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Amusing Typo in Israel#2: 2tsp of Ground Farfic
In the supermarket last week, I picked up what seemed to look like garlic powder and when I saw the label “ground farfic” I just assumed that such a spice existed, and not being such a savvy chef, I just haven’t encountered recipes with it yet.
My question is this, if you narrow in on typo logic, wouldn’t it be something like “ground farkic”? Maybe the keyboard was broken and this was as close as they could come.
Advice for fellow farfic shoppers – just open up the container and take a big whiff and you’ll know for sure if it’s garlic or not. And, while I’m at it, shouldn’t it be garlic powder and not ground garlic. Details.
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My personal favorite is shushi rice which can also be found in supermarkets throughout Israel.
| Posted 14 years, 10 months agoFarfic?! I’m not going to be able to stop laughing till I go to sleep tonight. The worst thing is that I’ve bought that garlic and I never noticed. I’ve been here for too long.
| Posted 14 years, 9 months agoActually, Farfic is an ancient Semite word for a white powder made from an unknown dried plant, which was used to season food. Modern scientists have tested remnants of this powder found in recent excavations near the dead sea and have pronounced it to be a relative of present days garlic, so, in the Israeli’s obsession in renewing the ancient language, a motion has been placed in the Israeli Parliament to have the English word replaced by the more proper Hebrew word Farfic. In fact, there is even talk of fining Farfic producers who insist on using the now forbidden word “garlic”.
| Posted 14 years, 8 months ago