how is the adjective 臊 usually translated when referring to food?

[aprose1977]

My dictionary says "fetid" or "like urine"  which fit, but wouldn't sound good on the English menu I'm preparing!  

[889]

This dictionary says it also has the meaning of ground or diced meat in regional dialect, 臊子 as a noun.

 

http://eng.ichacha.net/hy/%E8%87%8A.html

[aprose1977]

Thanks. I thought it was to do with the slightly ammonia like taste!  

[Mouseneb]

Could also be about the sauce, as Language Log so wonderfully explains: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=19111

[889]

You might recall that in the run-up to the Olympics, Beijing prepared an official English translation of a great many Chinese dishes, and it translates 家常臊子海参  as "Stir-Fried Sea Cucumber and Minced Pork in Chili Bean Paste."