Words of Nona

Sugars & Co.: Brown Sugar in Translation
September 21, 2015
It might be the health trend we are witnessing in the cooking scene right now, but brown sugars are more popular than ever before. Since most of them contain molasses,...
Sugars & co.: white sugar in translation
September 14, 2015
Today I have a guest on my blog! Fellow foodie and Italian interpreter Andrea Alvisi from Attitude Translations and I have decided to team up on a difficult topic for who...
“Chef”: thoughts on the translation
July 27, 2015
Although I generally watch American/British movies in VO, the other day I had a go at the movie "Chef" in Italian. Poor choice! Every now and then, I would think "mmm,...
4 food idioms from Belgium
July 20, 2015
Ok, I admit this guest-blogging thing has taken over my blog- my bad, I rarely can find the time to follow my calendar. I promise I'll work on it from September on!...
4 Idioms from Rio de La Plata To Live Like a Porteño
June 15, 2015
Today we have another contribution regarding food idioms from around the world: after Greece, Romania, France and Italy (twice!), we're heading straight to Argentina. The author of this post is Claudia...
Aniseed liqueur: a Mediterranean affair
May 18, 2015
It all began with the typical message you get from your boyfriend: "Do you happen to know how raki, ouzo and sambuca are related?". No, I didn't, but I immediately...
Of all smells, bread: Italian passion for bread in words
May 11, 2015
I have been absent from the blog lately, but I have amazing colleagues who help me keeping up with the bread idioms project. After Greek, Romanian and French, today we...
“Lost Bread” and the Like: Bread Idioms in French
April 13, 2015
New blog post on the bread idioms series, and today we're travelling to France! Manuela Ribecai from Traduttrissimo is taking us through the idioms in her native language- some are...
An Easter Egg -Albeit with the Same Name- Does Taste as Sweet?
March 30, 2015
One of the symbols of spring in the Western world is the egg. Its round shape represents plenitude and fullness and protects a new life in the making: no wonders...
10 Bread Idioms in Romanian
March 16, 2015
Our research in the area of bread-related idioms continues with Romanian! Raluca Topala is explaining today 10 popular idioms in her native language; I found her article really fascinating and...