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submitted 1 year ago by Freitag@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

In German it's Mäusespeck = Mouse Bacon

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[-] Mane25@feddit.uk 161 points 1 year ago

In English we call it "Marshmallow".

[-] Jtee@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago

We call it the same in Canada! That's crazy!

[-] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago
[-] OrdinaryAlien@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Same in Albanian Sign Language!

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Get oot. That can't be right.

[-] Jay@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 year ago

What a mysterious and beautiful language.

[-] burningmatches@feddit.uk 17 points 1 year ago

I mean, “marshmallow” has a more interesting derivation than most of the other words I’ve seen so far.

Althaea officinalis, the marsh mallow or marshmallow, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, which is used in herbalism and as an ornamental plant. A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian times evolved into today's marshmallow treat.

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

I find this really interesting especially considered I never gave much thought to how they were produced. I guess I assumed they were just sugar and some other common ingredients.

[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

I don't think modern marshmellows contain any marsh mellow. They are usually just water, sugar and gelatine. They are easy to make at home, fun project if you have kids

[-] w00@feddit.de 18 points 1 year ago
this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2023
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