λοπαδοτεμαχοσελαχογαλεοκρανιολειψανοδριμυποτριμματοσιλφιοτυρομελιτοκατακε . . .

[sovay]

nineweaving mentions that she knows someone who, for Thanksgiving, is planning to roast a quail inside a duck inside a turkey. I wonder what this would be called, a turducquel? I hit Wikipedia to find out. I am instantly distracted.

Bustergophechiduckneaealcockidgeoverwingailusharkolanbler.

Aristophanes, eat your heart out.

Comments

[sovay]

I think it would be much more impressive if Major General Stanley knew the name of that dish from Aristophanes rather than just the Croaking Chorus.

Yes!

Though it would be very difficult to set to an accompanied recitative, let alone a patter song.

It's metrical; you never know . . .

[fleurdelis28.livejournal.com]

I suppose I need to work that in somehow, now...

[sovay]

I suppose I need to work that in somehow, now...

λοπαδοτεμαχοσελαχογαλεο-
κρανιολειψανοδριμυποτριμματο-
σιλφιοτυρομελιτοκατακεχυμενο-
κιχλεπικοσσυφοφαττοπεριστερα-
λεκτρυονοπτεκεφαλλιοκιγκλοπε-
λειολαγῳοσιραιοβαφητραγα-
νοπτερυγών

Yes.

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

which translates as...?

[sovay]

which translates as...?

It's a seventeen-ingredient compound noun. I'm not sure it's possible to translate humorously and literally . . . fish-cakes with shark, dogfish, leftovers, spice, silphium, shellfish, eagle, cheese, poured over with honey, wrasse, with sea-fish, two kinds of pigeon, roast chicken, brains, grebe, dove, hare, boiled wine, dipped and crunchy with dessert on top. That might have failed at both.