La moutarde
Hello,
In chapter 5 we have this quote by Flaubert:
Moutarde : Il n’y a de bonne moutarde qu’à Dijon. Ruine l’estomac.
How do you translate "ruine l'estomac"? - It ruins the stomach? Let's ruin the stomach? ......?
and what is the cultural context/ joke implied?
Merci.
In chapter 5 we have this quote by Flaubert:
Moutarde : Il n’y a de bonne moutarde qu’à Dijon. Ruine l’estomac.
How do you translate "ruine l'estomac"? - It ruins the stomach? Let's ruin the stomach? ......?
and what is the cultural context/ joke implied?
Merci.
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13 Oct. 2018