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[Oracle]

GR!, I wasn't contesting the origins of bligouri and bourgouri. They are obviously similar enough to be down to regional variations.

But, thanks to Bananiot for introducing another example of the great cultural divide.

[kurupetos]

I hate Greek yogurt, Cypriot is so much better.

http://www.pittas.com/default.aspx?arti ... g=Products

[denizaksulu]

I hate Greek yogurt, Cypriot is so much better.

http://www.pittas.com/default.aspx?arti ... g=Products

I hate it when I agree with you

Pittas Yogurt is the better of those yogurts mentioned.

[ZoC]

I hate Greek yogurt, Cypriot is so much better.

http://www.pittas.com/default.aspx?arti ... g=Products

of course ur right, kuru... i was just being nice, 'cos the poor modern greeks have been getting a lot of stick lately. and u can't get pittas in sainsbury's.

btw, this 'yogurt' name origin debate is a red herring as cypriots never called it yaourti in the old days... it was always ghalan oxinon (sour milk)...

[supporttheunderdog]

Total is a great basic Greek yoghurt. Lovely with Greek honey or mixed with muesli instead of milk. Super also just with some mint and salt. Garlic and cucumber optional for making tzatziki, obviously.

There are a few other varieties, that we only find when we're in Greece, which are solid and keep their shape, cut with a knife. Yum.

Dolloped on mbourghouri ...mmmm!


Yup ... love the stuff too ZoC.

What language are 'rizin pellafin' and 'mbourghouri'?. I wont ask about yogurt.

The roots of the words are all Greek, Deniz. The arabinised forms are more commonly used since the Arabs did the bulk of the translations from Ancient Greek, in the middle ages.

'The name bulgur is from Turkish bulgur, which is from Arabic burghul, which is from Persian barghūl.[1] The food was popular in all regions of the Turkish Ottoman Empire and variants of the name are in all the corresponding languages (including bollgur in Albanian, pligoúri or pourgoúri in Greek, gurgur in Aramaic, and bulgur in Bulgarian), բլղուր (բուլղուր) in Armenian .'

I dont know what to say apart from, 'I hate contradicting O'.

You confirmed what I said by going backwards. The ROOT is Greek, transmitted to Arabic and then you lot, last.

Is O angling for a part in the remake of "My fat Greek Wedding"

repeated line]
Gus Portokalos: Give me a word, any word, and I show you that the root of that word is Greek.

[ZoC]

Total is a great basic Greek yoghurt. Lovely with Greek honey or mixed with muesli instead of milk. Super also just with some mint and salt. Garlic and cucumber optional for making tzatziki, obviously.

There are a few other varieties, that we only find when we're in Greece, which are solid and keep their shape, cut with a knife. Yum.

Dolloped on mbourghouri ...mmmm!


Yup ... love the stuff too ZoC.

What language are 'rizin pellafin' and 'mbourghouri'?. I wont ask about yogurt.

The roots of the words are all Greek, Deniz. The arabinised forms are more commonly used since the Arabs did the bulk of the translations from Ancient Greek, in the middle ages.

'The name bulgur is from Turkish bulgur, which is from Arabic burghul, which is from Persian barghūl.[1] The food was popular in all regions of the Turkish Ottoman Empire and variants of the name are in all the corresponding languages (including bollgur in Albanian, pligoúri or pourgoúri in Greek, gurgur in Aramaic, and bulgur in Bulgarian), բլղուր (բուլղուր) in Armenian .'

I dont know what to say apart from, 'I hate contradicting O'.

You confirmed what I said by going backwards. The ROOT is Greek, transmitted to Arabic and then you lot, last.

Is O angling for a part in the remake of "My fat Greek Wedding"

repeated line]
Gus Portokalos: Give me a word, any word, and I show you that the root of that word is Greek.

But you see, Oracle's name is greek in origin...

Ora - ώρα; = time
Cle - Kul - Κώλο = arse, from where waste material derives.

so literally, 'Oracle' is a 'time waster', but also, in the original, connotes someone full of shit.

[denizaksulu]

Total is a great basic Greek yoghurt. Lovely with Greek honey or mixed with muesli instead of milk. Super also just with some mint and salt. Garlic and cucumber optional for making tzatziki, obviously.

There are a few other varieties, that we only find when we're in Greece, which are solid and keep their shape, cut with a knife. Yum.

Dolloped on mbourghouri ...mmmm!


Yup ... love the stuff too ZoC.

What language are 'rizin pellafin' and 'mbourghouri'?. I wont ask about yogurt.

The roots of the words are all Greek, Deniz. The arabinised forms are more commonly used since the Arabs did the bulk of the translations from Ancient Greek, in the middle ages.

'The name bulgur is from Turkish bulgur, which is from Arabic burghul, which is from Persian barghūl.[1] The food was popular in all regions of the Turkish Ottoman Empire and variants of the name are in all the corresponding languages (including bollgur in Albanian, pligoúri or pourgoúri in Greek, gurgur in Aramaic, and bulgur in Bulgarian), բլղուր (բուլղուր) in Armenian .'

I dont know what to say apart from, 'I hate contradicting O'.

You confirmed what I said by going backwards. The ROOT is Greek, transmitted to Arabic and then you lot, last.

Is O angling for a part in the remake of "My fat Greek Wedding"

repeated line]
Gus Portokalos: Give me a word, any word, and I show you that the root of that word is Greek.

But you see, Oracle's name is greek in origin...

Ora - ώρα; = time
Cle - Kul - Κώλο = arse, from where waste material derives.

so literally, 'Oracle' is a 'time waster', but also, in the original, connotes someone full of shit.

But she is right ofcourse.

All languages began with grunts and groans.

Ugg Uhh!! AAh, ah, UggUggh.?

We are alll the same, as I have proven.

[supporttheunderdog]

[quote="denizaksulu"

All languages began with grunts and groans.

Ugg Uhh!! AAh, ah, UggUggh.?

[/quote]

Lots of people start with grunts and groans, too,

[pretty-as-pink]

SHIEFTALIA who like them

yes... and love kioftedhes...

OMG It looks rancid, yuck

[supporttheunderdog]

SHIEFTALIA who like them

yes... and love kioftedhes...

OMG It looks rancid, yuck

I can assure you that well made sheftalia and kioftedhes are excellent - good local food is very good indeed, so much so that I was nearly having Orgasm looking at some of the pictures of the local delicacies.