𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 hours agoIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down18
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 hours agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squaresigmaklimgrindsetlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoI recently learned grenadine is called that because it used to be made from pomegranate juice, NOT because it was from Grenada.
I recently learned grenadine is called that because it used to be made from pomegranate juice, NOT because it was from Grenada.