Blubb

Englisch translation: with real cream sauce

13:40 Aug 28, 2009

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Deutsch Begriff oder Satz: Blubb

I am translating a recipe from the Cologne region
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2 Spiegeleier mit Bratkartoffen und Rahmspinat (der mit dem Blubb!)
My research on Google indicates that Blubb does not mean anything at all or at most maybe bubbling, but I can´t simply omit it. Any gourmets out there?

Thanks!

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Englisch Übersetzung:with real cream sauce

Erklärung:
If I remember correctly, Iglo is Birds Eye in the UK. The product name there: Birds Eye® Creamed Spinach with a Real Cream Sauce (see link below).

So I'd go for "with creamed spinach (the one with real cream sauce)" -> this still implies the branding, because when you google it only 95 hits come up and at first glance they are all for Birds Eye coupons...

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Birgit Gläser
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5 +1

the one with real cream

Isabelle Wiehle

4 +1

with real cream sauce

Birgit Gläser

4 -1

blub

Lonnie Legg

ultra-creamy twist

Vere Barzilai

3 -1

plop

Kim Metzger

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Nicole Schnell

Vereinigte Staaten

Creamed spinach or with extra cream

14:45 Aug 28, 2009

I agree with David Williams. BTW, I wouldn't try to translate vintage slogans.

Christina Bergmann

Deutschland

14:40 Aug 28, 2009

Is Iglo (the brand the Blubb is referring to) known in England? Or better said, what's Iglo's slogan in English for the spinach?
Does anyone know? I haven't even found an English site!

David Williams

Deutschland

It may also be worthwhile

14:36 Aug 28, 2009

specifying that this is "creamed spinach" as opposed to any other type of frozen spinach, cf. http://springwise.com/food_beverage/a_status_story_for_spina...

Nicole Schnell

Vereinigte Staaten

"Blubb"

14:36 Aug 28, 2009

refers to the sound when the extra dollop of cream is added. It has absolutely nothing to do with the sound of boiling spinach.

David Williams

Deutschland

Or, if you really can't omit it

14:17 Aug 28, 2009

name the recommended brand, as this what is implied by the German reference to the advert. Recipes quite often recommend a particular brand, especially if published by a food producer (e.g. Knorr).

mary austria

Come to think of it...

14:14 Aug 28, 2009

...I can't remember ever having heard anyone in the United states refer to the sound cream of spinach makes when it cooks. Americans aren't crazy enough about spinach to refer to it in any endearing words. Fazit: leave out the Blubb.

Nicole Snoek (X)

Niederlande

Leave it out

14:02 Aug 28, 2009

as Mary suggests. I remember the first commercials as a child, where a little girls watches her mother or grandmother cook spinach and at one points says '... der mit dem Blubb Blubb', indeed meaning the sound it makes. We later often referred to 'Rahmspinat' with the 'Blubb'. Verona Feldbusch later made a commercial like that as well, making more fun of herself than anything. Doesn't add anything essential to the recipe.

David Williams

Deutschland

Definitely

13:58 Aug 28, 2009

It's an advertising slogan, and this essentially impossible to translate.

mary austria

I agree with Qualitylanguage,

13:50 Aug 28, 2009

and I know exactly what they mean with "der mit dem Blubb" in reference to Rahmspinat. Actually, it refers to the sound the spinach makes while it's cooking. I have no idea how to get this acoustic impression across in English. My suggestion would be to leave out the reference to "Blubb", since it really does hint at a particular commercial product. Grüße!

Christina Bergmann

Deutschland

13:45 Aug 28, 2009

It's a hint at a commercial slogan. It actually means that there is an extra bit of cream added, so the spinach tastes even better.<br>It's the Iglo Rahmspinat, they are referring to.<br>Hope that helps

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plop

Erklärung:
The spinach with the "plop"

Speedy was either a little boy or an elf (opinions vary) whose body was primarily one Alka-Seltzer tablet while he wore another as a hat; he proclaimed Alka-Seltzer's virtues and sang the "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz" song in his high, squeaky voice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alka-Seltzer

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Or with the creamy "plop" or plop of cream

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with real cream sauce

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the one with real cream

Erklärung:
Funny to see the 'Blubb' popping up - forgive the pun. Yes, it was used in German TV advertising to make spinach more appealing.
I didn't know that the term is still widely in use when referring to creamed spinach it's with Blubb (Rahmspinat) and without Blubb for loose leaf spinach.

Quelle: http://www.focus.de/gesundheit/ernaehrung/news/tiefkuehlspin...

Isabelle Wiehle
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blub

Erklärung:
Why not "The one with the "blub" (i.e. extra thick)."?
The source word refers to the sound of steam bubbles popping on the surface of the cream-thickened spinach. And that sound is conveyed in English by "blub".

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Or better (sorry, I hit Enter too quickly): "The kind that goes blub (i.e. extra thick)."

Of course, my suggestion applies only if you care (or need) to preserve the whimsy (and ad-lingo) of the original.

Beispielsätze:

blub blub: The sound of the number two electronics company in America (Circuit City Inc.) going under.
And All the Cheese Goes Blub Blub Blub, Ellios Pizza!

Quelle: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blub%20blub
Quelle: http://digg.com/food_drink/And_All_the_Cheese_Goes_Blub_Blub...

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ultra-creamy twist

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creamed spinach (the one with the ultra-creamy twist) - this is the blubb, I would say :)

Vere Barzilai
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Here's another good explanation at Yahoo!Answers

Quelle: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060807052758AA...

NatM
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Muttersprache: Deutsch

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