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incidere – senza perforare

English translation: incise one side of the plums (taking care not to cut through them)

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Italian term or phrase:incidere – senza perforare
English translation:incise one side of the plums (taking care not to cut through them)
Entered by: darwilliam

13:26 Dec 11, 2011
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / glossary/definitions
Italian term or phrase: incidere – senza perforare
Making plum dumplings.

Lavare, asciugare, incidere – senza perforare, disossare e farcire ciascuna prugna con marzapane.
I'm looking for suggestions on 'incidere'; maybe there is a term in particular?

I think 'pierce' is fine for perforare, but maybe you can come up with better ideas.
Thanks
darwilliam
China
Local time: 13:44
incise one side of the plums (taking care not to cut through them)
Explanation:
this way you can pit and stuff the fruit
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Yellowstone
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:44
Grading comment
I think I'll go with this one. I would like the take the time and thank all of you for your suggestions too, though. Thanks and happy holidays to all!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2incise one side of the plums (taking care not to cut through them)
Yellowstone
5cut down to the pit on one side (without cutting all the way through the plum)
Joel Schaefer
5make an incision - without piercing
jasonwkingsley
4incise -without perforating
Tom in London
4slit - without cutting them in half/two
Rachel Fell


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
incise -without perforating


Explanation:
sounds pretty hard to do !

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:44
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
incise one side of the plums (taking care not to cut through them)


Explanation:
this way you can pit and stuff the fruit

Yellowstone
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I think I'll go with this one. I would like the take the time and thank all of you for your suggestions too, though. Thanks and happy holidays to all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juliet Halewood (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks Juliet
agree  Lara Barnett
2 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cut down to the pit on one side (without cutting all the way through the plum)


Explanation:
I have never seen "incise" in a recipe - it sounds very medical. Maybe make an incision, but why not just use "cut"?

Joel Schaefer
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Local time: 22:44
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
slit - without cutting them in half/two


Explanation:
or "cut a slit in..."

I never "incise" things in the kitchen...


Plum dumplings

Carefully ease the stone out of each plum by slitting the plums without cutting them in half. Once the stone is removed push an almond into each plum with about 1/2 teaspoon of sugar...

http://articles.mcall.com/2011-08-23/features/mc-recipe-exch...


Carefully ease the stone out of each plum by slitting the plums without cutting them in half. Once the stone is removed push an almond into each plum with about 2.5ml/1/2 tsp of the granulated sugar.
http://www.dvhh.org/heritage/cooking/desserts.htm


(Preserved green plums) ...make a small slit and remove the stone.
Falling cloudberries: a world of family recipes - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=1740453646...Tessa Kiros - 2004 - Cooking - 397 pages

To remove the pits from dates, cut a slit in the side and pry out the seed.
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/guides/fruits.php

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:44
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2 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
make an incision - without piercing


Explanation:
wash, dry, make an incision - without piercing (like you said), etc..

even though it sounds surgical, this is the normal expression used in cooking. you can google it 'make an incision' lots of responses (with cooking of course attached :))

jasonwkingsley
United States
Local time: 07:44
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