Rimas Balsys (asker) Oct 2, 2016:

@Verginia & all Apologies Verginia, in selecting your answer I clicked the wrong button and accepted it without indicating the number of points (4). I'm hoping it did so automatically.

Rimas Balsys (asker) Sep 26, 2016:

@Mark Yes indeed, the phrase "Montreal-style smoked meat" gives it away. You can even buy "Montreal style steak rub" [spices] in supermarkets in Vancouver 3,000 miles away and everywhere in between. I'm not sure what makes it distinctive (not just the spices but the preparation) but I've tried it and it is subtly different from other options such as New York rub, Cajun, Mexican, Spanish, etc -- perhaps a touch of maple syrup or beaver :-) A far cry from Asian and Provencale.

Mark Nathan Sep 25, 2016:

Cultural heritage I didn't realize that "Montreal-style smoked meat" is considered to be "emblematic of the city's cuisine":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal-style_smoked_meat

Rimas Balsys (asker) Sep 25, 2016:

@Tony Thanks Tony, I'll review the entire document and reconsider in light of your comment.

Tony M Sep 25, 2016:

@ Asker I think you need to be extremely careful of assuming "an unnecessary negative" — although there are some quite specific examples in FR of constructions that include a 'ne' where we don't need an equivalent negative in EN, this is defiinitely not something that is just done on a whim and can be slipped in anywhere the writer feels like!
Particularly since I can see nothing at all wrong with the direct, literal translation in EN: "There aren't that many heritage elements that everyone can claim as their own."

Rimas Balsys (asker) Sep 25, 2016:

@ Mark & all I suspect this is an instance of French inserting an unnecessary negative as it often does, and I would understand "Ils ne sont pas si nombreux..." as "There are more than enough..."
So thank you to all ! -- And any further comments? :-)