Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

This is fun! I think it's super weird that you barely credited the illustrator when that's half the book's appeal. I hope you remedied that before pub. But good times! Definitely would recommend to adults and kids alike, and hopefully this will make me better at trivia!

Delighted to highlighted this new release in “Food for Thought,” a round-up of new and notable epicurean cultural history and food-related titles in the Books section of Zoomer magazine for April. (see column and mini-review at link)

A really entertaining read about the etymology of food names.I really enjoyed the authors style of writing and learned about the origins of the names of the foods we eat.

From breakfast to nightcap, have you ever stopped to think of the history of food language? Maybe wondered where the word for your favourite food is from and how it came to be in English language? If so, than this is the book for you!

Judith Tschann has a great writing style and has used it to put a lot of interesting information in a relatively small package. Tschann shows how the history of food words not only sheds light on the history of these foods themselves, but to the connections of many other topics, such as science, politics and religion.

Although, this can at times lead the author to go on seemingly unnecessary tangents and leave other areas needing more detail, I found it to be a very enjoyable and educational read.

Thank you NetGalley, Voracious, and Little, Brown and Company for access to an advance copy to review.

This was a very interesting and fun book about the history of food etymology. I learned a lot in this book, but I wish it was a little more meandering instead of referential. That's not to say that this book isn't good - it absolutely is - but the format left a little to be desired. This would make a fantastic gift for any food lovers in your life, chefs, or other history/linguistic buffs out there. 4.5 stars

Full of facts about the etymology of food-related words. Tons of fun trivia and linguistics discussion here, but not as readable as I hoped. There's less of an overarching narrative, and reads more like a topical list. Many will love this but it wasn't quite what I was looking for!

I enjoyed reading all about the origins of words for foods we eat in our day-to-day life. I'll admit I did feel a bit hungry while reading but was glad to learn more about the history of food.

A quick, fun, and informative read about the origin and evolution of food and drink terms. Part etymology, part history, this book is broken down into the main meals of the day and covers a range of words in an easy to read format. Can be read all the way through or picked up at random to focus on a particular subsection. Readers interested in linguistics. food history, or fascinating factoids. will enjoy this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel. 4/5 stars.

As someone who suffered gleefully through a history of the English language class in college (and then wished that there had been more linguistic classes and even considered doing an advanced degree in linguistics) this book was an absolute delight. Not only did I learn WAY more than I ever need to know about food and words and even words not relating to food, but it's also humorous and relatively easy to digest (food pun unintended) for those who may not have a linguistic background.

I also like how it was short, brief explanations of the etymology and I also liked all the history (and honestly, the adultness) that was tied in. Will I retain most of this information? No, but some of it will stick when I inevitably have more weird facts to add to my one I already had about linguini meaning little tongues (not only was this from my professor BUT this book also has a section on what pasta names mean...without linguini though).

I did deduct a star though because quite a bit of it felt like an etymological ramble and sometimes the train of thought would start somewhere and end up at a completely different thing and it was hard to follow the progression (tbh, some of them needed flow charts) but this was a delight. I would definitely recommend reading in small, bite size chunks though. (that pun was intended).

I'm not a foodie, but I am something of an amateur linguist. As such, this book was an absolute treasure trove. If you're ready for a brand new perspective on the things that sustain you, read this book. It has just the right mix of educational and entertaining to make for a perfectly enjoyable work of nonfiction. Recommended. Thanks Netgalley.

A funny, irreverent dive into the history of many common food and drink names. Plus bonus tips: like did you know that “Chicago” is derived from the Miami-Illinois word for “Wild leeks”?

Word nerds and cooks alike will enjoy this!

An interesting dive into the origins of food words! The author goes through meal by meal (with some interludes) and shows the origin of words like bread, coffee, and more. I really enjoyed this book - it was easy to read, and I learned a lot!

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.