Hi,my friends,
This one is about the word "Bistro" from "A Riddle" by "Antonio Tabucchi" from Italy.The story was exactly as the title suggests. A riddle, it is indeed.(yoda style,lol). It basically means a fast-food small restaraunt but the word is used in France mostly. Here's the explanation and history.
"A bistro is a familiar name for a type of small restaurant serving moderately priced simple meals in an unpretentious setting, especially in Paris, France. A bistro may not offer professional service or printed menus, and it will usually specialize in simple
classic dishes such as steak au poivre, French onion soup, and coq au vin. "
"The term is possibly derived from the Russian: бы́стро (IPA:
[bɨstrə]) which means 'quickly.' Russian soldiers occupying France after the Napoleonic Wars would frequently demand that French civilians serve their food quickly, shouting the
word that evolved into the neologism 'Bistro' at them. This etymology is disputed, however: Cossack soldiers occupied Paris in 1815 but the first recorded use of the word appears in 1884, almost seventy years later, and in 1892 ("bistrot"). "
classic dishes such as steak au poivre, French onion soup, and coq au vin. "
"The term is possibly derived from the Russian: бы́стро (IPA:
[bɨstrə]) which means 'quickly.' Russian soldiers occupying France after the Napoleonic Wars would frequently demand that French civilians serve their food quickly, shouting the
word that evolved into the neologism 'Bistro' at them. This etymology is disputed, however: Cossack soldiers occupied Paris in 1815 but the first recorded use of the word appears in 1884, almost seventy years later, and in 1892 ("bistrot"). "
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