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Augury was a Greco-Roman religion practice of observing the behavior of birds, to receive omens. When the individual, known as the augur , read these signs, it was referred to as "taking the auspices".
These distinctions clearly point to the times of the prehistory of Latium and testify the archaic quality of the art of augury. [4] The jus augurale (augural law) was rigorously secret, therefore very little about the technical aspects of ceremonies and rituals has been recorded. We have only the names of some auguria:
1. Ladyfingers, Heels of Bread, and Other Body Parts in Food. There is a stunning amount of food with human body part terminology. Heels of bread, ears of corn, heads of lettuce, toes of garlic ...
No. The first known French toast-like dish appeared in “Apicius,” a cookbook featuring recipes from the first through fifth centuries A.D. The French don’t call this dish “French toast.”
Since all of these names are words derived from place names, they are all toponyms. This article covers English language food toponyms which may have originated in English or other languages. According to Delish.com, "[T]here's a rich history of naming foods after cities, towns, countries, and even the moon." [1]
2. Bubble and Squeak. Leave it to the British to come up with some weird food names.Bubble and squeak is a cheap dish of leftover potatoes and cabbage fried together, sometimes with meat or bacon.
Cobbler (food) – Baked dish resembling a pie – fruit baked with a topping of biscuits; Coconut jam – Jam made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar; Compote – Dessert of fruit cooked in syrup; Cranachan – Scottish dessert; Crema de fruta – Filipino layer cake
Angel wings are a traditional sweet crisp pastry made out of dough that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Common to many European cuisines, angel wings have been incorporated into other regional cuisines (such as American cuisine) by immigrant populations.