Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Pisan Zapra The time needed to eat a banana Malay time measurement food
Şikemperver Someone who is very fond of eating and drinking Turkish food happiness
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
Abbiocco The feeling of falling asleep after lunch or dinner Italian food feeling
Fika Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues Swedish food friends
Fika Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet Swedish food society
Saucer To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread French action food
Uitbuiken Literally means giving your belly or stomach space to expand after a proper dinner. It signifies being so full that you really have to go lay down and ''uitbuiken''. Dutch food action
Schnapsdrossel A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk German food habits
Zechpreller A person who leaves a restaurant without paying German adverse action food
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
Goso When you smell sesame oil - that nutty, flavorful, aromatic - mostly used to describe smells of sesame and/or bean paste Korean sensory food
Pålegg Anything that you can put in a sandwich Norwegian food
Urkn Similar to Siwon but has a greater depth in taste. Literally derived from "face-chilling spicy" Usually used to describe heavier stews than word "siwon" Korean food taste
Tretår A second refill or “threefill” of coffee Swedish measurement food
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event
Siwon Usually meanng cool or cold, but when used in the context of dining, means the taste which achieves the ideal umami such that the food feels cool Korean food attribute
Gamchil Korean word of Umami, best translated as "flavorful" and "tasty." Used often when describing a dish that achieves entirely new level of flavor by combining elements from ukegon, meaning land, sea and sky. Korean food taste
Dreikäsehoch A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another German measurement food
Chai-Pani Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done Hindi food action
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life




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