Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The origin of the lingo is unknown, but there is evidence suggesting it may have been used by waiters as early as the 1870s and 1880s. Many of the terms used are lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek and some are a bit racy or ribald, [3] but are helpful mnemonic devices for short-order cooks and staff. [2]
Ten other Italian regions have their variant of maggot-infested cheese, but while the products elsewhere are regarded as one-offs, casu marzu is intrinsically part of Sardinian food culture. The ...
Strongly-flavored cheeses, such as blue cheese, Gamalost, goat cheese, or Limburger; Chili pepper, the common source of "hot" spices. Chitterlings (commonly referred to as "chitlins"), boiled or stewed pig intestines; Coriander (also known as cilantro); some people perceive an unpleasant "soapy" taste and/or a rank smell.
hard cheese/hard lines Bad luck. [163] [164] hardman or hard man A man who is ruthless and/or violent. [165] [166] helmet The glans of the penis. [167] henry A henry is (or was) an eighth of an ounce (as in Henry the 8th) = in weight to a decimal penny honk Vomit. [168] hook it To run away quickly. [169] hooky or hookey 1.
Word list Drawing up a comprehensive list of words in English is important as a reference when learning a language as it will show the equivalent words you need to learn in the other language to achieve fluency.
It is a popular street food in Indonesia, sold by travelling food cart. Mohinga: Myanmar: A hot and sour soup made with catfish and rice noodles; often eaten for breakfast. [203] It is considered to be a national dish of Myanmar. [204] Momo: Nepal, Bhutan, Northeast and Northern India A hot dumpling from the Himalayas that can be steamed or fried.
Carpaccio [a] is a dish of meat or fish [1] (such as beef, veal, venison, salmon or tuna), thinly sliced or pounded thin, and served raw, typically as an appetiser.It was invented in by Giuseppe Cipriani founder of Harry's Bar in Venice, Italy, and popularised during the second half of the twentieth century.
A canapé may also be referred to as finger food, although not all finger foods are canapés. Crackers or small slices of bread or toast or puff pastry are cut into various shapes, used as the base for savory butters or pastes, and often topped with other savory foods such as meat, cheese, fish, caviar , foie gras , purées or relish .