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Culinary Word Puzzle: Phoodle

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Given the curiousity and playfulness of many eGullet members, I have no doubt that we have many puzzle lovers: word games, crosswords, jigsaws, and so on. However, discussion of such puzzles is outside our mission and so never discussed here.

 

Until today.

 

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Phoodle. The objective is to guess a 5-letter culinary term in no more than 6 guesses. If you solve it, you'll see a bit of extra information about the term in question. Here are the rules:

 

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This is the first culinary-specific word game I've seen. I have to admit, when I got today's answer I was glad to get an explanation; the word is brand-new to me. I'll have to try to work it into conversation around here, or in real life.

 

Anyone else want to play? I got it in 4. It doesn't seem to have a share function and I don't want to show a screen shot, because it will give away the answer. 

 

Edited to add: discussion about the answer, on the following day, could also be fun. I'm curious to see who here already knows today's word.

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ElsieD

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Phoodle #1281 6/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

https://phoodle.net

 

I'm in.  Never heard of the word.

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Do we have to look for Phoodle every day?

 

Edited to add:  never mind, I downloaded the app.

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1 hour ago, FlashJack said:

Could be fun but this looks like a bug:

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Good point! There's a feedback button that might be useful in this case.

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12 minutes ago, Dave the Cook said:

 

It might be a bug, but perhaps it's the app's awkward way of saying that each letter can be used only once.

 

My double-consonant guess was allowed 🤷‍♀️

liuzhou

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Their definition of food terms is very wide. Today's food connection was at best tenuous.

...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

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I confess that I don't remember hearing or reading the word ASHET (yesteray's answer) before solving that puzzle. But hey, I have serving platters. I wonder how many funny looks I'll get if I say, "Hand me that ashet, please" to someone?

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I confess that I don't remember hearing or reading the word ASHET (yesteray's answer) before solving that puzzle. But hey, I have serving platters. I wonder how many funny looks I'll get if I say, "Hand me that ashet, please" to someone?

 

That would depend where you said it. It is common in Scotland and northern England and is a corruption of assiette, the French term for plate.

 

 

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...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"
Mark Twain
 

The Kitchen Scale Manifesto

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36 minutes ago, gfweb said:

Phoodle #1282 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

https://phoodle.net

food word?

 

They explain their idea of the connection in the Phoodle Fact that follows a win. If I understand your question, I agree that it isn't strictly culinary; still, I think their explanation and commentary is interesting.

 

Phoodle #1282 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

https://phoodle.net

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1 hour ago, Smithy said:

 

They explain their idea of the connection in the Phoodle Fact that follows a win. If I understand your question, I agree that it isn't strictly culinary; still, I think their explanation and commentary is interesting.

 

Phoodle #1282 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

https://phoodle.net

 

Looks like they will be making  $$ through product mentions.

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23 minutes ago, gfweb said:

 

Looks like they will be making  $$ through product mentions.

 

Looks like that's their hope, but if yesterday is an example I won't be in their market group!

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I dont see much here of interest , in terms of what I think of as a puzzle.

 

as I understand it , the grid starts out completely blank 

 

if there were a letter in each line , that would be more like a puzzle.

 

I could not find out much about what's behind this , clicking on a few of the links on the page.

 

as the basic internet model is   clicks for $$

 

perhaps the idea is hoping this is popular , then selling it somewhere w soo much money 

 

the price paid wouldn't be noticed.

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1 minute ago, gfweb said:

Frito...pepsi...filet...trout...apple...onion...

 

Plate, table, spoon, sauce, saute, bacon, crepe...

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In any other context, of all the surprisingly many meanings of today's word, the one they are using is possible among the last I would think of.

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...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"
Mark Twain
 

The Kitchen Scale Manifesto

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