Thursday, 16 October 2014

A Linguist's History Of The Foods You Love

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You probably think you know where fish and chips comes from. Britain, right? It's pretty much the national dish. Fried fish. Fried potatoes. Vinegar sauce. Pip pip, cheerio, and all that. Well, you're wrong.

Dan Jurafsky, author of the fascinating new book 'The Language of Food', explains where fish and chips comes from, the origins of ketchup and why we toast.

(via Look At This...)

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