Eat, Drink and Make Merry

Eat, Drink and Make Merry

Face it, one of the few things I like more than words is food.
All of the following words pertain to food or drink in some way. Some definitions are pretty straight forward. Others may make you want to leave the table.

Allotriophagy: (n) a) eating all of the time b) a theory of food combining where protein, complex carbohydrates and fiber must be eaten in equal amounts at the same time. c) an open air, communal, Roman kitchen. d) craving of strange foods

Bananavorious: (adj) a) allergic to bananas. b) craving bananas. c) eating a diet almost exclusively consisting of bananas. d) craving foods with yellow dye.

Chankings (n) a) spat out food; i.e. rinds, pits and small bones. b) edible intestines of pork of beef. c) candy necklaces. d) Chinese food cooked in the style of the Northern provinces.

Chthonophagia: (n) a) trauma associated with food. b) eating dirt. c) food of the underworld gods. d) food of the dead.

Culinary: (adj) a) an accumulation of food. b) the art of slicing and cutting for garnishing. c) of or related to cooking. d) cleaning fish.

Dipsetic: (adj) a) thirst provoking. b) causing dyspepsia. c) describing foods that are better with dip or sauces. d) adding gelatin to factory baked goods to make them set better and keep from breaking up during shipping.

Discubation: (n) a) cooking chicks in the eggs, a Roman delicacy. b) reclining during meals. c) round cakes or pastries. d) a movement towards more natural, less processed foods.

Esculent: (adj) a) delectable b) edible. c) poisonous. d) fattening

Galactophagist: (n) a) one who’s appetite is enormous. b) a cook who specializes in cooking with dairy products. c) a person who inspects food for insect larva. d) one who drinks milk

Glycolimia: (n) a) inability to digest sugars. b) sugar water used in iv drip. c) adding sugar or honey to beans or legumes. d) craving for sweet foods

Ingluvious: (adj) a) given to excessive eating. b) food that “sticks to the ribs” c) tending to indulge in sweets. d) requiring intravenous feeding.

Mycophagy: (n) a) a disorder where a person hordes food, normally triggered by long periods of food deprivation. b) eating of foods believed to improve intelligence. c) eating of mushrooms or other fungus d) study of edible microorganisms.

Nucivorous: (adj) a) concerned with eating nutritious foods, b) eating only fresh foods, c) nut eating d) picky about one's food to the point of starvation.

Oligophagous: (adj) a) leaf eaters. b) picky; eating only certain foods c) a fat substitute used in some margarine and processed baked goods. d) always leaving a small portion of the plate; not finishing one’s food.

Theophagy: (n) a) the worship of food. b) Literally “God- Eating” the ritual practice of communion. c) food of the soul d) mana or food from above.