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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

tosta

English translation:

crostini

Added to glossary by Lisa McCarthy
Nov 18, 2011 09:08
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

tosta

Spanish to English Other Cooking / Culinary
This comes up quite a few times - tosta de foie, tosta de salmón,: I'm loathe to translate it as toast since in my experience they tend to be a bit more elaborate than that. Open sanwich doesn't fit either, I feel. Any ideas?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 topped toast
4 +2 Toast points
4 +1 toasts
3 +1 canape
4 tartine
4 savoury toasts
3 bruschetta
Change log

Nov 22, 2011 07:25: Lisa McCarthy Created KOG entry

Discussion

Lisa McCarthy Nov 18, 2011:
@ Peter That's a cracker!!!! :)
Edward Tully Nov 18, 2011:
Featuring a youthful Paul Young BTW...
matt robinson Nov 18, 2011:
@ LisaMac No, I wanted to say that bean toasts sounds better than beans on toast.
Mushy peas? Now you're talking (served with vinegar from the pickled cabbage jar)!!
peter jackson (asker) Nov 18, 2011:
Strretband, apparently.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJmKStqugMc
Anything to get away from Manchego specialities and pretentious nouvelle cuisine!
matt robinson Nov 18, 2011:
...also tartine does not imply toasted, and crostini are usually dry toasted slices, in my experience. I feel tosta probably means recently toasted fresh bread, but I could be wrong.

I remember a song about toast... Can't remember the name of the group.
Lisa McCarthy Nov 18, 2011:
@ Matt I'm not really sure how 'toast' (beans on..) can sound any better than 'topped toasts', excluding the fact of your traumatic culinary experience as a child :)) (My biggest trauma was having to eat the palid-looking tinned 'mushy peas' that my aunt served up.)
peter jackson (asker) Nov 18, 2011:
Although this is not a menu, rather an endless list of specialities, I find translating these things rewarding but incredibly time consuming and therefore not great work money-wise.
peter jackson (asker) Nov 18, 2011:
Yes, you're right about the foie gras, thanks.
Meanwhile I'm dithering (horrible word!) between tartine and crostini.
matt robinson Nov 18, 2011:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Foie-Gras-Toast...

Time for elevenses?

IMHO the Spanish don't really like having to refer to other countries' cuisines in menu translations. I think it's a question of the pride they have regarding their own dishes. For this reason (a little picky and purely subjective) I would not use bruschetta.


I wouldn't go for topped toast. I remember some tins of mush from my childhood. Toasty toppers, I think they were called.
Lisa McCarthy Nov 18, 2011:
@ Peter I think it's just a matter of choosing which term you like best - toast, crostini, bruschetta, - they are all the same thing really. I definitely wouldn´t go for 'sandwich' though.
'Foie' on its own is usually a translation from another language, Spanish in my experience, but it really should be 'foie gras'.
peter jackson (asker) Nov 18, 2011:
In fact I've now googled foie crostini and found similar images too, so am more lost than before.

Proposed translations

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8 mins
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topped toast

Toast is not such an exciting word but that's usually what they are :)

Salmon-topped toast

Mango Tree | iLoveMyGrub.com
www.ilovemygrub.com/restaurant/reviews/2008/mango-tree.html...
First up was the salmon-topped toast bread, adorned with what looked liked some neon lime green caviar, and accompanied by its very own wasabi kick. ...

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How about "CROSTINI" then"?

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Here are pics of some salmon and foie-gras crostini:

http://www.creative-culinary.com/smoked-salmon-crostini

http://chef-a-gogo.com/?p=1230



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Glad to be of help, Peter :)
Peer comment(s):
agree Evans (X) : I think crostini (always in the plural in its English incarnation) is the word with most currency in UK contexts. Canape is too wide, as it refers to all kinds of tidbits, not just ones on toast.
9 mins
Thanks, Gilla - I think 'crostini' is a widely-recognised term for this tasty morsel :)
agree neilmac : But not keen on "topped". Crostini is OK as long as they don't mind it sounding Italian...
1 hr
Thanks, Neil - I'd say the Spanish would prefer it sounding Italian as opposed to French anyway :)
agree Yvonne Gallagher : agree with Crostini NOT with topped toasts
1 hr
Thanks, Gallagy :)
agree Rick Larg : 'Crostini' definitely fits the bill.
23 hrs
Cheers, Rick :)
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+1
3 mins

canape

not sure... it's a slice of toasted bread as an appetizer... let's see what natives say
Peer comment(s):
agree Carol Gullidge : to me, this sounds both the most appetising and most instantly understandable, even though canapes are not always made of toast nowadays. I'd sacrifice 100% accuracy for something that is both instantly understandable and appetising
5 hrs
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6 mins

bruschetta

Maybe an Italian twist could work, "bruschetta with foie etc."...
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+1
7 mins

toasts

Salmon toasts, for example. Sounds better than salmon on toast. On toast brings beans to mind! It is widely used as a countable noun in this context.
Peer comment(s):
agree neilmac : As long as the restaurant isn't too nouveau-snooty this would work for me...
1 hr
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8 mins

tartine

If you want it to sound nice, this is an option (French as the posh optiion in the culinary world). An open sandwich is what it is; the bread is not actually toasted, or not necessarily.

"La tosta (o sándwich abierto, también tartine) es un tipo de sándwich que tiene uno de sus extremos abierto, es decir, se elabora solo con una rebanada de pan en lugar de las dos (o más) que se emplean en los sándwiches cerrados. El contenido de este sándwich suele ponerse apilado en la parte superior."
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosta

"An open sandwich, also known as an open face/faced sandwich, Ulrich Sandwich, bread baser, or tartine, consists of a single slice of bread with one or more food items on top."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_sandwich

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fresh and smoked salmon tartine
"http://www.anatomyofasandwich.com/2011/02/fresh-and-smoked-s...

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Tartines can use toast instead of bread, so that's covered:
http://www.cookingafterfive.com/cookingafterfive/2011/8/10/s...

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Just look for images of "tostas" and you'll see that they're usually on bread, not toast.

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To toast or not to toast? Opinions seem to vary:

"Tartine is the French word for toast spread with stuff. Italians call it Bruschetta."
http://www.chileanavocados.org/recipes/appetizers/avocado-ta...


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Depends a bit on your definition of toast. The bread in a "tosta" is usually toasted a bit, but often barely so: just golden.
Note from asker:
Yes, I'd found the ref. to tartine on Wiki. I've googled foie tartine in images and it looks a good bet.
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1 hr

savoury toasts

Always in the plural. If you actually mentioned the topping, then you could leave savoury out (as in Matt's salmon toasts above).

http://www.tesco.com/recipes/product.aspx?R=540 Savoury Pork and Crab Toasts
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+2
1 hr

Toast points

I´ve always understood the canape version of X-on-little-diagonal-toasts, to be ¨toast points¨.
Reference:

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/toast-points.aspx

Peer comment(s):
agree Trudy Peters : Sounds good from a US perspective
2 hrs
Thanks Trudy.
agree Terri L. Myers : Toast points is commonly used to make an appetizer served on toasted bread sound "classy"
2 hrs
Thanks Terri.
neutral Evans (X) : OK for US, but no use in the UK, where the term is not use.
3 hrs
Oops, didn´t realize it was UK specific.
neutral Lisa McCarthy : Never heard this used in the UK though. // Not specified for UK or US but just speaking from the UK viewpoint :)
1 day 36 mins
Oops, didn´t realize it was UK specific.
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