Shemomedjamo: To Eat Past Fullness Because the Meal Tastes Delicious - Georgian
A delicious way to satisfy our soul along with our empty stomach
Not a day goes by without an interesting food-related word popping up on my radar. This is probably the result of perceptual selectivity. Since food is one of the things that makes me happiest in the world, it is not unusual for me to pay more attention to anything related to food. However, it would have been better if this had changed since I’ve lost 10 kg. But, sometime there is nothing to do, food is life, and sometimes vice versa, life is food.
Long live gastronomy!
This week's word comes from a geography not far from me, Georgia. For those who don't know, Georgia is a beautiful country located in the southwest of Russia, neighboring Turkey, the country I live in. It is also a country with good food, which is why, I guess, they have a special word for a situation that we experience all the time, but which is not covered by a word in most languages: Shemomedjamo, which means to keep eating even when you are full because the food tastes delicious. Ouch! It's a guilty, sticky, disgusting feeling.
When was the last time you felt this feeling?
I felt it last night. About two hours after I had eaten a nice fish and salad and decided I was quite ok, I remembered the delicious rosé wine that had been sitting in the fridge for a couple of weeks. I prepared my feta cheese, toasted bread, Aegean olives and cherry tomatoes with oregano and olive oil sauce and enjoyed it with a movie. I wasn't hungry, not at all, but my soul was hungry, I needed to feed it and there was nothing better than a table with wine.
As you read this, I am sure that such memories from the past will bring a sweet smile to your face. Food is happiness. Or maybe your already hungry stomach doesn't just want to be satisfied, your soul wants to be pampered too, and now is the time to take action.
My plan is to repeat last night's delicious menu.
I wish everyone a weekend full of Shemomedjamo. Not every day of the week, of course, but we have right to be pampered for two days.
Till next week,
— Gulsun
Thank you for taking the time to accompany me in the story of a new word. Every word of the world’s languages is also ours, belonging to humanity while giving us an essence of the culture in which it was rooted.
We are made of stories—that is, of words.