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Dormice (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 96 points 4 months ago (2 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_edible_dormouse

Etymology

The word dormouse comes from Middle English dormous, of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialectal *dor-, from Old Norse dár 'benumbed' and Middle English mous 'mouse'.

The word is sometimes conjectured to come from an Anglo-Norman derivative of dormir 'to sleep', with the second element mistaken for mouse, but no such Anglo-Norman term is known to have existed.[4]

The Latin word glis, which is the origin of the scientific name, is from the Proto-Indo-European root *gl̥h₁éys 'weasel, mouse', related to Sanskrit गिरि girí 'mouse' and Ancient Greek γαλέη galéē 'weasel'.

The Wikipedia article slides over the word 'edible' like it's a complete non-problem

[–] htrayl 116 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The common name comes from the Romans, who ate them as a delicacy.

First paragraph.

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople 43 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormouse

The edible dormouse (Glis glis) was considered a delicacy in ancient Rome, either as a savoury appetizer or as a dessert (dipped in honey and poppy seeds). The Romans used a special kind of enclosure, a glirarium, to raise and fatten dormice for the table.[6] It is still considered a delicacy in Slovenia and in several places in Croatia, namely Lika, and the islands of Hvar and Brač.[7][8] Dormouse fat was believed by the Elizabethans to induce sleep since the animal put on fat before hibernating.[9]

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

fucking elizabethans, no it can't possibly be that they put on fat so they can —like— survive not eating; no it's that the fat makes them sleep

brains so fucking huge they needed corsets and collars for structural support

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Bless them for trying, Aristotle would have been proud!

[–] mayo 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Now I want to try one but only in that context.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The context of ancient Rome?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Roman style renfaire?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Romefaire.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

Too busy getting seconds of the dormouse vindaloo

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

They're eating the mice!

[–] [email protected] 89 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Their fault for being more edible than the rest. Get less tasty, maybe you'll get a better name!

[–] tdawg 58 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Why does "get less tasty" slap so hard as an insult

[–] NegativeInf 7 points 3 months ago

I'd wear a shirt with it.

[–] Ziglin 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't have to be an insult, it could be affectionate. (While nibbling off another appendage)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

affectionate and possibly sensual

[–] Taniwha420 13 points 3 months ago

It's other common name is the European Fat Dormouse.

I don't see why the need to shame. Some of us like our dormice with some fat on them.

[–] cybervseas 59 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Own it honey, you're a snacc.

[–] mayo 9 points 3 months ago

either as a savoury appetizer or as a dessert (dipped in honey and poppy seeds).

[–] Mango 17 points 3 months ago

REMEMBER!!!

WHAT THE DORMOUSE SAID!!!

FEED YOUR HEAD!!!

[–] victorz 12 points 4 months ago

I love the immediate "a-and". But I read it as a confident "aaand..." which I think is way funnier.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It’s so fracking adorable, I could eat it up. Any recipes?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Remove skin, head, feet, tail Remove organs and anus, stuff organ cavity with mayo and garlic Cook at 350F 45 minutes or until interior reaches 74C

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You use F and C?

Eh, actually I'm being hypocritical here. Just earlier today I described the length of something as "a centimeter short of a foot"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Probably a canadian

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I remember 74C as the chicken safe internal temp. My stick thermometer defaults to C, while my stove is graduated in F.

[–] EmpathicVagrant 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or skip all of the above and crunch like it’s the chicks in Fable

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ooooh. Welcome blast from the past. That sound…

[–] EmpathicVagrant 2 points 3 months ago

Such a soft but satisfying crunch that echoes through the years

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

45 minutes at 350F seems like it will burn these tiny filets to a crisp, but I’ll try. I do love a mayo and garlic sauce.

[–] sir_pronoun 11 points 4 months ago

This. This is the content I'm on the internet for.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Only the English call them like that. In German it is the Siebenschläfer. Literally translated the seven sleeper.