Today the Monday Podcast discusses the translation errors that I have been blogging about for the past few weeks and discusses why such mistakes happen.
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Another menu that has gone slightly wrong, seen in Puerto del Carmen.
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.
Remember that half-baked chicken? Here are some more examples from the same menu, seen in Puerto del Carmen:
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