Translating a recipe isn’t just about translating the words. It’s about knowing what’s actually in the packet. Let’s start with sugar. Sugar is sugar, right? Not if you’re a pastry chef – or a culinary translator. Because translating a recipe isn’t just about translating the words. It’s about knowing what’s […]
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Translators have a long history of making decisions, and the British and the French have a long history of poking fun at each other. So what if a French author’s voice is partly expressed through gently poking fun at British culture, British food or British habits, should that voice still […]
The French love cooking. One of the surprising things about culinary translation is that the English version can be longer than the French. Normally, when translating from French into English, the text becomes more concise. But cooking is different. French cuisine relies heavily on highly specialised culinary verbs that can […]
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