aimsme:lostgrrrls:dangeraptor:i think i need to reblog this so that i can find it later and referenc
aimsme:lostgrrrls:dangeraptor:i think i need to reblog this so that i can find it later and reference it when i have both the internet and a functioning kitchen at home. Wish this had baking recommendations as well (since that’s my preferred method of cooking many, if not most, of these veggies), but still a good resource.why do Americans have such weird names for things my goodness‘capsicum’ and ‘eggplant’ and ‘zucchini’ they’re peppers and aubergines and courgettes you silliesI swear it’s like you’re trying to make googling recipes difficultGlad you asked! Actually, the original word for ‘eggplant’ is… eggplant! The original variety was white, so it was thought to look like an egg. 'Aubergine’ means 'a kind of peach’, which makes a lot less sense to me, but as an American, I’m biased. As always, you can blame the French.'Zucchini’ is a plural of 'zucchino’, which is a diminutive of the Italian 'zucca’, so basically it means 'little squash, little gourd’. 'Courgette’, meanwhile, means… the same thing! But in French. (It’s a diminutive of 'courge’.)As an American, I can tell you that 'capsicum’ isn’t used very often, we call them peppers or bell peppers. 'Capsicum’ is either from the Greek 'kapto’, meaning 'to bite’, or Latin 'capsa’, meaning 'box’. We don’t honestly know for sure (Ask Joseph Pitton de Tournefort). 'Pepper’ is more commonly used, anyway, due to the pepper-y flavor. -- source link
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