Friday, November 25, 2022

Homeless Mahogany

On a day trip to gorgeous Rugova Canyon with an amazing guide/hostel host and a couple of fellow travelers/guests, we had lunch at a cozy mountainside restaurant where (in one of my favorite-ever translation mishaps—and I am a connoisseur!) this dish was listed on the English menu as “Homeless Mahogany.” “Homeless” turned out to be a typo of “homemade” (referring to the food) and “mahogany,” a confusing way of saying “wood serving platter.”

It was charming, the food was delicious, and the company wonderful. So here you go:



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