May 25, 2011 12:32
12 yrs ago
Danish term
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
dansk melon
Danish to English
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Food & Drink
No, apparently it's not the obvious translation. I've found some references in recipes but no pictures so far. Which variety of melon is this in English? If no direct translation, is there a cultivar that resembles this?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | netted melon or Galia |
Christine Andersen
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| 1 | Danish melon |
Alain Mouchel
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
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Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
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netted melon or Galia
My guess is that what is meant is a greenhouse melon grown in Denmark.
http://eksotiskefrugter.emu.dk/frugter/netmeloner.html
Surprising numbers of people can grow them in greenhouses, and the types I have heard of are similar to the netted melons, or possibly Galia and Cantaloup.
I have not been able to find many outlets for commerciallly grown Danish melons, but there might be one here: (Gartneri Toftegård)
http://www.gourmethaven.dk/links/index.php?s=o&kat=11
Otherwise, Danes do sometimes compare local fruit with more exotic kinds - rosehips with oranges because of the vitamin C content for instance, but I cannot quite imagine what would compare that way with melons.
http://eksotiskefrugter.emu.dk/frugter/netmeloner.html
Surprising numbers of people can grow them in greenhouses, and the types I have heard of are similar to the netted melons, or possibly Galia and Cantaloup.
I have not been able to find many outlets for commerciallly grown Danish melons, but there might be one here: (Gartneri Toftegård)
http://www.gourmethaven.dk/links/index.php?s=o&kat=11
Otherwise, Danes do sometimes compare local fruit with more exotic kinds - rosehips with oranges because of the vitamin C content for instance, but I cannot quite imagine what would compare that way with melons.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, I've had the benefit of that first link already and it's a good one. Your suggestions are good ones as well; I probably will use "Danish-grown melon". |
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Alain Mouchel
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Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Danish to French
Danish melon
Danish melon, defined as a kind of melon-flavored bread in the link provided below
Note from asker:
| Sorry, but this is an actual melon. See http://www.dk-kogebogen.dk/opskrift2/visopskrift.php?id=14441 for an example of its use in a recipe. |
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