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Beautiful food words

Kent Wang

By Kent Wang
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Markian

Markian

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sexiest food words:

molten

bacon

uni

salsify/scorzonera

I'd rather live in a world without truffles than in a world without onions.

naguere

naguere

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Café-Crème

Rich and melodious, you know it is what you want. :biggrin:

Martial.2,500 Years ago:

If pale beans bubble for you in a red earthenware pot, you can often decline the dinners of sumptuous hosts.

srhcb

srhcb

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Sexiest food word :huh: ?

Velveetaly!

SB (maybe you had to be there? :laugh: )

edited for grammar :wink:

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ludja

ludja

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Velveety Yours,

SB :raz:

Truffliciously yours,

I think 'truffle' is a beautiful food word too.

"Under the dusty almond trees, ... stalls were set up which sold banana liquor, rolls, blood puddings, chopped fried meat, meat pies, sausage, yucca breads, crullers, buns, corn breads, puff pastes, longanizas, tripes, coconut nougats, rum toddies, along with all sorts of trifles, gewgaws, trinkets, and knickknacks, and cockfights and lottery tickets."

-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1962 "Big Mama's Funeral"

FabulousFoodBabe

FabulousFoodBabe

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Truffliciously yours,

I think 'truffle' is a beautiful food word too.

And I'm lovin' truffle-licious.

One of my school chefs used to say, "Deli-Licoius!" all the time. :rolleyes: Not beautiful, but we laughed.

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elrap

elrap

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OK, I don't mind Velveetily. And I think the tapioca essay was by Calvin Trillin saying it was the most beautiful word in the English language.

Here are two more I didn't have to make up.

Salt peanuts, salt peanuts!

Shoo-fly pie and apple pan dowdy

La Vache Qui Ritalin,

--L. Rap

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ludja

ludja

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That reminds me of chimichurri and piri-piri...

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"Under the dusty almond trees, ... stalls were set up which sold banana liquor, rolls, blood puddings, chopped fried meat, meat pies, sausage, yucca breads, crullers, buns, corn breads, puff pastes, longanizas, tripes, coconut nougats, rum toddies, along with all sorts of trifles, gewgaws, trinkets, and knickknacks, and cockfights and lottery tickets."

-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1962 "Big Mama's Funeral"

Reefpimp

Reefpimp

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Feiullette--Just love how it falls, like little leaves.

Chiffonade; aguillletes; saltimbocca; baccalao.

Has anyone noticed how the Romance languages have the most melodious rhythms and usages when they're describing food?

This whole love/hate thing would be a lot easier if it was just hate.

Bring me your finest food, stuffed with your second finest!

JasonTrue

JasonTrue

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From Japanese, the impossible-to-simply-translate:

sappari (light, refreshing, generally slightly acidic foods) (saw-ppa-ri, with short a sounds).

assari (light, balanced seasoning, in the sense that the natural flavors are awakened rather than hitting you over the head) (ah-ssaw-ri, also with short A sounds).

Jason Truesdell

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racheld

racheld

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Wonderful new words, Jason, and I love the way you translate/explain them.

The beautiful cadence of your translation reminded me of a line in Babylon 5, when Delenn, in her rich, beautiful accent, is describing her language, "It is a word which can mean two things, depending on the pronunciation. It can mean a small fish, or it can convey the joy you feel when meeting someone for the first time."

I don't know why I thought of that, but it's a lovely memory, and I'm glad for the reminder.

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Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki

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I have a feeling you are all talking about beautiful sounding words, but how out the ideas behind words?

Some of my favoriates: Umi no sachi (blessings of sea)

Yama no sachi (blessings of mountains)

In Japan, it is customary to say these words:

Itadakimasu before having a meal

and

Gochisousama or gochisousama deshita (past form) after having a meal.

No equivalents for these phrases in English.

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maher

maher

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my italian faves:

Tartufo.. much more delicious than truffles.

also, affumicato... far superior to smoked.

In arabic, my all time favorite.. Mashawi ... a catch all term like barbeque... basically any hunk of animal flesh in close proximity to an open fire.

Lesa D.

Lesa D.

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skordalia is one of my favorites .. Greek ...

auberginesounds exotic .. purple prose or purple vegetable ... ca ne fait rien ...

mirepoix but uttered in a tiny voice ... in little bits ...

sultana ... lovely and regal way of saying "raisin" ...

Beautiful and poetic, G.G. Sweet words to start the day with here in Atlanta.

sazji

sazji

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Muhammara

Tangerine

Lalanga

Şakşuka

Fesenjoon

Vindaloo

Şöbiyet

Guanabana

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