come la raccontano

English translation: Half-baked Pizzas

13:12 Feb 3, 2014

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary

Italian term or phrase: come la raccontano

from a website explaining how to make pizza, with recipes, etc.

"La Pizza Come la Raccontano" is the title of one page of the site. This particular page explains some methods put forth by OTHER recipe sources, and explains why the author doesn't agree with them or why they don't work, and so forth.

Part of my problem is the subject of raccontare, which I'll be forced to insert in some way ('they', 'some people,' 'other people,' 'some recipes', or a passive construction?) All these seem too weak and uninspiring to be the title of a page.

?
"Pizza, as some would recount it"
"Pizza-making as depicted by some bakers"
"Pizza, as some would have you bake it"

But I'm just not really in love with any of these...

I'd appreciate any suggestions anybody has.
Thanks!

Meaghan Toohey KudoZ activity Questions: 6 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 7 United States
Local time: 14:43

English translation:Half-baked Pizzas

Explanation:
I assume that like a "half-baked story" these other Pizzas are not true pizzas or are just not really any good.
You could prefix it with "Other people's half... ", but I wouldn't.

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http://www.pizzaeimpasti.it/la-pizza-come-la-raccontano/

Now I've read the webpage and I see that he is complaining that other recipes use far too much yeast (in his opinion), "Overblown pizzas" fit the bill better. What do you reckon Janice?

Selected response from:

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 22:43

Grading comment

Thanks, Jim! I like this solution a lot! I think I'll go with "half-baked." Thanks for the help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

"How not to make pizza"

Tom in London

4 +3

...or so they call it/say

Lara Barnett

4 +2

Half-baked Pizzas

James (Jim) Davis

as you would expect/according to your expectations/that lives up to your expectations

Josephine Cassar

according to so-called 'experts'

manducci

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

"How not to make pizza"

Explanation:
"La Pizza Come la Raccontano"

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:43
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

Notes to answerer

Asker: A good solution! Thank you for your input!

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

...or so they call it/say

Explanation:
One of these would give the same sarcastic type ring to the phrase as the Italian seems to be implying.

The pizza recipe - or so they call it!
The pizza recipe - or so they say!

Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:43
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 40

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you very much for your input!

12 mins confidence:

as you would expect/according to your expectations/that lives up to your expectations

Explanation:
Maybe any of these would fit, hope so-I see nothing wrong with using you, your

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And Exclamation mark, if sarcastic, or Not according to your expectations, that does not live up to your expectations, as you would never expect

Josephine Cassar
Malta
Local time: 20:43
Native speaker of:

English,

Maltese
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for the idea!

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Pizza Come la Raccontano

Half-baked Pizzas

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 22:43
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 27

Grading comment

Thanks, Jim! I like this solution a lot! I think I'll go with "half-baked." Thanks for the help.

10 hrs confidence:

according to so-called 'experts'

Explanation:

I like Jim and Tom's suggestions best though.

manducci
Local time: 20:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your input!

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