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Romaine wasn't built in a day : the delightful history of food language / Judith Tschann ; illustrations by Peter Tschann-Grimm.

Tschann, Judith,

Book | Voracious, Little, Brown and Company | 2023 | First edition.

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Edition	First edition.
Description	viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents	Breakfast: word origins of our morning fare -- Midmorning java break: food origins of computer jargon -- Lunch: foods names after people, places, and body parts -- Happy hour: word origins of alcohol, cocktails, and liquor vessels -- Dinner: word origins of veggies, meats, nuts, and sweets -- Nightcaps: evening drinks and end-of-the-day thoughts about food language -- Appendix: languages from which English has borrowed food words.
Summary	"Food and words--we rely on both to sustain our daily lives. We begin each morning hungry for nourishment and conversation, and our happiest moments and fondest memories are often filled with ample servings of both. Food historian Judith Tschann celebrates this glorious intersection of linguistic and culinary affinities with Romaine Wasn't Built in a Day, a decadent romp through the history of food words"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-218) and index.
Subject	Food -- Terminology. Gastronomy -- Terminology. Food. Gastronomy.
Genre/Form	Terminology.
Added Author	Tschann-Grimm, Peter,
Added Title	Romaine was not built in a day Delightful history of food language
ISBN	9780316389372 (hardcover) 0316389374 (hardcover)