{"id":6169,"date":"2018-08-16T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T17:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/?p=6169"},"modified":"2019-08-07T17:44:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T17:44:59","slug":"tu-veux-un-queues-de-castor-a-sweet-lesson-in-quebecois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/news\/tu-veux-un-queues-de-castor-a-sweet-lesson-in-quebecois\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTu veux un Queues de Castor?\u201d A sweet lesson in Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“\u00ab Tu veux un Queues de Castor? \u00bb asked my newfound Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise friend.<\/p>\n

I looked at her strangely. \u00ab Pardon? \u00bb I replied.<\/p>\n

She repeated: \u00ab un Queues de Castor? \u00bb<\/p>\n

I thought very hard. Surely I was mistranslating this. Do I want a tail of beaver?”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

2018\u20132019 Canadian Studies FLAS<\/a> fellow Samantha Farquhar<\/a> spent the summer studying Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois French with Bouchereau Lingua International (BLI)<\/a> in Quebec City.\u00a0 She writes:<\/p>\n

“I had been in Qu\u00e9bec for a few weeks and thought I had grasped all the cultural nuances: I had dined on poutine (French fries with gravy) and p\u00e2t\u00e9 chinois (Sheppard\u2019s pie); I celebrated F\u00eate de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the holiday of Qu\u00e9bec pride; I learned colloquial phrases like \u2018Tu es dans les patates!\u2019 (You are in the potatoes–aka you are confused); I even went to my host family\u2019s secluded chalet for a few days of fishing. All in all, I was feeling pretty Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise.<\/p>\n

But here I was confused. I knew that venison was a common dish in Qu\u00e9bec but I had never heard of beaver. I asked her, \u00ab Est-ce bon? (Is it good?) \u00bb<\/p>\n

She looked at me shocked: \u00ab Mais bien s\u00fbr! C\u2019est \u00a0tendre et doux (Of course! It’s tender and sweet!). \u00bb<\/p>\n

Now I was really confused. Not knowing what else to do, I said, \u00ab\u00a0Ok, je vais essayer \u00e7a\u00a0(I will try it). \u00bb<\/p>\n

We walked down some narrow streets of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s old city and rounded a corner. To my surprise, I immediately smelled something sweet and crispy, similar to funnel cake. I saw many people lined outside a small red food truck labelled \u2018Queues de Castor,\u2019 but those walking away were carrying an oval shaped pastry with Nutella, chocolate, or other sweet things. As it turns out, Beaver Tails were a dessert!<\/p>\n

\"Quebecois<\/p>\n

Queues de Castor. Image credit: Samantha Farquhar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

My friend was surprised with my reaction: \u00ab Quoi (What?) \u00bb<\/p>\n

I responded\u00a0: \u00abJe pensais que c’\u00e9tait un vrai castor (I thought it was going to a real beaver). \u00bb<\/p>\n

Promptly after this, my friend nearly fell over laughing so hard.”<\/p>\n

FLAS Fellowships are funded by the\u00a0<\/em>International and Foreign Language Education Office<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>of the U.S. Department of Education. FLAS fellowships support undergraduate, graduate and professional students in acquiring modern foreign languages and area or international studies competencies. Students from all UW departments and professional schools are encouraged to apply. Find out more about the FLAS Fellowship\u00a0<\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“\u00ab Tu veux un Queues de Castor? \u00bb asked my newfound Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise friend. I looked at her strangely. \u00ab Pardon? \u00bb I replied. She repeated: \u00ab un Queues de Castor? \u00bb I thought very hard. Surely I was mistranslating this. Do I want a tail of beaver?” 2018\u20132019 Canadian Studies FLAS fellow Samantha Farquhar spent<\/p>\n

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