Franklin Roosevelt took nearly a month of preparation and a full 10,000 words—his longest message ever—to propose his food policy to Congress. He had reason for the work and the words: he knew that to ...

Language differences can be delightful and confusing, especially when it comes to food words between British English and American English. In this video we explore twenty British food terms that often ...

It’s September, which means that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is due for its quarterly update. And, as expected, as our food culture grows in this country, so does the list of culinary words ...

Words are full of pulchritude, and while using such a term to describe words as beautiful might seem a bit supercilious and sesquipedalian in this day and age, the truth is that the dictionary holds ...

Fluffernutter: a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow crème between two slices of white sandwich bread. If you’re from the Northeast, you may be familiar with the sweet “delicacy” known as ...

As we enter PSL season, it appears that pumpkin spice has found itself a new ally: the dictionary. Merriam-Webster, the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States, has added several new food ...

That said, there are a few times you should absolutely pay attention to what's printed on that box, can, or bag of food. Food manufacturers use a range of words and phrases on their labels and, ...