← Back to context Comment by porcoda 2 days ago I assume they’re making a reference to Lox the food (brined Salmon), so a fish is appropriate. 4 comments porcoda Reply jimswhims 2 days ago Think it comes from the german word for salmon, "Lachs", or at least an earlier version of the word. unwind 2 days ago Swedish is even closer, there it's "lax" [1].[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax miramba 2 days ago I learned about „lox“ in NYC, a native told me it comes from jiddish, which is kind of a german dialect. goku12 2 days ago Oh! This is the first time I'm hearing about it. That definitely looks like a missed opportunity.
jimswhims 2 days ago Think it comes from the german word for salmon, "Lachs", or at least an earlier version of the word. unwind 2 days ago Swedish is even closer, there it's "lax" [1].[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax miramba 2 days ago I learned about „lox“ in NYC, a native told me it comes from jiddish, which is kind of a german dialect.
unwind 2 days ago Swedish is even closer, there it's "lax" [1].[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax
miramba 2 days ago I learned about „lox“ in NYC, a native told me it comes from jiddish, which is kind of a german dialect.
goku12 2 days ago Oh! This is the first time I'm hearing about it. That definitely looks like a missed opportunity.
Think it comes from the german word for salmon, "Lachs", or at least an earlier version of the word.
Swedish is even closer, there it's "lax" [1].
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax
I learned about „lox“ in NYC, a native told me it comes from jiddish, which is kind of a german dialect.
Oh! This is the first time I'm hearing about it. That definitely looks like a missed opportunity.