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What do you call Marshmallow in your native language? (feddit.de)

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In German it's Mäusespeck = Mouse Bacon

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[-] [email protected] 161 points 10 months ago

In English we call it "Marshmallow".

[-] [email protected] 60 points 10 months ago

We call it the same in Canada! That's crazy!

[-] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

Same in American!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Same in Albanian Sign Language!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Get oot. That can't be right.

[-] [email protected] 51 points 10 months ago

What a mysterious and beautiful language.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

I mean, “marshmallow” has a more interesting derivation than most of the other words I’ve seen so far.

Althaea officinalis, the marsh mallow or marshmallow, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, which is used in herbalism and as an ornamental plant. A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian times evolved into today's marshmallow treat.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I find this really interesting especially considered I never gave much thought to how they were produced. I guess I assumed they were just sugar and some other common ingredients.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

I don't think modern marshmellows contain any marsh mellow. They are usually just water, sugar and gelatine. They are easy to make at home, fun project if you have kids

[-] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

TIL.

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