Re: [de]"Schnitzel"

On 7/7/2024 9:02 PM, HenHanna wrote:

On 1/29/2024 12:17 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:

   I tried to find an English expression for the German word
   "paniertes Schnitzel".
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   The English word "schnitzel" refers to something that is
   breaded. (The English word "schnitzel" refers to what is called
   "/Wiener/ Schnitzel" in German.) A German "Schnitzel" does not
   necessarily have to be breaded, but in this case I am thinking
   of a "paniertes Schnitzel", i.e., a breaded "Schnitzel".
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   From the etymology of "Schnitzel", it is something like a
   "cutlet", but the German words "Kotelett" and "Schnitzel"
   have taken on a more specific meanings each.
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   The German "Schnitzel" usually is taken from the /leg of pork/.
   (I am thinking of pork, "Schweineschnitzel". A German "Schnitzel"
   could also be some other kind of meat, like veal.)
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   The word "cutlet" alone would not convey this origin from the
   leg. Therefore, my current best approximation to
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                   "paniertes Schweineschnitzel"
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   in English is
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                     "breaded pork leg cutlet".
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   (I'm not particularly fond of "Schnitzel", rather I prefer
   "Koteletts" which are made of meat from the ribs of the pig,
   with some bone and fat, and usually not breaded.)
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              in a local grocery store (USA) i think i've seen
              boxes of  "Panko"   in the shelves.

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I think "panko" is taken to mean a Japanese-style breading. The crumbs
are larger than those in ordinary bread crumb mixtures. [USA based
observations.]
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In German, "Brot" and "Panier" are completely different words with
distinct meanings:
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Brot:          This is the most common word for bread in German,
referring to any variety of bread in general. It can be sliced bread,
rolls, baguettes, etc. (Think "breadbasket").
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Panier:       This word refers to bread crumbs used for coating food
before frying or baking. It comes from the French word "paner," which
also means "to bread." (Think "breading for schnitzel").

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Jeff Barnett