Anna Mindess
Sign language interpreter by day, food writer by night; endlessly fascinated by the interplay of what we eat and who we are.
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East Bay Ethnic Eats
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- Dinner with The Spice Whisperer
- Sushi California: 27 years as Berkeley’s Beloved Japanese restaurant with an Okinawan Twist
- A Dozen Deaf Foodies Savor Gourmet Ghetto Tasting Tour in ASL
- FuseBOX Electrifies West Oakland with Chef Chang’s Korean Small Plates
- How to Buy a Live Fish in Oakland Chinatown for Chinese New Year
- Café Raj Creates Community and Great Food
- Mazatlán’s Endless Seafood Fiesta
- Watermelon and Pomegranate to celebrate Persian Longest Night of the Year
- Ancient Ethiopian Cuisine Honored with a Limited Run At Guest Chef
- Noriko Nurtures Berkeley Diners with Homey Japanese Dishes
- Afghan Food Chinese food Denmark Ethiopian food France German Food gluten-free food Hawaiian food holiday food Immigrants' stories Indian food Italy Japan Japanese food Jewish Food Korean food Lebanese food lucky food Mexican food Middle Eastern Food Morocco Persian/Iranian Politeness Spain Sweden Thai food Turkey Uncategorized vegetarian ffod Vietnamese food
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Tag Archives: arabic
Food Speaks in Many Tongues – Edible Idioms in 17 Languages
Porridge Head! Sweetie-Pie. Adaptable Tomato. Every language uses descriptive food phrases as insults, endearments, warnings and advice. Here is a smorgasbord of food metaphors and idioms in 17 languages including French, ASL, Danish, Chinese, German, Spanish, Turkish, Hebrew, Italian and Arabic Continue reading →
Posted in ASL, Chinese food, Denmark, Food Idioms, France, German Food, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Persian/Iranian, Politeness, Turkey
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Tagged arabic, ASL, chinese, Danish, Farsi, food idioms, food metaphors, french, german, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Joe Lurie, Lali Ghlonti, Monier Attar, Mostafa Raiss El Fenni, Simone Fung, spanish, Turkish, Yiddish
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