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Old May 06, 2012, 11:08 PM
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Question La guinda en el pastel
I was surprised to find in the Web that there are a lot of examples of "la cereza en el pastel" which, as far as I know, is not used in Spain at all. The English equivalent is something like the "icing on the cake".

"Guinda" is equivalent to "glacé cherry", but the expression is very commonly used in Spain. (Also "ponerle la guinda" as in "to cap it all" or "to top it all".)

Where is this variation with "cereza" most commonly used?
Mexico?
Chile?
Peru?
Argentina?
Cuba?
Colombia?
Rodrigombia?
etc...?
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Old May 06, 2012, 11:47 PM
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Guinda, creo que es lo que se usa en Chile, ya ni estoy seguro...

Glace cherry?

Nos ponemos a hablar de guindas y cerezas?, forma y color son las diferencias, para mí.
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Old May 07, 2012, 02:00 AM
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Acá, cereza es lo más común para la fruta. Para las confitadas que se usan en postres, se usa tanto cereza como guinda.
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Old May 07, 2012, 08:07 AM
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Por glacé o confitada quieren decir (al) Marrasquino?

En Chile le llamamos guindas al marrasquino.

Para mí confitado/a quiere decir que tiene o una capa dura azucarada o está empolvado con azucar.

Glacé puede ser confitado/a o bañado en una especia de miel (amielado/a)

Quizás esté equivocado.
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Old May 07, 2012, 10:35 AM
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"Glacé cherry"? I've never heard this term. In the US, the candied cherries that top some desserts, dessert drinks and ice-cream sundaes or banana splits are commonly called "maraschino cherries".
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Old May 07, 2012, 11:22 AM
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Cerezas confitadas = cerezas glacé/glaceadas

cerezas al marrasquino = cerezas maceradas en marrasquino azucarado (licor del norte del Adriático, parecido al amaretto, pero conteniendo también miel)

Mucha gente aquí piensa que la guinda es una variedad de cereza sin carozo sólo porque las come confitadas o maceradas.
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"Glacé cherry"? I've never heard this term..
I have, it's well known in the UK. Alternative name 'morello cherry'.
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I have, it's well known in the UK. Alternative name 'morello cherry'.
Ah! Wikipedia indicates that a morello cherry is what we in the US typically call a sour cherry; here fresh or canned sour cherries are usually used as an ingredient in a cooked dish that also has plenty of sugar to balance the tartness of the cherries.
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En México se usa "cereza" para la fruta. Uno puede conseguir cerezas frescas, cerezas en almíbar o en licor, cerezas cubiertas con chocolate...

La palabra "guinda" se usa para el color rojo muy oscuro, casi morado. (Para el mismo color, se decimos también "color vino".) █████

@Pablo: Me imagino que la frase debe de ser básicamente mexicana, porque "pastel" (prácticamente) no se usa en otros países. (???)
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Aquí sí se usa "pastel".
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