Crème brûlée

[trien27]

I would like to know how to say the dessert in Chinese. Thanks.

[skylee]

1. 法式焦糖布丁/布甸 or
   
2. 焦糖布丁/布甸 or
   
3. 法式焦糖燉蛋 or
   
4. 焦糖燉蛋 or
   
5. 焦糖烤布蕾
   

[trien27]

Thanks, skylee.

BUT... I think having 5 ways of saying the same thing in a language seems to be too much?

[skylee]

If you take away 法式, there are just three ways to say it. Not too many IMHO (compare it with something as simple as "mobile phone", which you can also call "mobile" "cellphone" "handphone" or "handset“).

[jbradfor]

In some ways, it's surprising that there are any standard translations for Crème brûlée. "Crème brûlée" is obviously a foreign word for Chinese. And I would assume very infrequently used in China.

[skylee]

It is not that infrequently used, I would think. Take a look at this google search -> http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=zh-TW&source=hp&q=creme+brulee+%E7%84%A6%E7%B3%96&btnG=Google+%E6%90%9C%E5%B0%8B&meta=&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

焦糖 is the description that I am pretty sure should appear in the Chinese name.

Also take a look at this article -〉焦糖的疑惑？Creme Brulee

A 君 供 詞 ： 某 月 某 日 ， 我 在 法 國 餐 廳 進 膳 ， 那 裏的 餐 牌 只 有 中 文 版 本 ， 看 見 上 面 有 一道 焦 糖 燉 蛋 的 甜 品 ， 於 是 點 來 吃 ， 怎 料 卻 是 個 平 平 無 奇 、 像 反 轉 了 的 燉 蛋 ， 焦 糖 脆 面不 翼 而 飛 ， 貨 不 對 辦 。

辨 析 ： 問 題 就 出 在 菜 牌 沒 有 法 文 名 上 。此 菜 源 自 法 國 ， 中 文 譯 名 只 是 坊 間 約 定 俗 成 的名 字 ， 並 非 專 有 飲 食 名 詞 。 翻 開 大 廚 公 認 權 威 的 飲 食 字 典 《 Food Lover's Companion 》 ，「 Creme 」 解 作 忌 廉 ， 而 「 Brulee 」 即 燒 ， 直 譯 即 「 燒 忌 廉 」 。另 一 方 面 ， 法 式 甜 品 中 卻 有 一 種 叫 Creme Caramel ， 很 易 令 人 馮 京 作 馬 涼 。 「 Caramel 」 解作 焦 糖 ， Creme Caramel 即 「 忌 廉 焦 糖 」 ， 是 指 另 一 種 在 模 底 放 上 煮 溶 的 焦 糖 ， 注 入 雞 蛋及 鮮 奶 ， 燉 好 後 在 碟 上 反 轉 ， 焦 糖 便 鋪 在 蛋 上 ， 程 序 中 並 沒 有 燒 的 做 法 。

結 案 陳 詞 ： 從 上 述 的 分 析 ， 即 A 君 在 餐 廳 明 明 想 吃 Creme Brulee ， 卻 來 了 Creme Caramel ， 乃緣 於 中 文 譯 名 的 混 淆 ， 雙 方 皆 不 用 負 任 何 責 任 。

[Kenny同志]

BUT... I think having 5 ways of saying the same thing in a language seems to be too much?

Wife in Chinese could be 娘子、老婆、拙荆、贱内、爱人、太太、夫人、那口子、堂客、媳妇儿、老伴儿、孩子他妈、内子、婆娘、家里的、屋里头的、执帚、妻子 and so forth.

吓死你们。

[tooironic]

BUT... I think having 5 ways of saying the same thing in a language seems to be too much?

Have ever you learnt Mandarin before??

By the way, skylee forgot to add 焦糖奶油 (probably the simplest possible translation).

[skylee]

yes some people use the term 焦糖奶油布丁.

[tooironic]

FYI, a lot of the threads I've posted on here have been about synonyms & alternate translations (which I find quite interesting). E.g.:

• walking stick
  
• cheeks
  
• prostitute
  
• lasagne
  
• plumber
  
• outdoors
  
• bottle shop / liquor store
  

[trien27]

Have ever you learnt Mandarin before??

I believe I posted somewhere saying my Mandarin teachers were from Taiwan?! & I also learned Putonghua & Pinyin while attending college?!

What I meant was it's very confusing when there occurs so many of the same thing with different terms via different dialects, especially when using similar or the same characters.

Such as:

hard disk = 硬盘 ; 硬碟

printer = 打印機, [i forgot what the other terms is, but it's similar to this]

computer = 電腦, 计算机[this is direct translation from the French word "computer", meaning "to calculate": 计算, 机 is to clarify that it's a type of machine.]. 電腦 usage stems from Taiwan, & Hong Kong, then spread to everywhere else like the USA, etc...

I'm a little off track here:

Learnt: Why do the British insist on using Scandinavian verb forms, while Americans use the English verb forms? -t = Scandinavian past tense suffix. -ed = English past tense suffix.

I would use the word "learned", not learnt. In Norway, they use "learned" not "learnt" [at least, that's how my relative spoke to me in English].

Edited April 20, 2010 at 11:59 PM by trien27

[tooironic]

Yeah, um, that was supposed to be a piece of sarcasm. Maybe the smily wasn't obvious enough...

[Chris333]

On this subject... Where can I find good crème brûlée in Beijing? I've eaten at a number of higher-end restaurants & hotels and have not yet found a decent rendition of it.

[Shi Tong]

Wife in Chinese could be 娘子、老婆、拙荆、贱内、爱人、太太、夫人、那口子、堂客、媳妇儿、老伴儿、孩子他妈、内子、婆娘、家里的、屋里头的、执帚、妻子 and so forth.

Hmm.. That's funny, my wife always tells me to call her 太后 or 公主.. I thought that was normal?

hahahahahaha:mrgreen:

[Kenny同志]

Try calling her 娘子. I bet she will be overjoyed.

[Shi Tong]

娘子

I knew 新娘, but have never seen 娘子 until now. Why would it make her happy to call her 娘子? looks like it means something like mother:

娘 niáng​: mother / young lady

[Kenny同志]

Just do it.

[Shi Tong]

hahahahaha!!:lol:

Do I dare?.... Do I care?? ;D

Back to crème brûlée, I'll tell you the result tomorrow..

[Kenny同志]

I am waiting for the news here. hahahahaha:mrgreen:

[wzq110120]

It's "甜食"。