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Words of Food and Cooking: Culinary Vocabulary Through History
📅 July 10, 2025•⏱️ 10 min read•📖 0 words
Food vocabulary famously reflects Norman conquest: Anglo-Saxon farmers raised "cow," "pig," "sheep," while Norman nobility ate "beef," "pork," "mutton."
Anglo-Saxon Farming
Cow, pig, sheep, chicken—Germanic names for animals raised by common people.
Norman Dining
Beef, pork, mutton, poultry—French names for meat served to nobility.
French Cuisine
Cuisine, culinary, sauté, blanch—French dominates sophisticated cooking vocabulary.
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Conclusion
Food vocabulary vividly demonstrates social class divisions after Norman conquest, preserved in modern English.
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