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Search - Eat Your Words : A Fascinating Look at the Language of Food
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Eat Your Words A Fascinating Look at the Language of Food Author: Baked Alaska, melba toast, hush puppies, and coconuts. You'd be surprised at how these food names came to be. And have you ever wondered why we use the expression "selling like hotcakes"? Or how about "spill the beans"? There are many fascinating and funny stories about the language of food--and the food hidden in our language! Charlotte Foltz J... more »
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Donna E. (impossible) reviewed Eat Your Words : A Fascinating Look at the Language of Food on + 3312 more book reviews
Interesting exploration of our food language such as 'sell like hotcakes', 'phoney baloney', 'lollipop', 'couch potato', 'Beef Stroganoff', and many others.
Genres:
- Children's Books >> People & Places >> Social Science >> Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
- Children's Books >> Education & Reference >> Language Arts >> General
- Cookbooks, Food & Wine >> Gastronomy >> General