649658 Wed Sep 02 20:04:36 -0700 2009 20 29 Not About Food 0 5000858 As in the crumbly French cookie. And what about pate sablee? I know how to make it, I just don't know how to say it. Wed Sep 02 20:04:36 -0700 2009 34801 shannoninstlouis 1 5000969 Sah-bleh. Wed Sep 02 21:03:33 -0700 2009 5000858 46952 ChrisL 2 5002655 Yep. Sable = sand in French, which describes the texture of the cookie perfectly. Thu Sep 03 12:03:12 -0700 2009 5000969 29811 Buckethead 1 5003123 Sablé = Sah-blay Pâte sablée = Pawt Sah-blay Thu Sep 03 14:22:48 -0700 2009 5000858 18488 SnackHappy 2 5003660 not agreeing here. Americans change the pronunciation. It is not sah-blay but sa blay the first consonent sounds like tab not tahb. and pate is pat tay. both words have the emphasis on the FIRST part of the word not the second Thu Sep 03 18:15:50 -0700 2009 5003123 22559 smartie 3 5003753 disagree - pâte should be pat - not pat tay . . . but I do agree about the "a" sound: it's sa not sah. Thu Sep 03 19:07:28 -0700 2009 5003660 1093156 cinnamon girl 4 5003858 ah didnt realise it was pate not patee in this instance so it's not a liver pate then? of course it's a cookie - I should read the original post properly next time Thu Sep 03 20:15:00 -0700 2009 5003753 22559 smartie 5 5006033 Yup - you got it smartie. There's so much to read on these boards that we all miss stuff b/c we're just so keen to see it all! lol Pâte besides being French for pastry of all types (e.g. brisée, sucrée, feuteilleé), is also the word for pasta. Also pâte - being pastry or pasta or cookies (generally meaning dough), is feminine so there will always be 2 "e"s at the end of the adjective. Fri Sep 04 16:30:58 -0700 2009 5003858 1093156 cinnamon girl 3 5003819 It's not pâté it's pâte. Pâte sablée is a shortcrust dough. Pâté is a forcemeat. I have no idea what pâté sablé would be. I'll agree about the first syllable of sablé being shorter. Sa-blay makes sense. I wasn't emphasizing the first syllable with that spelling, just trying to illustrate the vowel sound. Anyway in French you don't stress one syllable more than another like in English. There is often a slight emphasis on the last syllable, but you never emphasize other parts of words. Thu Sep 03 19:49:51 -0700 2009 5003660 18488 SnackHappy 1 5003159 Go to one of these websites, choose a French voice, and type in "sablé" and "pâte sablée". Works pretty well, and for several other languages, too. http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html Thu Sep 03 14:37:39 -0700 2009 5000858 149250 DeppityDawg 2 5003446 Oh, that works like a charm! I'll favourite those for future reference. Thu Sep 03 16:43:25 -0700 2009 5003159 18488 SnackHappy 2 5003557 The acapela group has sablée as sableee. Thu Sep 03 17:28:01 -0700 2009 5003159 39874 chowser 3 5003822 I just listened to all the French voices on acapela and they all pronounce it properly. Thu Sep 03 19:52:35 -0700 2009 5003557 18488 SnackHappy 4 5004308 The last syllable on sablee isn't pronounced with the ay or even eh, sound, it's eeee on the acapela group's. Fri Sep 04 05:34:01 -0700 2009 5003822 39874 chowser 5 5004904 This is how my French chef says it. Sa-blee. Fri Sep 04 09:37:45 -0700 2009 5004308 13150 babette feasts 4 5005633 I think the recording is correct, but it may sound like "sablee" because the "ay" sound is not a long drawn-out "bray" ay but a sharper and shorter sound. If you make a face like you're going to say "eee" but then say a quick "ay" instead you should approximate it. The IPA symbol is [e]. Fri Sep 04 13:33:23 -0700 2009 5003822 165663 Manybears 1 5003513 I was hoping I would learn more about smoked fish.... Thu Sep 03 17:10:47 -0700 2009 5000858 57170 Veggo 2 5003708 I thought the same dang thing! Thu Sep 03 18:42:37 -0700 2009 5003513 131001 c oliver 2 5003747 a bagel, a shmear and some say-bul est tres magnifique. Thu Sep 03 19:04:50 -0700 2009 5003513 11290 jfood 3 5003755 especially when served with aujus sauce ( in the spirit of proper French) :-) Thu Sep 03 19:10:11 -0700 2009 5003747 10668 johnb 4 5004317 hey johnb, if it has any jus, i'm not eating it (smoked sable, i mean). ;-)). Fri Sep 04 05:44:40 -0700 2009 5003755 105717 alkapal