Four Foods On Friday 119

Sorry I’m late again!

I’m always fascinated by the different names a food has in different geographical places. When we lived in New Hampshire, shortly after moving there we were at a flea market with friends. The guy said “I’m going to get some tonic, do you want some”. Thinking he meant tonic water I passed. He came back with Cokes. I mentioned I would have liked a Coke and he said I just asked you and you said no. That was my first experience with foods being called something other than I was used to. So let’s see what you all call some things that I know have other names.

1. How do you pronounce manicotti? Men-e-got, man-i-cotti or some other way?
2. What do you can the carbonated drink that comes in a bottle? Soda, tonic, pop, fizzy or something else?
3. What do you call a sandwich on a long roll? Sub, grinder, hoagie, hero, poor boy or something else?
4. Do you call it broth, boullion or stock? How do you make chicken stock?

My answers.

1. When I was young I pronounced it man-i-cotti. Now I pronounce it men-e-got, it changed after I started discussing food with Italians.
2. Soda.
3. Sub.
4. Boullion if it came from a cube or powder and is in a cup and I’m drinking it. Broth if it came in a liquid. Stock is what you cook with and I’ve never made one from scratch, which is why I’m asking for a recipe.

That’s all for this week. If you have any ideas for questions please feel free to email them and I’ll include them in future editions.