What's a good word to replace "garlicky"?
I don't think I'm the only one who's annoyed by the overuse of the word "garlicky," (Though I could be wrong; perhaps I'm just whiny.) so I find myself trying to think of words to replace it.
So far, my husband and I have come up with a couple:
garlescent - sort of like irisdescent, I suppose...
or
garlicious - also implies deliciousness.
Or, here's a thought - maybe we should just add an -ed to anything with garlic...as in, "garliced yogurt dip," instead of "garlicky yogurt dip."
I could just be crazy.
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21 Comments:
garlectable - like delectable
garlicate - delicate use of garlic, mostly for things flavored with roasted garlic
garlificent - magnificent use of garlic
KTempesta at 3:00PM on 11/08/09
full of garlic and yes it's splitting hairs
JerzeeTomato at 3:14PM on 11/08/09
Garlesque
sailordave at 3:23PM on 11/08/09
Garoccoco
sailordave at 3:24PM on 11/08/09
Post-garlic
sailordave at 3:25PM on 11/08/09
Garamond
sailordave at 3:26PM on 11/08/09
Yummy.
PoorOldMama at 3:34PM on 11/08/09
Full of Allium sativum
BiereBeer at 4:00PM on 11/08/09
Stinky
tusti at 4:28PM on 11/08/09
Abounding with the flavor of The Stinking Rose
onepercent99 at 4:44PM on 11/08/09
Tuscan style.
phenoderr at 4:56PM on 11/08/09
I'd say Garlic Yogurt Dip rather than garlicky.
dbcurrie at 5:21PM on 11/08/09
Wards off vampires and potential mates.
dhorst at 5:30PM on 11/08/09
The Great "Scape"
Gone Gilroy
CJ McD at 7:28PM on 11/08/09
I guess I'm one that just doesn't mind "garlicky" or as JerzeeTomato suggests "full of garlic" .
yankeesgal at 7:29PM on 11/08/09
@tusti, Stinky works for me. While I love garlic, and use it generously in my cooking, I had one amazing interview with a potential contract hire some years ago. He reeked so of garlic -- like pouring out the pores -- and we were in a small room. It was all I could do to keep the interview to a respectable minimal time. Gack.
Those job pimps send every and anyone out. Words to the wise, in these job short times....brush your teeth, and be careful what you eat!
whoot at 9:19PM on 11/08/09
You're not crazy. I've thought the same thing about certain words meant to describe food, especially "crispy", which, I once heard was coined by advertisers in the 1950s for a product that was crisp, but they didn't think calling it "crisp" would do the trick. I heard that back in the day at summer camp, so it may be total urban legend. Either way, I think "crisp" sounds so much more appetizing.
Also, I love Andrew Zimmern, but when I first watched his show, I wanted to smack him in the head with a thesaurus, because every word he uses to describe anything is just a noun with a "y" on the end. As in, "Mmm. This oyster is briny and oystery and oceany... Let's try the shrimp fetus, Oh it's shrimpy and fetusy, but there is nothing more olivy than this olive I'm eating."
Anyway, what about "garlic-esque"? Like, "kafkaesque". Or maybe "garlesque" - but that sounds a bit like "burlesque" - oh! @sailordave - great minds think alike!
yayfood at 10:29PM on 11/08/09
Eh, I think I would be more annoyed by "garlicious" than "garlicky"...sorry :)
Chew on That at 11:09PM on 11/08/09
@gildeddawn, LOL good ones all around here!
I was going to answer with a question of "Garlicky-good" or "Garlicky-too-much" ?
But it takes a lot to have "too much"!
PS. Most people are turned off by garlic-breath--not me! LOL am I crazy?
hungrychristel at 12:13PM on 11/09/09
Have we had "Garlicient" yet? Cuz that's my vote.
Kerosena at 12:48PM on 11/09/09
Garlicified
Garlicicent? Like magnificent.
AuntJone at 1:49PM on 11/12/09