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3.24.2008

Lagniappe 6: Chinese Cooks and Philosophy


A little something from The Paragraph Farmer who makes sure we don't think that Chinese chefs only know how to cook ... some ancient Chinese poetry and some Steinbeck in a fascinating combination.

According to Webster
la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

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