Blog entry #54
Zilch | Zing
Zilch
"I couldn't point out one flaw in this work - zilch, zip, nada!" Zilch is such a fun word for the boring old 'nothing'. It sounds posh. Apparently it's also a German surname of Slavic origin. Since my husband likes saying this word too, we try to find instances to say it - "At this moment, these shares are worth zilch", "Although I learnt this concept in school in two different years, I remember zilch about it."
Zing
Watching Masterchef Australia is one of the best pastimes in our house. More than the food, ingredients, and recipes, we are more interested in the new words we learn like meringue, the reactions and responses from the judges, and the amazing Australian accent spoken on the show. Usually, contestants whose origins are from the Asia-Pacific regions like Vietnam or India, the reactions by the judges are along the lines of "There's so much flavour in this dish; This rasam has got a certain zing to it; This broth is so zingy." If I make a dish with lots of tamarind or slightly sour tomatoes, we'd expect a zing while eating it!
Stay tuned for my upcoming bonus post tomorrow!
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