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Mar 13, 2010 10:19
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cultural reference?
More whimsy from my cookbook author.
In a recipe for "Canard au miel", the ingredients include:
- 1 cuillère à soupe d'armagnac (pour Pompon)
- 20 cl de sauternes (encore pour Pompon)
These ingredients are actually used in the recipe so it's not a straightforward "and one for the cook" joke, though I think it must be in that vein.
Since Pompon has a capital here it seems to be a name - a reference to the Modeste et Pompon cartoon? Just a private joke? I'm having trouble pinning down a meaning of "Pompon" or plain "pompon" that explains it...
Grateful in advance for any suggestions.
In a recipe for "Canard au miel", the ingredients include:
- 1 cuillère à soupe d'armagnac (pour Pompon)
- 20 cl de sauternes (encore pour Pompon)
These ingredients are actually used in the recipe so it's not a straightforward "and one for the cook" joke, though I think it must be in that vein.
Since Pompon has a capital here it seems to be a name - a reference to the Modeste et Pompon cartoon? Just a private joke? I'm having trouble pinning down a meaning of "Pompon" or plain "pompon" that explains it...
Grateful in advance for any suggestions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | for a little extra kick |
Barbara Wiebking
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| 3 | just a snifter |
B D Finch
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| 3 | one for the road |
Sarah Bessioud
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| 3 | cook's perk |
Evans (X)
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Mar 13, 2010 22:12: Julie Barber changed "Term asked" from "\"pour Pompon\"" to "pour Pompon"
Proposed translations
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Barbara Wiebking
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French term (edited):
"pour Pompon"
for a little extra kick
Just as an alternative to your idea... maybe also "an extra buzz".
Example sentence:
Teriyaki sauce gets an extra kick from Tsingtao Lager in this recipe for Chicken Teriyaki created by Chef Martin Yan.
You might try adding one or two roast chillies to the pepper for a little extra buzz - serrano or jalapeno are good.
Reference:
http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/chickenteriyaki.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/potatoandroastredpep_11632.shtml
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French term (edited):
"pour Pompon"
just a snifter
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Sarah Bessioud
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French term (edited):
"pour Pompon"
one for the road
This may be a solution here - "one for the road" typically meaning the last alcoholic drink that someone has before leaving a place. It quite often turns out NOT to be the last one, when someone proposes "another one for the road", then perhaps a "final one for the road", then .....
- 1 tablespoon of armagnac (one for the road)
- 20 cl Sauternes (another one for the road)
- 1 tablespoon of armagnac (one for the road)
- 20 cl Sauternes (another one for the road)
1 day 2 hrs
cook's perk
This is the expression I am most familiar with. Mentioned when adding a bit of alcohol to the food, so the cook gets to take a few sips while doing so. It might work for your context.
Reference comments
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Reference:
"Le vent du large" song
As the two ingredients are alcohol, he's probably referring to the song "le vent du large" by Jean-Marc Pompougnac, nicknamed Pompon.
Here's the first verse :
"Boire un petit coup, c'est formidable.
C'est le gimmick de notre chanson.
Il y a tellement de refrains à boire
Qu'on a besoin des quatre saisons
Même quand le temps est à l'orage,
En se cramponnant au bar, nous chantons.
Et puis, on finit dessous la table
Car il n'y a pas d'autre solution."
see also :
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marc_Pompougnac
How or whether to translate this though ... you're probably right to put "and one for the cook"
Here's the first verse :
"Boire un petit coup, c'est formidable.
C'est le gimmick de notre chanson.
Il y a tellement de refrains à boire
Qu'on a besoin des quatre saisons
Même quand le temps est à l'orage,
En se cramponnant au bar, nous chantons.
Et puis, on finit dessous la table
Car il n'y a pas d'autre solution."
see also :
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marc_Pompougnac
How or whether to translate this though ... you're probably right to put "and one for the cook"
Note from asker:
| Just the kind of cultural reference I thought must exist. I saw the wiki entry before but without knowing the song, the connection was hard to see. I'll see what else comes up but thank you for responding with this so quickly. |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
Barbara Wiebking
: Wow, that's cool!
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| agree |
Pierre POUSSIN
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| agree |
emiledgar
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Reference:
avoir son pompon
R&C has "avoir son pompon" as "to be tiddly, tipsy".
There's a wine bar in Bordeaux called "Chez Pompon"...
There's a wine bar in Bordeaux called "Chez Pompon"...
Note from asker:
| Yes, the pompon as a red nose is probably the association... thanks for this. |
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