tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post563543257504009621..comments2024-03-06T07:06:38.928-08:00Comments on JSBlog - Journal of a Southern Bookreader: The GömböcRay Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-46744813806111828352009-05-15T11:52:00.000-07:002009-05-15T11:52:00.000-07:00Gomboce, is the plural in Serbian for dumplings th...Gomboce, is the plural in Serbian for dumplings that have either plum, cherry or apricot in the centre. I grew up eating them in Novi Sad (which borders Hungary and has a large Hungarian population). Its so funny to hear the other meanings/stories associated with one of the most harmless and delicious words I know.Tulip Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247635186484402950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-73574091566935874172009-05-15T12:21:00.000-07:002009-05-15T12:21:00.000-07:00I suspected the plural would be something like tha...I suspected the plural would be something like that. I've been cautious about Eastern European plurals ever since I found I'd been making a fool of myself in delicatessens for years by asking for <i>kabanos</i> as "kə-bah-nose", thinking that to be the plural of <i>kabano</i>, rather than the singular <i>kabanos</i> / plural <i>kabanosy</i>. Fortunately a friend whose girlfriend is Czech put me right on this.Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-20453759540234701022009-05-16T05:09:00.000-07:002009-05-16T05:09:00.000-07:00Ah, sorted. The Hungarian plural is "-ok"...Ah, sorted. The Hungarian plural is "-ok", and it seems "Gömböc" is the pork haggis, and "gombóc" the fruit dumpling.Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-9371521117195507672009-05-16T16:28:00.000-07:002009-05-16T16:28:00.000-07:00The pigs at the Gömböc Festival are woolly! I had ...The <a href="http://www.xn--kmr-snab16c.hu/Galeria/gomboc/gomboc_06.html" rel="nofollow">pigs at the Gömböc Festival</a> are woolly! I had never seen woolly pig before. They seem to have a rather nice curly hair-do.Julie Heywardhttp://unrealnature.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-20520510943834217262009-05-16T17:08:00.000-07:002009-05-16T17:08:00.000-07:00The Mangalitza: new to me too. Apparently a Europ...The <a href="http://www.mangalitza.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Mangalitza</a>: new to me too. Apparently a European breed, bred woolly for hardiness in the cold winters of central/eastern Europe.Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.com