Coca de vidre i sucre

English translation: crystallized sugar pastry/flatbread

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Catalan term or phrase:Coca de vidre i sucre
English translation:crystallized sugar pastry/flatbread
Entered by: Ross Andrew Parker

13:31 Nov 3, 2010
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Cooking / Culinary / Catalan breakfast menu
Catalan term or phrase: Coca de vidre i sucre
Croissants de Mantega 2,50€
Croissants de xocolata negra / de pomes al forn 2,90€
Ensaïmada 2,50€
Muffin de fruits vermells i xocolata 2,50€
Pastís de pastanaga i taronja 2,50€
Panadó de cabell d’àngel 2,50€
Triangle de crema i ametlla garapinyada 2,50€
Coca fina de pera 4,00€
Coca de vidre i sucre 2,50€
Donuts

Hi there. "Coca" seems to me a little problematic, since I have found "coca" in the form of sponges, tarts, flatbreads and pizzas...

I think, from my research, that these are very thin flatbread ones, in the case of the "vidre i sucre" often with pine nuts on top.

My question: why "glass"? And what's the best translation in English, do you think? I will most likely leave the original but want to provide a gloss in parentheses. Any explanation would be gratefully received.
I have found translations ranging from "glass flatbread" to "crystal bread" and am unconvinced...

Thanks in advance. UK Eng please. :)
Kate Major Patience
Spain
Local time: 00:33
crystallized sugar pastry/flatbread
Explanation:
Or: pastry/flatbread topped with crystallized sugar

Postres: Coca de vidre - Thermomix Recetas
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Se llama coca de vidre (vidrio) porque el anís, en contacto con la coca caliente, hace cristalizar el azúcar. Yo la suelo hacer cuando hago pizza, ...
www.thermomix-recetas.com/postres/coca-de-vidre.html

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Los cerezos en flor: Coca de Vidre
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3 May 2009 ... Coca de Vidre. Hay sabores y olores que no se olvidan nunca, ... Aquí el detalle de como ha cristalizado el azúcar con el contacto del anís. ...
loscerezosenflor.blogspot.com/2009/05/coca-de-vidre.html - Cached

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Receta de Coca de vidre
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7 Mar 2008... sobre ella el anís, al contacto con el calor y el azúcar se cristaliza. ... La Coca de vidre es un dulce tentador, de eso no hay duda. ...
www.gastronomiaycia.com/2008/03/.../receta-de-coca-de-vidre... - Cached - Similar
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crystallized sugar pastry/flatbread


Explanation:
Or: pastry/flatbread topped with crystallized sugar

Postres: Coca de vidre - Thermomix Recetas
- [ Translate this page ]
Se llama coca de vidre (vidrio) porque el anís, en contacto con la coca caliente, hace cristalizar el azúcar. Yo la suelo hacer cuando hago pizza, ...
www.thermomix-recetas.com/postres/coca-de-vidre.html

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-11-03 13:39:11 GMT)
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Los cerezos en flor: Coca de Vidre
- [ Translate this page ]
3 May 2009 ... Coca de Vidre. Hay sabores y olores que no se olvidan nunca, ... Aquí el detalle de como ha cristalizado el azúcar con el contacto del anís. ...
loscerezosenflor.blogspot.com/2009/05/coca-de-vidre.html - Cached

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Note added at 8 mins (2010-11-03 13:39:28 GMT)
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Receta de Coca de vidre
- [ Translate this page ]
7 Mar 2008... sobre ella el anís, al contacto con el calor y el azúcar se cristaliza. ... La Coca de vidre es un dulce tentador, de eso no hay duda. ...
www.gastronomiaycia.com/2008/03/.../receta-de-coca-de-vidre... - Cached - Similar

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 00:33
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Josh Goldsmith: I would go with "flatbread topped with crystallized sugar." While pastry is an acceptable generic, I find flatbread to be a much more accurate description of a coca.
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Word.

agree  Laia Bove Imhoff: I'm catalan native, and I think that's a great translation for it. I would use flatbread better than pastry.
5 hrs
  -> Gràcies, Laia.

agree  Sheila Hardie: I would go with pastry and not flatbread because to me the latter suggests something like pitta or naan bread
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sheila.
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