Eat Your Words. Paul Convery

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СКАЧАТЬ * food in the context of nourishment or sustenance for body and soul

      chewin’s * chow to chew on

      chompin’s * chow to chomp on

      chow * food, in common parlance

      cibaries * food stocks; catering provisions

      cibosity * food aplenty

      cibus * a Sunday-best term for food used by scholars of yore, and rarely so even then

      comestibles * articles of food

      comfort food * richly enjoyable no-fuss fave fare that brings succour as well as sweet satisfaction to the consumer

      conditement * any spice, sauce, season, or garnish used to lend pep to a dish

      confectionery * foods rich in sugar and carbohydrates, chiefly candy and chocolate

      confiture * the class of culinary goods made by preserving fruit with sugar

      conner * canned food or service rations; an expression from the forces’ lexicon

      conserve * any confection or preserve of candied fruit, such as marmalade or jam

      convenience food * commercially pre-prepared hence “ready to serve” easy meals

      cookables * items or ingredients that may be cooked for food; stuff fit for the pot

      coquillage * shellfish considered as a discrete culinary category

      corbullion * stock, broth, bouillon: flavoured liquid for cooking

      courtesy-morsel * a small quantity of food left on a diner’s plate for manners’ sake

      crassing-chetes * crunchy fruits, in the bygone idiom of the Georgian underworld

      creamery * dairy produce in the round, with particular reference to butter

      cribbing * a now outdated colloquialism for food and sustenance

      critouns * cooking refuse, notably burnt bits of fried food

      crudity * food matter resting undigested in the belly

      crug * food in general; bread crusts or crumbs in particular

      dainties * sweetmeats; titbits or treats

      dairy goods * a generic term for milk and the various food products derived from it

      delicacies * dainties, fancies, and other choice or luxury viands

      devilment * humorously, food flavoured with spicy seasonings or condiments

      dinner-piece * food for the evening meal

      dipsa * foods which produce thirst following their consumption

      dish-meat * any foodstuff such as pie cooked in an open container

      dollop * a sloppy, shapeless mass or serving of soft food

      dressing * sauce or seasoning, especially applied as a complement to salad dishes

      dulciaries * an archaic term for sweeteners or other such flavour enhancers

      eatments * items of food

      eattocks * Scottish dainties, sweets, and the like

      edibles * articles of food, in particular snacks or nibbles

      edule * edible matter

      esculents * foods that may be healthily consumed, especially fresh vegetables

      estables * an earlier form of eatables—items for the eating

      estmete * Old English epicurean fare

      exchange * a quantity of safe, alternative food for those following a diabetic diet

      fameal * basic food of the nature of meal distributed for the purpose of famine relief

      faring * food; fare

      farsure * one of many lost soundalike synonyms for farcement or forcemeat; stuffing

      fast food * inexpensive, pre-prepared, and quickly served hot food, to-go or to sit-in

      finger food * light bites requiring no utensils to consume, such as canapés

      fixings * garnish, in American English; more broadly, any food items or ingredients

      flatogen * a “gasser,” being a foodstuff notorious for producing flatulence

      flavouring * any essence or extract used to impart greater flavour to food; seasoning

      flesh-meat * animal flesh—in contrast to fish, fruit, or vegetables—as an article of food

      fodder * grub considered so poor it would be more suitable for animal consumption

      foodstuff * any substance, or class of substances, capable of providing nourishment

      foodwise * with regard to food; concerning matters culinary or consumptionary

      forcemeat * any ground or minced and well-seasoned food mixture used as stuffing

      fosterment * food, with a connotation of virtuous eating and vital nourishment

      fourment * an archaic name for cereal grains, such as wheat or more commonly corn

      fowl * poultry; by extension, in cookery, the flesh of domesticated birds used as food

      fragrant meat * a euphemism for the flesh of an exotic animal, or one not customarily killed for the pot; candidly put, dog meat

      Frankenfoods * genetically modified foods regarded as a dietary and ecological evil

      Friday-fare * fast-day food, especially fish; otherwise, plain and simple cooking

      friture * fried food

      frosting * iced confectionery, usually consumed in the form of trimming or topping

      fruitage * food fruits, variously and collectively

      fruits de mer * a culinary expression covering seafood and edible crustaceans

      functional food * any consumable item purposively fortified with specific nutrients

      furmage * formerly, a general term for cheese

      furnitures * seasoning, in particular salad dressing

      game * birds or field animals hunted or shot for the pot; hence also, the meat of same

      garbage * offal; the organs and offcuts of any creature used as a source of food

      garnison * victuals to support an army or sustain a population СКАЧАТЬ