Burrito or tacos, guacamole or salsa, Mexican food has become central to modern American eating. Like Italian, Mexican Spanish has … More
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broccoli and brussel sprouts
Plants push up through the dirt and spawn their wild and unusual forms. That sprouting names a bunch of green … More
biscuit and biscotti
To make biscotti you back a cookie loaf, then you slice it and bake it again. Making a biscuit is … More
cake and cookie
Both cake and cookie come originally from the German cake word, kokon. That becomes the Dutch koek and little cake, koekje. When koek turns into cake, … More
gyros to barbecue
If you went to a Turkish restaurant, you’d find a vertical spit of meat, slowly turning, roasting in public. The doner … More
pine nuts to peanuts
Many nuts get their names of their trees. The pine nut comes from the pine tree. You can go deeper … More
ketchup and mustard
Tomato ketchup or catsup is probably the most American condiment. It does not tip its hat to any of its origins, … More
orange and satsuma
Like many nuts and some fruits, the origin of orange ends up with just the name for tree. In this … More
broth and breads
A boiling liquid was the beginning of our broth. The root bhreue was to heat, boil, or bubble. It gives brew, bread … More
apple and melon
The apple and melon were formally a catchall name for a many fruits. It was generic similar to how we might use … More
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