𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 months 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-square188linkfedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down126
arrow-up1347arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square188linkfedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months 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-up1·11 months agoBut these aren’t found in Western Europe
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoNeither were potatoes until they came to the Americas.
minus-squareHagdos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months 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