Talk:Advocaat

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As A Dutch Studies graduate I can confirm that this 'avocado' rubbish is just that: pure nonsense. The Dutch word for 'avocado' is 'avocado'. Whoever wrote the original article here deserves 10 out of 10 for creativity, but 0 for accuracy.

It was very amusing though.

'Advocaat' means 'lawyer'.

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If the avocado etymology is nonsense, why hasn't the page been corrected yet? 153.9.83.13 03:35, 3 November 2006 (UTC) __________________________________________________________________________________________________

"Advocaat" is Dutch for AVOCADO?? I haven't seen this anywhere, and I am somewhat doubtful about this entire avocado story... Can anyone confirm this?

I have a short online reference here, and it is also in the book cited at the end of the article. Joyous 14:00, May 14, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for replying and making the reference.

It's not a direct translation. It's just an (old) alternative name for advocado (advocaatpeer or advocaat). I'm going to change it and say it's derived from the word advocado). -- Harry 2 July 2005 10:15 (UTC)

I would also say that Thick Advocaat is the version sold all across Europe and not just in Holland, I am from the UK and until I read this I had not heard of any variety but the thick one.

I think I disagree. I've been tasked with finding the thick variety of Advocaat as a gift for a friend. The version available in the UK (ie, Warninks) is - apparently - not the thickest version. Could anyone supply me with an exact brand and product name to search for?

I do not think I have ever seen the thick variety sold in the UK. Warninks, Bols, etc, are all the export kind. DWaterson 21:29, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Why is there the mispronunciation and no pronunciation?

[edit] egg white?

Does thick advocaat contain egg white or does the 'export' version do? The english and dutch articles contradict.

[edit] Easter

Should it not be mentioned that advocaat is primarily consumed at Easter in the Netherlands?

[edit] Edit

Advocat is made of avocados. This text is about egg liqueur and this is an german invention. Eugen Verpoorten invented this drink when he tried to make advocat but he had no avocados, so he used egg. and egg liqueur is made of alcohol, yolk and honey or vanilla sugar. Eugen Vorpoorten was a belgian who coined this drink 1876 in Heinsberg, near cologne, germany. He foundet the Verpoorten GmbH & Co. KG in the same year.

Pls edit this text, i cant do this my englisch is too bad xD

Greez from Germany

R.Grasemann[1] 19:07, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

The dutch etymological dictionary (Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands By Marlies Philippa, F. Debrabandere, Arend ) has an entry for this sense of the the word advocaat. (http://books.google.com/books?id=8HHu7NDwmkIC&pg=PA189&dq=advocaat+avocado&sig=lR_W0IieVS5qKVJZjONL9HqPx74#PPA102,M1) Can someone translate this to cast light on the actual history? Michael--88.144.22.144 (talk) 13:59, 5 January 2008 (UTC)