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méli mélo

a medley

Posh trail mix

Méli mélo can be a mix of pasta shapes, or cereals and grains, or nuts as in a trail mix, used in the same way as potpourri is sometimes used in English (in French, however, it means ‘putrid pot’ so they say méli mélo instead).

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Text © Dana Facaros

Image by Ruth Hartnup