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Toes
In German, the word for a "clove of garlic" isknoblauchzehe-- literally, "garlic toe." In Argentina, it's not a clove or a toe of garlic, but a diente--literally, a "tooth.
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Nose
Ever wonder what they call that fatty bump at the tail end of a cooked turkey? It's called the "pope's nose" or the "parson's nose," presumably because it does look like a nose. (In France, though, it's called le sot-l'y-laisse, which roughly translates to "only a silly person won't eat it.")
Arm
The word "pretzel" goes back to a Latin word that means "little arm." Tradition holds that the monk who invented this knotted biscuit wanted to symbolize "arms folded in prayer." The Latin word found its way into German as brezeland later into English as "pretzel."
In Chile, there's a delicious type of jelly roll made of yellow cake, filled with dulce de leche and covered in coconut, called brazo de reina or "the queen's arm." There are other variations of this around the world. In Spain, it's brazo de gitano or "gypsy's arm.
Fingers
Ladyfingers are light and airy sponge cakes, used to make tiramisu, that resemble a lady's delicate fingers
Ears
That scoop-shaped pasta known as orecchietti has a name that in Italian means "little ears.
Hair
In Italy, if you order a plate ofcapelli d'angelo, you'll be feasting on "angel hair," so named because it's imagined to be as fine as the hair of those heavenly beings.
In France, you don't ask for cotton candy at the fair — you ask for barbe a` papa or "Dad's beard." Yum
Eyes
Red-eye gravy is a mixture of ham drippings and coffee. The heavier ingredients settle into a dark red "eye" at the bottom of the bowl.
In Romania, you don't ask for "fried eggs," but oua chiuri--literally, eggs that look like eyes.
Black-eyed peas are peas that look like they've been in a fight. (Maybe they should sign a peas treaty?)
Mouth
In France, a puff pastry filled with creamed seafood is called a bouch'ee—literally, "a mouthful."
If you're eating a plateful of "linguini," you're dining on a food with an Italian name that literally means "little tongues."
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Tummies
There's a sweet, eggy stuffed pastry in Portugal calledbarriga de freira, which literally means "nun tummy." There are lots of variations, but it usually involves egg yolks, sugar, butter, and vanilla extract and some of them do indeed look like tummies, although no one's sure how these treats became associated specifically with nuns.
