Questions tagged [food]
Questions related to food, nutrients, dishes, drinks and other things that humans and other animals consume for sustenance.
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Is the term "Hot dog" a misnomer? If not, then what makes a term a misnomer?
I recently engaged in a lively debate with a friend about whether the term "hot dog" qualifies as a misnomer. My argument stemmed from the fact that a hot dog doesn't actually contain dog ...
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What is the overall-encompassing term for the "fruit-like" plant growths that we use for harvest and consumption
What is a good term for plants whose parts, either as tubers, roots, or fruit/seeds are harvested and consumed? I exclude plants such as hemp and flax whose fibres are used, or, for example, poppies ...
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Is catechin an ingredient, a composition, or a compound of green tea?
I have a feeling that the word "ingredient" implies that it was intended to be there by human, while catechin is not an additive, but was naturally in the tea leaves. Giving another example, ...
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Lozenge and lozenger, obsolete or not?
When I was a kid, I'd heard folks calling a confection as "LOZENGER".
Nowadays, to my surprise, this word is completely replaced by toffees cough- drops sweet- tablets candies bla… bla… bla… ...
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What are the building blocks of food called?
What can the building block chemicals of food - like starch, pectin - be called?
I thought of "constituents" (my favourite) and "components" but is there a more specific or ...
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When and why did the word "pasta" become commonly used?
I remember sometime around 1980 that people started calling pasta... "pasta". I was in a used book store this past weekend and stumbled across two copies of the Better Homes and Gardens New ...
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Etymology of fruit names (the unusual formation of berry fruit names and the indigenous fruits of England)
I am from Italy. Italy has a warmer climate than England, and some fruits that naturally grow in Italy (and maybe they do not naturally grow in England) have an English name that sounds a lot like the ...
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What is the equivalent word to oenology for the study of, knowledge of or expertise in alcoholic drinks and making them?
Apologies in advance, I am no linguist and don't know the proper terminology for things.
I am looking for a collective word to describe someone who is interested in alcohol, makes cocktails, brews, ...
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Word for someone who abstains from eating mammal-derived foods (meat and milk)
Is there a single word that refers to someone who doesn't eat food derived from mammals? This person would eat fish and other seafood, poultry, eggs, but would not eat the meat of mammals, nor ...
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Why are corporate food outlets called stores?
For some years now I've heard fast-food locations referred to as "stores" and that strikes me as odd. A burger joint might not be everyone's idea of a restaurant but why call it a store?
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Word the texture of food, like leeks: slippery with a hint of chewiness and crunchiness
Looking for a word that would best describe the texture of leeks, particularly noticeable in my experience in some Chinese dishes.
When the leeks are a bit slippery with a very slight note of ...
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Meaning of “this food has a bite to it”
If I say “I prefer my steak/burger to have a bite to it”, I’m referring to it having enough thickness or density. Is this a proper usage of the word “bite”? My wife says she’s always heard the word ...
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What is the cold version of spicy?
My boyfriend recently told me that my new mouthwash was "spicy". Is that the right word to describe a strong minty flavour?
Example sentence:
Hot sauce is to "spicy" as mint is to....
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A collective word for finding community through sharing food
Looking for a word that would describe or better describe finding community amongst sharing food or finding community because of food shared.
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What to call a small restaurant which serves only a single type of food? [duplicate]
In my location, there are many small restaurants that each serve only a single type of food, e.g., noodles, noodle soup,... mainly noodles but only 1 single type.
It's not a café, not a cafeteria, not ...
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