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Belotta

English translation: ham

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English term or phrase: Belotta
Selected answer:ham
Entered by: Edward LIU

11:12 Feb 1, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / Menu
English term or phrase: Belotta
Red "Croque Monsieur": Belotta, Niora Paste, Chorizo

What is Belotta made of?
Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 10:12
ham
Explanation:
I believe this is a ham presentation. See the web link.
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William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Local time: 16:12
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +8ham
William [Bill] Gray


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
belotta
ham


Explanation:
I believe this is a ham presentation. See the web link.


    Reference: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/203da9/
William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Local time: 16:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melissa Stanfield: Hi Bill! Yes, there's a few other nice google images too - looks like a prosciutto (and a tasty one at that)//a pig's leg, in anyone's language!!
12 mins
  -> Thanks, Melissa. You obviously have more of a grasp of the terms than I have!!
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Vicky!
agree  tazdog (X): if it refers to Spanish ham (as in your ref), it should be "bellota" - means acorn, acorn-fed in this case
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Cindy. SO the double "t" is a misspelling! And in such a classy hotel! My, my! :-)
agree  ErichEko ⟹⭐
30 mins
  -> Thanks, Erich!
agree  Will Matter: with Cindy. Look here http://www.bellota.co.uk/bel-products.htm for some tasty info.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Will. Interesting (and mouth-watering) link. Makes me hungry, time to go home for dinner!!
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Marju.
agree  Nedra Rivera Huntington: This would be an acorn-fed cured ham, as Cindy indicated. "Bellota" by itself just means acorn.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nedra!
agree  Rachel Fell: it's a high quality ham
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rachel!
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