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Why do the Americans call it “egg plant?…. and a tale of two fanny`s”

Why do the Americans call it “egg plant?…. and a tale of two fanny`s”

September 30, 2017 Food / Vegetables / Words

“Used in present-day English chiefly by America speakers as a synonym for the aubergine, aubergine was originally applied specifically to the white-skinned, egg-shaped variety of the vegetable. This was in the mid-eighteenth century (available evidence suggests that the term predates aubergine by about 30 years). By the middle of the …

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Churchill, China, Elegabalus and the Pea

Churchill, China, Elegabalus and the Pea

September 3, 2017 Vegetables

  Winston Churchill  once famously said “All the essentials of life are a mere four: hot baths, cold champagne, old brandy, and new peas”.   Peas first appeared on earth, according to Norse legend, as a sign of displeasure from the god Thor. He was angry at the lack of …

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