Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Aficionado

Learnt a new word today. Well, it's a noun --- aficionados.

From the m-w dictionary.

a person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a usually fervently pursued interest or activity : DEVOTEE

Actually 'learnt' a lot of new words everyday when reading my books. Checked the meaning of each word but tend to forget its meaning now and then, unless I come across the word again. If I don't use these words, I will tend to forget them. So, decided to have a new word whenever I enter an entry. The article I read is that Pizza can possibly be healthy food. Studies have shown that antioxident levels rose by 60% with longer baking time and rose by 82% with higher baking temperatures., depending on the type of wheat flour used and antioxidant tests used. The longer the fermentation time, the higher the antioxidant level. This probably stemmed from the chemical reactions caused by the yeast in the dough that had more time to release the antioxidant component.

However, the article reported that pizza aficionados who might want to cover their crust with pepperoni, cheese, sausage, and ground beef, the health value added will be negated by these things with potential negative health consequences.

Ah-ha! So this is where I learnt the new word "Aficionados"!

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