𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 27 days agoIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?message-squaremessage-square188fedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down126
arrow-up1345arrow-down1message-squareIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 27 days agomessage-square188fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·27 days agoI think “ground apples” would better apply to jicama. Dug up from the ground, somewhat sweet, can be eaten raw or cooked, apple-like in texture…
minus-squareHagdos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoBut these aren’t found in Western Europe
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days agoNeither were potatoes until they came to the Americas.
minus-squareHagdos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-225 days agoYeah, but that’s hundreds of years ago and they’re a staple food now. Unlike Jicamas, where I had to Google what that even is. So, linguistically not really comparable
I think “ground apples” would better apply to jicama.
Dug up from the ground, somewhat sweet, can be eaten raw or cooked, apple-like in texture…
But these aren’t found in Western Europe
Neither were potatoes until they came to the Americas.
Yeah, but that’s hundreds of years ago and they’re a staple food now. Unlike Jicamas, where I had to Google what that even is.
So, linguistically not really comparable