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8 hours ago, TicTac said:Very strange (and misleading) dish names! Fish Fragrant eggplant, to me at least, sounds like a bit of a turn-off (I have had the dish and enjoyed it).
It isn't misleading in Chinese. It's kind of a bad translation, but I've never really been able to improve it.
It refers to the dish including flavourings which were considered more common in fish dishes.
Today, it is more associated with the eggplant dish.
6 minutes ago, TicTac said:Very strange (and misleading) dish names! Fish Fragrant eggplant, to me at least, sounds like a bit of a turn-off (I have had the dish and enjoyed it).
It isn't misleading in Chinese. It's kind of a bad translation, but I've never really been able to improve it.
I refers to the dish including flavourings which were considered more common in fish dishes.
Today, it is more associated with the eggplant dish.
