Food Words Worth Savoring

As we head into holiday feasting,  a few choice food words from the Miriam Webster Dictionary from their top ten list of food words worth savoring: 

Ambrosial
extremely pleasing to the senses, especially of taste or smell 
comes from the Greek word for "immortality", ambrosia was the food of the Greek and Roman gods (nectar was their drink)

Gustatory
related to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
It's a late 17th century creation coined from gustare meaning taste. In the 20th century its no stranger to cooking magazines where it is paired with words like pleasure and delight.
Distantly related to gusto, more closely related to disgust.

Piquant
agreeably stimulating to the palate, especially: spicy
engagingly provocative; also: having a lively arch charm

Postprandial
occurring after a meal
Although the Latin prandium actually means "late breakfast," postprandial now refers to activities after a meal, especially those that aid digestion.


Borborygmus
intenstinal rumbling caused by moving gas
It is an onomatopoeic or imitative—it sounds like what it describes. 

About the Word:

Ambrosia comes from the Greek word for "immortality"; ambrosia was the food of the Greek and Roman gods (nectar was their drink).

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1 : agreeably stimulating to the palate; especially: spicy

2 : engagingly provocative; also : having a lively arch charm
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Definition:

1 : agreeably stimulating to the palate; especially: spicy

2 : engagingly provocative; also : having a lively arch charm

Read more at http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/top-10-food-words-worth-savoring/piquant.html#IdDkKz6IDEXpSV3q.99

Holiday Party Food

Our culture's love of technology is equaled by it's love of celebration.  Since the l970's these all-American predilections have come together in the food processing industry.  As we approach the holiday tables laden with high protein party food, let us be thankful, skeptical and consider the unintended consequences of love and health in the most recent World Cancer Research Fund review on processed meats and cancer.