How Popular Foods Got Their Names
From cappuccino coffee to romaine lettuce and ladyfinger cookies, we share the backstory of the colorful food words we use every day with help from author Judith Tschann.
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From cappuccino coffee to romaine lettuce and ladyfinger cookies, we share the backstory of the colorful food words we use every day with help from author Judith Tschann.
A new book exploring the origins of common food terms — from bialy to lima bean to bibimbap — is a fascinating history of how we eat and cook.
How to achieve immortality and have a food named after you Aimee Levitt © Photo: The Washington Post (Getty Images), The Washington Post (Getty Images), Boston Globe (Getty I... Clockwise from upper left: Tarte tatin, mapo tofu, Cobb salad, Battenberg cake As I grow older and begin worrying about my mortality, I understand why people have children: who else will bother to remember you after you’re dead? But surely there must be an easier way than being pregnant for nine months (and all the nausea, hormonal changes, and inability to sleep on one’s stomach this implies), ...