Food & Drink

Ingredients, meals, cooking, taste, and the table.

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/vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/ Extreme eagerness to eat; greedy hunger. M S

/ˈeɹ.ə.li/ lightly M S

/ˈfɔɹsmiːt/ a finely ground and seasoned mixture of meat or fish used as a stuffing M S

/ˈmɑ(l)mzi/ a rich sweet fortified wine, especially a Madeira made from the Malvasia grape M S

/ˈsæl.vɚ/ a flat tray, often made of silver or another metal, used for formally serving or presenting things M S

/ˈkæfɪˌneɪt/ To drink coffee or other caffeinated drinks to feel more awake and alert. M S

/ˈhærɪkoʊ/ a common bean, especially a small dried white bean used in cooking M S

/ˈtoʊ.pɚ/ dated: a person who drinks alcohol heavily or habitually M S

/ˈpɔrɪndʒər/ a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle) M S

/ˌæsəˈfɛtɪdə/ the brownish gum resin of various plants M S

/məməˈliɡə/ a Romanian maize porridge, similar to polenta M S

/ˈvaɪ.ənd/ an item or dish of food, especially a choice dish; now chiefly literary and often plural M S

/ˈtæpˌruːm/ a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served from taps or over a counter M S

/ˈoʊtˌkeɪk/ Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal. M S

/ˈkʌm.fɪt/ a confection consisting of a nut, seed, spice, or piece of fruit coated with sugar M S

/ˈfuːdləs/ having or receiving no food M S

/friːˈhoʊl/ a bean, especially a common bean of a kind widely eaten in Mexico and the southwestern United States M S

/ˌmʌskəˈvɑːdoʊ/ a dark, moist, minimally refined cane sugar that retains much of its natural molasses M S

/ˈd͡ʒoʊɹəm/ a large drinking bowl or vessel, together with the drink it holds M S

/ˈtʃɑːrki/ meat, especially beef, preserved by cutting it into strips and drying it M S

/ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/ a sweet, aromatic melon of the species Cucumis melo, including cantaloupes and related varieties M S

/ˈvaɪnəs/ Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine. M S

/ˈvɪt.lɚ/ a person who supplies food and provisions to an army, navy, ship, or other organized body M S

/ˈvɪtəl/ food or provisions, especially supplies kept for a journey, military force, or household M S

gallinaceous C2

/ɡælɪˈneɪʃəs/ of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean M S

/ˈspaɪsəri/ spices considered collectively; archaic or literary M S

/ˈɡɔɹmənˌdaɪz/ dated: to eat greedily or in excessive quantities M S

/ˈvɝdʒuːs/ a sharply acidic juice pressed from unripe grapes, crab apples, or other sour fruit and used in cooking M S

/ˈwaɪnˌbɪbər/ dated or literary: a person who habitually or excessively drinks wine or other alcohol M S

/ˈkwɑfəbəl/ easy and pleasant to drink, often referring to wine or other beverages M S

/mɪˈθɛɡlɪn/ a mead flavored with herbs or spices, historically sometimes prepared as a medicinal drink M S

/ˈwɑstəl/ historical: a fine white bread or cake made from carefully sifted wheat flour M S

/ˌfærəˈneɪʃəs/ made from, containing, or rich in flour or starch M S

/ˈɛskjələnt/ fit or suitable to be eaten; edible M S

/ˈwaɪnˌliːz/ the sediment of yeast, grape matter, and other particles that settles after wine fermentation M S

/bɹeɪz/ to cook food slowly in a covered pan with a small amount of liquid M S

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