tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post4052357051590577386..comments2024-01-02T18:52:58.449-08:00Comments on Polyglot Vegetarian: Spaghetti SquashMMcMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050858208942064042noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-74384459868957863622021-06-21T03:37:11.197-07:002021-06-21T03:37:11.197-07:00Time marches on: the Internet Archive now provides...Time marches on: the Internet Archive now provides a scan of <a href="https://archive.org/details/mamussewunneetup02elio/page/n149/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">Eliot's Massachusett Bible.</a> And Eliot's double-o ligature was added to Unicode in version 5.1 (2008): U+A74F LATIN SMALL LETTER OO. So we can now write ꝏ instead of an infinity sign.ktshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605081240995557866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-15853892537476827362020-10-18T17:39:21.611-07:002020-10-18T17:39:21.611-07:00Wow! We wanted to dig into the (theoretical) Asia...Wow! We wanted to dig into the (theoretical) Asian history of spaghetti squash to find some more ways to cook the stuff that comes from our CSA. You gave us everything we could want, and so much more! As word geeks, the insane pursuit of both "spaghetti" and "squash" was over the top delightful. The time line at the end was perfect. Thank you!<br />The Elkbergshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532157291754302204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-15401644503084915762014-09-19T06:38:24.001-07:002014-09-19T06:38:24.001-07:00WOW! What a fabulous article!! Our family (USA) c...WOW! What a fabulous article!! Our family (USA) came to know and love the spaghetti squash last year, and we've incorporated it into much of our Italian cooking, however I'd LOVE to try it with more traditional Chinese seasonings.<br /><br />Your research and references are impeccable and I can tell the amount of time you've put into ensuring your information is both accurate and thought out. Thank you so very much for the history of this fabulous vegetable!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991822888934984297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-46729074890826924142012-09-13T00:08:08.105-07:002012-09-13T00:08:08.105-07:00This was just awesome! I'm researching a short...This was just awesome! I'm researching a short article on squash/pumpkin for a Japanese magazine (in English), and found this. Many thanks for a terrific piece that clarified many of the questions I had about the history of this particular squash. Now, if you just knew something about the other varieties I'm listing! Many thanks.Joan Lambert Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115423496781398997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-36414386484332480322010-10-08T22:49:18.360-07:002010-10-08T22:49:18.360-07:00Enjoyed your squash article. I prefer Spaghetti s...Enjoyed your squash article. I prefer Spaghetti squash with soy sauce and a touch of dark sesame oil, maybe a little cilantro which are more Chinese seasonings. Also I think Italians quickly took to the squashes of the western hemisphere because they had already built a cooking tradition around cucuzzi.Rose Marie Nichols McGeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-55164744450877101562010-08-12T08:38:03.607-07:002010-08-12T08:38:03.607-07:00Anonymous, do go on.
I'm sure I committed lot...Anonymous, do go on.<br /><br />I'm sure I committed lots of errors. Feel free to discuss here.MMcMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050858208942064042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-51578913150303664092010-08-12T06:05:37.140-07:002010-08-12T06:05:37.140-07:00You commit an error. I suggest it to discuss.You commit an error. I suggest it to discuss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-7857558385477883992007-09-28T09:53:00.000-07:002007-09-28T09:53:00.000-07:00Off topic, but if you haven't seen this before:"Ca...Off topic, but if you haven't seen this before:<BR/><BR/>"Carrots were originally purple or red, with a thin root. The species did not turn orange until the 1500's when Dutch agricultural scientists and growers used a mutant yellow carrot seed from North Africa to develop a carrot in the colour of the House of Orange, the Dutch Royal Family. In an attempt to "nationalize" the country's favourite vegetable they began experiments on improving the pale yellow versions by cross breeding them with red varieties. These varieties contain beta carotene to produce orange-coloured roots This was developed to become the dominant species across the world - wonderful, sweet orange.<BR/><BR/>It is said, (without much historical reference) that the orange carrot was developed in Holland as a tribute to William I of Orange during the Dutch fight for independence from Spain in the 16th century. The orange carrot, not only had a better taste but also had beta carotene making it healthier, and so all other carrots stopped being planted. <BR/><BR/>By the 1700s Holland was considered the leading country in carrot breeding and today's "modern" orange version is directly descended from the Dutch-bred carrots of this time. Successive hybridization intensified the widely recognized "orange" colour of today. This is the most commonly grown species today."<BR/><BR/>There's much more:<BR/><BR/>http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history2.htmlJohn Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058849885222086640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-52424986920130383062007-08-12T11:53:00.000-07:002007-08-12T11:53:00.000-07:00Eskimo: Yes, indeed. Good suggestion. I added a li...<I>Eskimo</I>: Yes, indeed. Good suggestion. I added a link to Trumbull's larger Natick Dictionary where you can see the <I>squash</I> morphology more clearly and some links to the Eskimo debate, which still doesn't seem completely settled.<BR/><BR/><I>chilacayote</I>: Karttunen agrees with that French online Nahuatl dictionary in deriving <A HREF="http://sites.estvideo.net/malinal/tz/nahuatlTZIL.html#TZILACAYOHTLI" REL="nofollow">chilacayohtli</A> from <A HREF="http://sites.estvideo.net/malinal/a/nahuatlAYOHT.html#AYOHTLI" REL="nofollow">āyohtli</A> and leaving <A HREF="http://sites.estvideo.net/malinal/ch/nahuatlCHAY.html#CHAYOHTLI" REL="nofollow">chayohtli</A> separate. It is odd that two so similar words relate to similar vegetables.<BR/><BR/><I>Pike</I>: We've got our Mass Pike up here as well. I suppose <I>pike</I> for <I>turnpike</I> does occur most places where they actually have turnpikes. So maybe the concept and not the word is regional.MMcMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050858208942064042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-4444081835478315682007-08-12T07:54:00.000-07:002007-08-12T07:54:00.000-07:00Is the first syllable of askútasquash related to t...Is the first syllable of <I>askútasquash</I> related to the (questionable) "eaters of raw flesh" etymology of <I>Eskimo</I>?<BR/><BR/>Is <I>chilacayote</I> connected to <I>chayote</I>?<BR/><BR/><I>Pike</I> is alive and well in the names of various roads here in the Washington, DC, area (Columbia Pike, Rockville Pike, Leesburg Pike) as well as in the phrase <I>come down the pike</I>.KCinDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153981202251819626noreply@blogger.com