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In German it's Mäusespeck = Mouse Bacon

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[–] Mane25 167 points 1 year ago (9 children)

In English we call it "Marshmallow".

[–] Jay@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What a mysterious and beautiful language.

[–] burningmatches 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year 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

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