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The word "heaty" is used for "hot" foods. There's a concept in traditional Chinese medicine for categorizing foods as hot or cold. Not temperature but having to
by hawflakes 5y ago
The word "heaty" is used for "hot" foods. There's a concept in traditional Chinese medicine for categorizing foods as hot or cold. Not temperature but having to do with inflammation.
Suffice it to say it seems to be a false friend of the Cantonese pronunciation of the word 熱 which is pronounced "yeet" (rè in Mandarin)