LL-L "Delectables" 2009.08.27 (02) [EN]

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From: Hellinckx Luc luc.hellinckx at gmail.com
Subject: LL-L "Delectables"

Beste Leeglanders,

In the Middle East there's a delicacy looking like little balls, which are
made of deep fried dough and covered in syrup and cinnamon. They're also
pretty popular in Greece, where they're called "loukoumades":

Loukoumades - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokma#cite_note-0>

Greek Jews however call them "zvingoi" and a similar dessert is called
"sfingi di San Giuseppe" in Sicily.
Now this is where the Lowlands may come in. Apparently this word should be
derived from medieval German "swinge" (~ English swing).

Far-stretched if you're asking me, but maybe you historians or culinary
connoisseurs have a clue as to what the relation with "a swing" could be?
Swinging dough to stretch it???

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium


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