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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
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
Zechpreller A person who leaves a restaurant without paying German adverse action food
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
sobremesa After-dinner conversation Spanish food friends
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
Uzsonna A meal between lunch and dinner Hungarian food time
Schnapsdrossel A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk German food habits
Fika Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues Swedish food friends
Vprikusku Drinking tea through pieces of sugar Russian food action
Scrumping Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees English food action
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Gourmand One who is excessively fond of eating and drinking. French food attribute
Abbiocco The feeling of falling asleep after lunch or dinner Italian food feeling
Pålägg Anything that you can put in a sandwich Swedish food attribute
Aşermek The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant Turkish food
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Engili (ఎంగిలి) Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. Telugu adverse food
Saucer To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread French action food
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
piñcu (பிஞ்சு) Young, baby fruit Tamil food
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
Shemomedjamo (შემომეჭამა) To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. Georgian food




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