Gratin.
This culinary word has no direct translation, but it comes from the word gratter, or scratch. I know it from "potatoes au gratin", so automatically I think cheese, anyone else? But what it means is a variety of toppings, cheese, breadcrumbs, or egg, that has been browned in the broiler or oven.
When she recommend I make it, I said "Like the cheese dish?" Technically, I wasn't really wrong, but they didn't know where I was coming from, so I just ended up being the American who thinks everything means cheese. Way to go. Wasn't a totally demoralizing experience, just another notch on a belt that I need to last for 6 more months, so I need it to stop being notched.
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