Another menu that has gone slightly wrong, seen on Lanzarote.

It should read “Tintenfischringe in Backteig” – ie. octopus rings in batter . The German word “Ausbackteig” doesn’t exist, but for me it implies something more like baking a cake than the batter mix that it is meant to be.

Tags: translation

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• When translations go wrong – the podcast
• When translations go wrong: parking
• More bad chicken translations

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