Pottage was just a name for a soupy stew, and this one contained beef, spice, and dried fruit.
浓汤只是汤汁炖菜的名字,这个汤里有牛肉、香料和干果。
泰山之子(下)
What was his " mess of pottage" to the birthright that the other had preserved?
与对方保留的与生俱来的权利相比,他的“一团糟”是什么?
BBC Ideas
What we call Christmas pudding has its roots in the medieval period, when a rich concoction called plum pottage became associated with winter feasting.
我们所说的圣诞布丁起源于中世纪,当时一种叫做李子汤的浓郁混合物与冬季盛宴联系在一起。
艰难时世(上)
But he who sold his birthright for a mess of pottage existed, and Judas Iscariot existed, and Castlereagh existed, and this man exists! '
但是为了一团浓汤而出卖长子名分的人存在,加略人犹大存在,卡斯尔雷存在,这个人存在!
英语百科
Pottage
Pottage is a thick soup or stew made by boiling vegetables, grains, and, if available, meat or fish.
It was a staple food from neolithic times to the Middle Ages. The word pottage comes from the same Old French root as potage, which is a similar type of dish of more recent origin.