Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Incanestrato cheese
A very sharp, white, hard, Sicilian cheese generally grated for use.
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Imperial tea
Green tea processed through a technique that generates a voluminous, rounded, spiral-shaped leaf.
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Imbu
A light yellow fruit resembling a mature greengage plum. The supple, succulent flesh carries a flavor reminiscent of that of an orange and can be consumed raw or employed in the production of jelly.
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Icicle pickle
A longitudinal slice extracted from a sizable cucumber, and immersed in boiling water, vinegar, and salt after being firmly packed in a container. These pickles must be allowed to mature for six weeks before consumption.
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Ice cream salt
A granular salt with rough texture utilized in cooling the blend while making homemade ice cream, despite the fact that some recipes include this salt as an ingredient as well.
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Icebox pudding
A dessert created by enveloping a bowl with sponge cake, ladyfingers, or a similar item, on top of which a sweetened and flavored filling is either poured, or added in layers with the cake, and then cooled for several hours
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Hyson tea
A variant of Chinese green tea characterized by a tangy, delicate taste, and processed in such a way that the leaves have a contorted or curled appearance.
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Hutspot
Onions, carrots, and potatoes, chopped into small pieces, simmered together, and then crushed with milk and butter.
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Hussar toast
Bread that has become stale, sautéed until crispy, sprinkled with salt, and rubbed with a clove of garlic.
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Hush puppy
A beignet composed of cornmeal and diced onion, cooked using residual oil from frying fish. Allegedly, the name has its origins in the desire to satiate the hunger of famished canines that loitered around fish fry events. Spheres of cornmeal batter were fried and flung their way while commanding them to “hush, puppy!”
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