Brandy Blends In the previous article, we talked about fruit juices as modifiers, talking in detail about the basic ratios of base spirit, modifiers and balancers used in sour-type cocktails. Two of the most well-known examples of classic cocktails of this type include the sidecar and the daiquiri, both stalwarts of the cocktail collection, and…
Month: July 2022
Chaul, Chow, Chai: Word Meanings
Semantics and Pragmatics So far in our series, we have examined etymology and phonetics, with interesting culinary digressions. This week, we will focus on two branches of linguistics that deal with meaning of words in a language. While semantics deals with the literal meaning of a word in a sentence, its counterpart, pragmatics, has an…
Cream, Crème, Crema: Word Sounds
Phonetics and Phonology Last time, we talked a little bit about etymology and word origins. This time, we’ll discuss the sound of words, which is the subject matter of phonetics and phonology. Phonetics refers to the study of sounds in language as a whole, while phonology refers to the specific sounds in a particular language….
Pesto, Pork, Potato: Word Origins
Historical Lingusitics and Etymology Linguistics is the scientific study of language. I’ve been dabbling with some of its basic concepts for the past couple of months and found certain aspects of it making perfect sense in a culinary context. This month, I’ll try my best to project my rudimentary knowledge of certain aspects of linguistics…
Food Words: Biscuits and Gravy
I’ve got a rather special series lined up for you this July. It is something I’ve been working on for months now, and combines two of my passions: food and linguistics. Through food anecdotes and examples, I will try to explain the multiple facets of languages around the world. My grip on linguistics is rather…
The Gourmet Glutton 