In message , Lloyd George
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"Derek.Moody" wrote in message



In general -any- recipe that requires 'goujons' of plaice or sole is a
cheap
attempt to copy real gudgeon - so substitute the real thing.


erm.....

2. cookery.
Strips of fish or meat coated in flour, batter or breadcrumbs and
deep-fried.
Etymology: 1940s: French.

From : Dictionnaire de L'Académie française, 8th Edition

1. GOUJON. n. m. Petit poisson du genre Cyprin, qui se tient volontiers sur
les fonds sablonneux des rivières. Pêcher du goujon. Des goujons frits. Un
plat de goujons.

in English:
Small fish of the Cyprin kind, which is caught readily on the sandy mouths
of the rivers. To fish for goujons. Fried goujons. A dish of goujons.

"Genre Cyprin" == "Cyprinid". More reasonably translated to "A small
fish of the carp family...".

Exactly like a gudgeon.

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Steve Walker