Diemer, Stefan (Hrsg.): Sprache und Essen. Ansichten einer linguistischen Kulinaristik. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 2025. – ISBN 978-3-8260-7737-1. 428 Seiten, € 49,80 (Jahrbuch für Kulinaristik 6).

Key Points

• The article examines the relationship between language and culinary practices, focusing on linguistic interpretations in gastronomy.
• Review of literature in culinary linguistics
• Analysis of language used in food contexts
• Interpretation of cultural significance in culinary terms
• Demonstrates the interconnectedness of language and food culture
• Highlights the role of linguistic expressions in culinary identity
• Finds that language shapes our understanding and experience of food