Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Bananas

From Uncle John's bathroo... I mean... an unnamed source:
IN THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES, EUROPEANS CALLED BANANAS "INDIAN FIGS."
Which brings me to one of my favorite words in Italian:
fichidindia
and I wonder when Italian bananas became prickly pears. :)
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Pear pea a chair, Ray. Core Reggie eel me oh eat alien, oh... :)
Joey DoWop, working on a temporary account.

and I wonder when Italian bananas became prickly pears. :)
Poe-tay-toe, Poh-tah-toh. ^_^
Btw, I *love* prickly pears. :)
Sebastiano

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Oh, actually I suppose you're right: it's not always one word. The first
time I came across it however, it was written as one word, and I worked
through it to get "fichi d'India", which made me smile. (Plus, I like the
sound of it, all those Is)
But I've never had a prickly pear. :(
(And if I were with close friends I would follow that up with: "But I
*have* had a pearly pr*ck." :-D
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*have* had a pearly pr*ck." :-D
^_^
Sebastiano

 wet for it.
So it's not like you've been eating them all your life.... :)
But just to make things smoother:  "a six-inch pot" and "it would be *too*
wet" (but I think this last was just a typo)
I'm going to see if I can get any prickly pears around here... I should be
able to find them somewhere.
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able to find them somewhere.
If you are not able to find them, write an article about it. 
"New York, where you can find everything but prickly pears." 
If you manage to get it published, new shops selling prickly pears
would open in a NY minute.  :)
Sebastiano

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In New York as children we knew pomegranates only as "Chinese apples".
They still tasted good, no matter what the name.
Joe from Massachusetts

 would open in a NY minute.  :)
Una idea eccellente! E divento ricchissimo!
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 They still tasted good, no matter what the name.
Is a prickly pear the same as a pomegranate???? (Boy, do *I* feel dumb.)
I've had pomegranates up the wazoo... well, not literally... :)
(Better "Chinese apples" than "road apples")
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They still tasted good, no matter what the name.
Well, you call Avocados "Alligator pears" and guacamole is still
veeeery good. :)
Sebastiano

(Better "Chinese apples" than "road apples")
Well, that's a "fruit" I am sure I don't want to eat. I'm told it
tastes like shit, you know.
Sebastiano

 veeeery good. :)
Heading to Mary Ann's in the East Village tonight for Guac and
Margaritas... :-P
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Thanks. You're a veritable walking (or sitting) encyclopedia. I've
definitely *not* had prickly pears... now I'm really curious, though. When
you buy them, I assume they've removed the spines already. I'm going to try
to find some.
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 try to find some.
They are readily available in the western US. You can't drive through
Sicilia without seeing them by the side of the road.

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Hm, now you've got me wondering if I've seen them and just didn't know what
they were. We get lots of stuff from the western US. Thanks. I'll try to be
more observant next time I shop for veggies.
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to find some.
I bought some pricly pears and they were sold as "spineless". Well,
they were not. Ouch. If you buy some, don't trust the vendor. Even if
the spines have been removed, some of them might still be there. Use
gloves, just in case. A friend of mine is able to peel them without
hurting herself. I am clumsy as hell. :)
Sebastiano

Margaritas... :-P
Geez, can I come, can I come? :/
Sebastiano

 hurting herself.
Peel them? I just split it and eat the pulp with a spoon.
Bye, FB
-- 
Locked from the inside. That can only mean one thing, and I don't know what
it is.
(Murder by Death)

Peel them? I just split it and eat the pulp with a spoon.
I don't. I peel it and then I stuff it into my mouth. I love that
fruit!
Sebastiano

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:52:57 +0200, Sebapop wrote:
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Well, this is a perfect example of "too little, too late." I found them in
the East Village, on the street. (Well, not on the street literally, but at
a green-grocer's sidewalk stand. One of those Korean places that employs
Peruvian staff, none of whom speak English, Korean or Italian. :)
They were two for a dollar, so I bought two. It looked as though the spines
had been removed, so I rummaged through them to find two "good looking
ones" (not having any idea how a "good looking" prickly pear should look.)
A friend who was with me said, "You'll want a bag for those..." but I
didn't bother to take one, just held them in my hands, turning them over
and looking at them and marveling at my good fortune for having found them
so soon after the discussion here. Eventually I put them into my pocket (I
got a lot of offers for dates last night...:D ) but by the time we got to
the pool parlor I couldn't even pick up a cue!
Having spent 30 minutes with the tweezers and magnifying glass in an
attempt to remove them, I now have two questions:
1) Why didn't I read your post (herewith) *before* I found them?
2) How the !%%^!#%^&@@!@! am I going to eat them without tearing my hands
to shreds?
I think I'll use Effebě's method: chop the sucker in half and scoop it out
with a spoon. As soon as my hands stop bleeding... :)
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with a spoon. As soon as my hands stop bleeding... :)
Yeah, that would work juuuust fine. Use a napkin when you handle the
ready-to-be-halved fruit, mark my words. :)
Sebastiano