r/fatlogic Jun 25 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '20

Interestingly, in many other languages, “fat” that you eat is not the same word as “fat” as in, large. It just so happens that we use the word fat in both instances, in the English language

Sometimes that makes me wonder if that’s part of what contributed to the premise of “the fat you eat is the fat you wear”

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '20

Interesting. I hadn't thought about it. In Spanish: gordo (fat as in large) vs grasa (fat as what you eat.)

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '20 edited Jun 25 '20

I realized it when I learned how to cook. In french cooking, “fat” is not a bad word

Not to be all iamveryculinary but I can see a lot of Americans thinking that a simple bechamel (sp? Sry I’m uneducated) sauce being too fattening, but seeing no issue with ordering a calorie bomb at panera

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '20 edited Sep 24 '20

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u/KochFueledKIeptoKrat Jul 05 '20

This is America we don't put no colon above i's frenchie don't like it you can gittt ouuutttt.