq=  — Preceding unsigned comment added by FreddyPickle (talk • contribs) 23:30, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: My mother's slaw was vinegar based with celery seeds...no mayo in sight.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.158.48.162 (talk) 16:33, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Vinegar

message: Where did the claim come from that "It is originally from Ireland and was made at the end of the month from leftover vegetables and cream." It cannot be found in the listed references. This statement is generally contraindicated by historical usage of cabbage in Irish cooking, which is cooked, not served as a "koolsalade". Also, the article's emphasis on creamy mayo-based coleslaw is also contrary to Northern European cold salad preparations, which historically were vinegar-based, as correctly stated one of the article references.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rabbitpaws (talk • contribs) 13:15, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  It doesn't make sense.  It also doesn't mention the fact that Koolsalade and German Kohlsalat are very popular in those countries.  I'm happy to believe that it's eaten a lot in Ireland, but that doesn't mean it comes from there.  I propose to remove this claim unless it can be substantiated.  Groogle (talk) 01:54, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: There's a new meme on Tumblr so there is probably going to be an influx of coleslaw-loving individuals. Beware, for they may attempt to edit the article without backed-up citations to justify their irrational love for the Satan's Salad. Ihatecoleslaw (talk) 05:12, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  tumblr 

message: Emo Philips. Drsruli (talk) 05:13, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular Culture