Epic Cooking: The Last Old Polish Feast: Difference between revisions

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 '''''Blancmange'' (Polish: ''blemas, blamas'')'''
-: A dessert quite similar to the arcas, but fit for lean days, as it was made from almond milk. The name means "white food" in French, which seems to be a pretty accurate description.
+: A dessert quite similar to the arcas, but fit for Catholic lean days, as it was made from almond milk. The name means "white food" in French, which seems to be a pretty accurate description.
 '''Scrod'''
-: Young cod. I used this word to translate the Polish word ''pomuchla'', which actually refers to Baltic cod of any age, as opposed to cod caught in other seas. We will be returning to fish later on.
+: Young cod. I used this word to translate the archaic Polish word "''pomuchla''", which actually refered to Baltic cod of any age, as opposed to cod caught in other seas. We will be returning to fish later on.
 '''''Figatelli'' (Polish: ''figatele, figatelle'')'''
-: The Italian word refers to Corsican dried pork sausage. In Polish, ''figatelle'' is an archaic word for meatballs. They could be boiled, fried or baked. Often seasoned raisins, they were served as a side to various dishes, including soups.
+: The Italian word refers to Corsican dried pork sausage. In Polish, "''figatelle''" is an archaic word for meatballs. They could be boiled, fried or baked. Often seasoned raisins, they were served as a side to various dishes, including soups.
 '''"Cybets" (Polish: ''cybety'')'''
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 '''Musk (Polish: ''piżmo'')'''
-: Just civet, it's a kind of fragrance fixative, obtained from the glands found near the same body part, but in a different animal, namely the Siberian musk deer. The culnary use of such fixatives was not uncommon, especially in parfumed dishes
+: Just like civet, it's a kind of fragrance fixative, obtained from the glands found near the same body part, only in a different animal, namely the Siberian musk deer. The culnary use of such fixatives was not uncommon, especially in parfumed dishes
 '''Tragacanth (Polish: ''dragant'')'''
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 '''''Brignoles'' (Polish: ''brunele, brunelle'')'''
-: Brignoles is a Frensh town famous for its plums and prunes. The Polish word "''brunelle''" may have referred to dried plums of any kind.
+: Brignoles is a French town famous for its plums and prunes. The Polish word "''brunelle''" may have referred to dried plums of any kind.
 So far, all we've got are just individual ingredients. If we want entire dishes, we've got to check out other verses of the poem. As in any Polish dinner, we will start with the soups.