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French names for foods are common: poulet frit fried chicken Kentucky; moules mussels; frites French fries; poutine French fries with curd cheese and gravy (named after a Colonel Poutine who was in charge of provisions at the Siege of Quebec in 1749; at the end, the only stores remaining were potatoes, cheese, and chicken stock; local folk etymology has it from putain, putanesca ); aubergine eggplant (the usual word in Britain); jarret de boeuf shin of beef; caribou a fortified sweet wine, etc.
Climb like a cucumber, fall like an aubergine; Stretch your feet only as far as your blanket allows; No tree has reached the sky; The foot that is too swift must be cut off; He who eats the Sultan's raisins must give him dates, or, put another way, A man without cunning is like an empty matchbox.
These exquisite green, aubergine, or (most prized of all) jet black pebbles are gathered from hidden nooks and crannies, sorted for size, shape, and smoothness of texture until the ideal stone is located, a highly subjective appraisal.