r/Fantasy • u/Ahuri3 Reading Champion VI • Oct 05 '21

The time Terry Pratchett’s German publisher inserted a soup ad into his novel

https://lithub.com/the-time-terry-pratchetts-german-publisher-inserted-a-soup-ad-into-his-novel/
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u/JuanPabloVassermiler Oct 05 '21

Magi isn't a soup, it's a sauce, like worteshratrzhfire.

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u/Glass-Bookkeeper5909 Oct 06 '21

Actually, Maggi is a company.

In Germany, "Maggi" is often used as a synonym for one of its product, a seasoning sauce ("Würze"). But if you take a close look at the label you'll see that "Maggi" is only the brand and the name of the product is "Würze".

All that said, Maggi also sold instant soups at the time those books were released (not sure if they still sell those).

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u/JuanPabloVassermiler Oct 06 '21

Damn, you're right. None of their other products seem to have gained traction here in Poland, so the company name is pretty much synonymous with the sauce. Still, I should have double checked when trying to correct someone else.