Comments on: The ravishing radish http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/ Dada, bring my beer in the living room Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25762 mamster Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:55:33 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25762 <p>The tomangolucion will not be on Food TV!</p> The tomangolucion will not be on Food TV!

]]> By: heather http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25761 heather Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:00:15 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25761 <p>viva la tomangolucion!</p> viva la tomangolucion!

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25757 mamster Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:39:40 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25757 <p>Now that you have him trained, make up some fake vegetables, and he won't believe you when you tell him they're fake. "Don't tell me you forgot the delicious tomangoes we had just last week?"</p> Now that you have him trained, make up some fake vegetables, and he won’t believe you when you tell him they’re fake. “Don’t tell me you forgot the delicious tomangoes we had just last week?”

]]> By: heather http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25756 heather Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:26:14 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25756 <p>we have no kids, but i regularly try to convice my husband that vegetables he thinks are real do not exist, all gaslight style. "turnips?" i say. "what are THOSE?" "shut up," he says.</p> <p>clearly the key is to get to them young.</p> we have no kids, but i regularly try to convice my husband that vegetables he thinks are real do not exist, all gaslight style. “turnips?” i say. “what are THOSE?” “shut up,” he says.

clearly the key is to get to them young.

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25755 mamster Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:25:20 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25755 <p>Thinly sliced radishes on pozole are fantastic.</p> Thinly sliced radishes on pozole are fantastic.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25754 Wendy Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:22:21 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25754 <p>Wow, two of the four reviewers specifically mention the radish thing. After reading their reviews, I am convinced. I, too, wish to keep children from learning new words and finding out about unfamiliar vegetables. I also wish to keep them from finding out that sometimes there are two different words for the same thing.</p> <p>(I'm surprised the native Spanish speaking reviewer doesn't seem to know that minced radish is a pretty common condiment in parts of Latin America.)</p> Wow, two of the four reviewers specifically mention the radish thing. After reading their reviews, I am convinced. I, too, wish to keep children from learning new words and finding out about unfamiliar vegetables. I also wish to keep them from finding out that sometimes there are two different words for the same thing.

(I’m surprised the native Spanish speaking reviewer doesn’t seem to know that minced radish is a pretty common condiment in parts of Latin America.)

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25753 mamster Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25753 <p>Kirsten, we have, but not for a long time. I'll get it from the library again.</p> Kirsten, we have, but not for a long time. I’ll get it from the library again.

]]> By: Kirsten http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25752 Kirsten Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:52:58 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25752 <p>Have you and Iris read Skippy Jon Jones? If not, you must. It is about a Siamese cat who believes he is a chiuahua and must save the beans of his people from the bandito!</p> Have you and Iris read Skippy Jon Jones? If not, you must. It is about a Siamese cat who believes he is a chiuahua and must save the beans of his people from the bandito!

]]> By: Malarkey http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25749 Malarkey Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:33:49 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25749 <p>Radishes are 'uncommon' ??</p> Radishes are ‘uncommon’ ??

]]> By: JR http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25748 JR Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:24:25 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/12/06/the-ravishing-radish/#comment-25748 <p>Everyone has to face their radish. Ours just happen to be <em>the</em> el rábano.</p> Everyone has to face their radish. Ours just happen to be the el rábano.

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