Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
patatas folio
English translation:
wafer potatoes
Added to glossary by
Noni Gilbert Riley
Nov 27, 2007 14:50
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English
patatas folio
Spanish to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
Hotel menu
Another item from the Christmas menu in a Spanish hotel...I do not understand this part at all! TIA!
Langosta Parrilla y Mixed Grill patatas folio
Langosta Parrilla y Mixed Grill patatas folio
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | wafer potatoes |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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| 4 | jacket potatoes or baked potatoes |
Martin Wenzel
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| 3 | folio potatoes |
Carol Gullidge
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| 2 | potatoes grilled in alufoil |
Lise Lotte Castberg
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Change log
Nov 27, 2007 17:01: Noni Gilbert Riley Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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7 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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233
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wafer potatoes
Paper-thin....
"with wafer potatoes and " yachtfelicia.com/content/menu.aspx
trustedplaces.com/user/sue/reviews?sort=date&type=all&page=2
"with wafer potatoes and " yachtfelicia.com/content/menu.aspx
trustedplaces.com/user/sue/reviews?sort=date&type=all&page=2
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "this is what I went with in the end, as it appeared later in the text in other dishes where the potatoes would typically be wafer thin - thanks to everyone! "
10 mins
Lise Lotte Castberg
Quality translation
Native in: Danish
Works in: Danish to Spanish, Spanish to Danish, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
potatoes grilled in alufoil
I am not sure, its just an interpretation that I find logical in conexion with grilled food - though, maybe not as sitedish to langosters.....
37 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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297
folio potatoes
unlikely, I know, but I've found Folio Potatoes on this menu: http://www.pegasusonline.org/menu.htm
+ 1 other I think!
Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the ingredients. Perhaps you don't actually need to know what is in it...?
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Note added at 41 mins (2007-11-27 15:32:04 GMT)
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In fact, the site is for an establishment in India, in German + English. Impossible to tell whether it's a translation or not (from German? - unlikely in India?), although it rather reads like one!
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Note added at 45 mins (2007-11-27 15:36:16 GMT)
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Apart from n0. 65 on the following list, it's NOT any of these:
Guarniciones
63. Patatas fritas 2,00€
64. Patatas doradas 2,00€
65. Patata folio 3,00 €
67. Croquetas 2,00 €
68. Pasta con mantequilla 2,50 €
69. Arroz 2,00 €
70. Patatas gratinadas 2,50 €
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Note added at 48 mins (2007-11-27 15:38:39 GMT)
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that menu extractis from the following site
http://restaurant-piano.de/html/speisekarte_es.html
... another German connection
+ 1 other I think!
Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the ingredients. Perhaps you don't actually need to know what is in it...?
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Note added at 41 mins (2007-11-27 15:32:04 GMT)
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In fact, the site is for an establishment in India, in German + English. Impossible to tell whether it's a translation or not (from German? - unlikely in India?), although it rather reads like one!
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Note added at 45 mins (2007-11-27 15:36:16 GMT)
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Apart from n0. 65 on the following list, it's NOT any of these:
Guarniciones
63. Patatas fritas 2,00€
64. Patatas doradas 2,00€
65. Patata folio 3,00 €
67. Croquetas 2,00 €
68. Pasta con mantequilla 2,50 €
69. Arroz 2,00 €
70. Patatas gratinadas 2,50 €
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Note added at 48 mins (2007-11-27 15:38:39 GMT)
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that menu extractis from the following site
http://restaurant-piano.de/html/speisekarte_es.html
... another German connection
1 hr
Martin Wenzel
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Never lost in translation
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 4 more.
jacket potatoes or baked potatoes
First British, second AE with dressing of some sorts...
That's what sprang to my mind...
That's what sprang to my mind...
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