Eat Your Words. Paul Convery
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Eat Your Words
The definitive dictionary for the discerning diner
Paul Convery
Mango Publishing
Coral Gables
Copyright © 2019 Paul Convery
Published by Mango Publishing, a division of Mango Media Inc.
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Eat Your Words: The Definitive Dictionary for the Discerning Diner
Library of Congress Cataloging
ISBN: (p) 978-1-64250-134-6 (e) 978-1-64250-135-3
BISAC: CKB071000 COOKING / Reference
LCCN: 2019948611
Printed in the United States of America
For eatymologists, bibliophagists, and
verbivores everywhere
Table of Contents
Foodstuffs: Classes and Categories
Items and Ingredients from the Plant World
Items and Ingredients from the Animal World
Fishing, Farming, and Food Production
Dainty Dishes and Choice Cuisine
A Cornucopia of Culinary Delights from the English-Speaking World
A Cornucopia of Culinary Delights from the Rest of the World
Tasting Notes: Flavour, Freshness (and So Forth)
Dietary Regimes and Feeding Routines
Picas, Phagias, and Other Perverted Appetites