Day 174: Smelt That Smells of Cucumber
At a market in Saint Petersburg in May, a visitor from Moscow stops at a fish stall.
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Dialogue
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A
Извините, а почему у вас рыба свежим огурцом пахнет?
Excuse me, why does your fish smell of fresh cucumber?
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B
Так это корюшка! Вы, видно, не питерский?
Well, it's koryushka! I take it you're not from Petersburg?
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A
Нет, из Москвы приехал. Никогда не видел рыбы, пахнущей огурцом.
No, I'm from Moscow. I've never seen a fish that smells of cucumber.
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B
У нас её каждую весну ждут. Свежайшая, сегодня утром поймали.
People here wait for it every spring. Very fresh, caught just this morning.
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A
Возьму килограмм, хотя не знаю, как её готовить.
I'll take a kilo, although I don't know how to cook it.
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B
Очень просто: в муку и на сковородку, прямо с головой.
It's very simple: roll it in flour and into the pan, head and all.
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