Talk:Clafoutis

Spelling and pronunciation
The French original doesn't give this uneducated spelling "clafouti", which is just anglophone people getting it wrong, and indeed even most of the anglophone links given below spell it "clafoutis." That would certainly contradict the claim that it is "sometimes" spelled properly. As far as I know, the "s" is sounded. In the interest of Wikipedia's mandate to educate the masses rather than pander to their delusions, I'm requesting that the entry be headed "clafoutis" and redirect from "clafouti." Sartoresartus (talk) 00:35, 25 March 2009 (UTC)


 * When it comes to spelling, we use what is most common in English, not what the original French spelling may be. Clafouti(s) is a loanword, like "pork" (from French "porc") or "dance" (from French "danse") and doesn't have to be an exact cognate to be "correct" in English. To this end, Merriam-Webster gives "clafouti" as the main spelling, with "clafoutis" as a variant. So do the Random House and American Heritage dictionaries. I think this is pretty strong evidence that "clafouti" is the more common spelling, at least in American English. Not sure about British English, Canadian English, or other varieties; I'll see if I can find a copy of OED around.
 * Also, the "s" doesn't appear to be sounded, at least judging by those three dictionaries I linked above. I guess that part, at least, is true to the original French. -kotra (talk) 01:23, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I can confirm that the final "s" is not sounded, according to the online Larousse French dictionary, which includes a native French speaker pronouncing the word. . The words "clafoutis" or "clafouti" do not appear in the 1971 print edition of the OED, which I believe indicates that the OED editors felt that the word is French only, and I agree with them. Clafoutis is a French dish which until recently was found only in France. I would therefore argue that "clafouti" is not a loanword and that "clafoutis" should always be spelled with the final "s."--Ailemadrah (talk) 22:39, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Cherry pits
The active ingredient in cherry pits and almond extract that give it that almond flavour is Benzaldehyde, not Amygdalin.

Amygdalin is what metabolizes into cyanide and kills you. Heating/baking cherry pits deactivates amygdalin and renders it safe to eat. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.40.194.136 (talk) 00:56, 5 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Good catch. That's why we're not supposed to use blogs and self-published work as sources. I made adjustments. MartinezMD (talk) 01:47, 5 June 2019 (UTC)