Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Æbleskiver
English translation:
æbleskiver/ebleskiver, pancake puffs (reg. trade mark), round drop scones
Added to glossary by
Christine Andersen
Nov 6, 2013 17:10
10 yrs ago
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Danish term
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
Æbleskiver
Danish to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
Danish speciality eaten at Christmas
The season of good cheer, pre-Christmas get-togethers when those handy packs of frozen ´æbleskiver´ are easily warmed up and handed round with icing sugar and jam, with glögg to wash them down...
My text is a menu, and the rest is not really relevant.
I can´t believe they are not in the COG already, and Gyldendal's suggestion is not really suitable.
Please don´t suggest doughnuts either!
So what do you call them in English, please?
(My husband doesn´t like them, so we serve mince pies or brune kager for our guests!)
My text is a menu, and the rest is not really relevant.
I can´t believe they are not in the COG already, and Gyldendal's suggestion is not really suitable.
Please don´t suggest doughnuts either!
So what do you call them in English, please?
(My husband doesn´t like them, so we serve mince pies or brune kager for our guests!)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | æbleskiver |
Charles Ek
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| 5 +1 | Ebelskiver, Apple Skivers, Aebleskiver |
Stig Jensen
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| 5 | ebelskiver |
Birgit Sabin
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| 3 | apple fritters |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 5 -3 | Apple slices |
Anne Parelius
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Proposed translations
13 mins
Charles Ek
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
æbleskiver
Every time I've seen them in cookbooks, etc. this is what's used. (Perhaps some parenthetical explanation could be inserted?)
You might as well anglicize Hans Chr. Andersen, IMO. ;-)
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Note added at 16 mins (2013-11-06 17:27:31 GMT)
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Some examples of use in English are here: http://tinyurl.com/kpk7cc4
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Note added at 19 mins (2013-11-06 17:30:07 GMT)
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Wikipedia points out that "ebleskiver" is also used in English, which I'd forgotten about. It might be a better choice: http://tinyurl.com/kq5zr4x
You might as well anglicize Hans Chr. Andersen, IMO. ;-)
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Note added at 16 mins (2013-11-06 17:27:31 GMT)
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Some examples of use in English are here: http://tinyurl.com/kpk7cc4
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Note added at 19 mins (2013-11-06 17:30:07 GMT)
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Wikipedia points out that "ebleskiver" is also used in English, which I'd forgotten about. It might be a better choice: http://tinyurl.com/kq5zr4x
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, this was what I used for the translation. The client will enjoy adding their own explanation and demonstrations, I suspect!"
-3
2 mins
Anne Parelius
Canada
Canada
Specializes in field
Canada
Reliable
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: Norwegian to English, English to Norwegian, Danish to English
Apple slices
The answer is so very simple: Apple slices. I have many English cookery books here and that's it. :)
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Charles Ek
: This is not apple slices, they're the archtypically Danish sort-of pancake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æbleskiver
7 mins
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| disagree |
Signe Golly
: Sorry - not quite that simple ;-)
1 hr
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| disagree |
David Young (X)
: Charles is quite right . they have nothing to do with apples (nowadays, at least).
1 hr
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+1
24 mins
Stig Jensen
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
United States
Because accuracy matters
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish
Ebelskiver, Apple Skivers, Aebleskiver
As a resident of USA I cannot buy the frozen æbleskiver, so I have to make them myself. Consequently I bought the "Ebelskiver Filled Pancake Pan" (made by Nordic Ware) from Williams-Sonoma last Christmas - it´s excellent :-)
My mother's family in Elk Horn, Iowa call them Apple Skivers.
Some recipes call them Aebleskiver.
Your choice.
My mother's family in Elk Horn, Iowa call them Apple Skivers.
Some recipes call them Aebleskiver.
Your choice.
53 mins
ebelskiver
several companies in the U.S. sell "ebelskiver pancake pans" and call "ebelskiver" a Danish treat.
2 hrs
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
apple fritters
This is how I have always translated the term in the past.
https://www.google.ie/search?q=apple fritters&tbm=isch&tbo=u...
They look like æbleskiver to me
https://www.google.ie/search?q=apple fritters&tbm=isch&tbo=u...
They look like æbleskiver to me
Note from asker:
| You are a brave man! Looks are deceptive... There are normally no apples in modern æbleskiver, so English readers who do not know better might be disappointed! They are made from plain, fairly thick batter, closely related to Yorkshire Pudding or dropped scones, as can be seen in the YouTube videos, often with a hint of finely grated lemon peel or a pinch of cardamom. Ideally they should be perfectly spherical, but as long as they are reasonably airy, they taste OK. My husband dislikes the burnt or toasted flavour, but others love it, or drown it in powder sugar and jam. |
Discussion
A pity pancake puffs is a registered trade mark... Luckily no one can patent dropped scones - Scotch pancakes as we used to call them.
In the end I went for æbleskiver, because in this case they will be served in Denmark, and the accompanying Danes can explain to English guests what they are if necessary.
But I will add the other suggestions to the glossary and note them for future use.
EDIT: Well, some enterprising Danish-American seems to have taken care to get an IP lawyer on the case. "Pancake Puffs" was registered as a trademark in 2006: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801:jqpwgd...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jubmuEt9jTE
Enjoy (or not, as the case may be) :)
Stig (if you're reading this) - if you ever come across a Trader Joe's around the holidays, you might just be lucky enough to find frozen æbleskiver (although they won't measure up to homemade, I'm sure) ;-)