On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:09:02 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
> wrote:

>"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>> Nancree wrote:
>> >
>> > Nancy Young wrote:
>> > >Have you heard? The Beatles broke up!
>> > >
>> > >nancy
>> > -------------------------------------
>> > What are you referring to?
>>
>> Sorry, but that's the oldest news on the planet, yes, we know, scampi
>> means some kind of shrimp or lobster. This discussion has been held
>> here many, many times.
>>
>> nancy
>
>Yet many people here still refer to "shrimp scampi." It's on the same level
>as "pizza pie" or "tuna fish." Or, to cite a recent example, "fokacha
>bread!"

I always understood it to mean "shrimp [prepared in the manner
ordinarily used for] scampi [in Italy]."



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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:33:57 -0400, Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:09:02 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
> > wrote:
>
>>"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>>> Nancree wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Nancy Young wrote:
>>> > >Have you heard? The Beatles broke up!
>>> > >
>>> > >nancy
>>> > -------------------------------------
>>> > What are you referring to?
>>>
>>> Sorry, but that's the oldest news on the planet, yes, we know, scampi
>>> means some kind of shrimp or lobster. This discussion has been held
>>> here many, many times.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>>Yet many people here still refer to "shrimp scampi." It's on the same level
>>as "pizza pie" or "tuna fish." Or, to cite a recent example, "fokacha
>>bread!"
>
> I always understood it to mean "shrimp [prepared in the manner
> ordinarily used for] scampi [in Italy]."

That doesn't make sense to me, shouldn't it be "scampi shrimp"?

--
Tim C.

>> I always understood it to mean "shrimp [prepared in the manner
>> ordinarily used for] scampi [in Italy]."
>
>That doesn't make sense to me, shouldn't it be "scampi shrimp"?
>
>Tim C.

Shrimp a la Scampi


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On 27 Apr 2004 14:32:41 GMT, PENMART01 wrote:

>>> I always understood it to mean "shrimp [prepared in the manner
>>> ordinarily used for] scampi [in Italy]."
>>
>>That doesn't make sense to me, shouldn't it be "scampi shrimp"?
>>
>>Tim C.
>
> Shrimp a la Scampi
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> *********
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
> Sheldon
> ````````````

Odd really, an ostensibly Italian dish described in French in
(US)English-speaking forum.

Two very small words make all the difference.

--
Tim C.