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.

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[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.