In food, how was the term "deviled" originate? To me, the term sounds very much like the food is poisoned, hexed or accursed! Math_Maestro.
2007-03-06 19:36:09 · 8 answers · asked by Math_Maestro 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
hmmm... well u c... d 1st thing u think abt wen any1 says "devil" is fire.. fire is hot, hot is usually spicey n tongue burnin... so i think devilled eggs or devilled beef n all those other names originated frm d devil itself... :)
2007-03-06 19:50:57 · answer #1 · answered by daddys_gal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deviled food usually is hot and/or spicy. Like deviled eggs or deviled ham. I love deviled eggs with paprika on top.
2007-03-14 07:22:49 · answer #2 · answered by Elias Aloysius Day 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like in Devils Food Cake & Deviled Eggs- Way to good to be a good thing so it must be evil. Like sinfully good.
2007-03-11 00:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
strsight from the food lovers companion (a dictionary of anything cullinary)
devil - to combine a food with various hot or spicy seasonings such as red pepper, mustard, or tobasco sauce, thereby creating a "deviled" dish.
2007-03-11 20:07:00 · answer #4 · answered by Charles B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Devilled means highly spiced and hot - hence the link to the devil/hell. It also refers to food that has been adulterated and is no longer in it's pure form. This 'adulteration' is linked with the devil as purity is Godly.
2007-03-06 20:09:14 · answer #5 · answered by penny century 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same way they name corn dogs. it was a throw away cheap item and filler to keep something on the table that is very fillingand cheap back in the old days. likethe depression. like devils food cake. the devil made me eat it because it was so good. about motives. people love deviled eggs. hard to eat just one. the devil gets blamed for overeatig. you see?
2007-03-06 19:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Technically it’s the mustard in “deviled” foods that makes them as such.
2007-03-06 20:06:06 · answer #7 · answered by Tom ツ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very hot and spicey ... like devilish man
2007-03-06 19:38:14 · answer #8 · answered by q6656303 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋