Beautiful food words

[Markian]

sexiest food words:

molten

bacon

uni

salsify/scorzonera

[naguere]

Café-Crème

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

[srhcb]

Sexiest food word ?

Velveetaly!

SB (maybe you had to be there? )

edited for grammar

Edited October 19, 2006 by srhcb (log)

[ludja]

Velveety Yours,

SB

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Truffliciously yours,

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

[FabulousFoodBabe]

Truffliciously yours,

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

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And I'm lovin' truffle-licious.

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

[miladyinsanity]

Gochujang

Mango

Guava

[Peter B Wolf]

Chanterelles

[elrap]

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

Edited October 24, 2006 by elrap (log)

[chefzadi]

couscous

[ludja]

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

Edited October 24, 2006 by ludja (log)

[chefzadi]

don't forget the little guy for little caesar's pizza

"pizza-pizza"

[Reefpimp]

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?

[JasonTrue]

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).

[racheld]

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.

Macaroon.

Vinaigrette.

Souffle.

[oceanfish]

I met a beautiful woman named Marjolaine. It sounds so much better in French. Marjoram is so much more clinical.

[Hiroyuki]

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.

[Malaclypse]

I've always been a fan of maillard as in maillard reaction.

[Kent Wang]

As we're discussing in the Specialty sugars thread, many of the sugar terms are beautiful:

muscavado

turbinado

piloncillo

[K8memphis]

Cinnamon Cinnamon Cinnamon!

[The Blissful Glutton]

umami--such a sexy word

[Carrot Top]

fricadelle . . .

[maher]

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.]

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" ...

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

[sazji]

Muhammara

Tangerine

Lalanga

Şakşuka

Fesenjoon

Vindaloo

Şöbiyet

Guanabana