In the 16th or 17th century, a gourmand might be known by the less pretentious term slapsauce. The same term has also meant “glutton.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Slapsauce”
I learned a new word recently, Grant.
What’s that?
Slap sauce.
Ooh, what’s that?
It’s from the 16th and 17th century.
A slap sauce is somebody who is fond of good eating or a greedy or gluttonous person.
A slap sauce.
Yeah.
Because they’ll just like slap sauce on anything and gorge on it.
Yeah, yeah.
Nice.
I love that.
I could see foodies all over the country.
I could see that being a restaurant chain name.
Yeah, yeah.
Martha Slapsauce Inn.
Or not.
But, you know, you know how wine aficionados call themselves winos and that kind of thing?
Why not a slap sauce?
Instead of gourmand, which always sounds stuffy to me.
I’m a slap sauce and proud of it.
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