𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 to Showerthoughts • 3 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-square188fedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down126
arrow-up1349arrow-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 to Showerthoughts • 3 months agomessage-square188fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squidlink6•3 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-square@Hagdoslink1•edit-23 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