What's the difference between snack and whitebait?

Snack


Definition:

  • (v. t.) A share; a part or portion; -- obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i. e., to share.
  • (v. t.) A slight, hasty repast.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In a second set of test sessions, volunteers chewed sugarless gum for 10 minutes, starting 15 minutes after they ate the snack food.
  • (2) Preprandial and postprandial blood glucose levels were measured for each meal and snack (18 measurements per day).
  • (3) It is concluded that the development was influenced by several factors, such as different snacking habits and access to sweets, the study per se, and xylitol-induced effects.
  • (4) The traditionally larger meals of the day (lunch and dinner) represented higher proportions of daily intake in fat and obese children; the energy value of breakfast and afternoon snack was inversely related to corpulence.
  • (5) As I outlined during our meeting, I believe we can strengthen both of our companies by bringing them together, enhancing their worldwide scale and scope, and capitalizing on significant opportunities, building on the position of Kraft Foods Inc. ("Kraft Foods") as a global powerhouse in snacks, confectionery and quick meals for the benefit of all of our respective stakeholders.
  • (6) French adolescents eat as the preceding generation even if some behaviors (snacks, fastfood) may appear very different from those in adults.
  • (7) There are wild beaches for those prepared to tote their own supplies, but most have a shack selling drinks, ice-creams and snacks.
  • (8) The relations between reported frequency of consumption of 18 common snack foods, SES variables, and oral health scores were studied in 92 12-year-old children from three inner-city schools in Rochester, New York.
  • (9) My regret at not eating these tasty snacks is soon allayed by Sara’s magical wilderness cooking skills: she somehow conjures up a three-course dinner from a few packets and a single burner.
  • (10) The cluster with the poorest dietary intake (high intake of fat, cholesterol, and alcohol; low intake of dietary fibre) showed on average a high consumption of animal products (except milk), fats and oils, snacks, and alcoholic beverages, and a low consumption of fruit, potatoes, vegetables, and sugar rich products.
  • (11) Two snacks ranked of approximately equal medium appeal were individually chosen from an array by each of 86 children (ages 4 years, 4 months to 7 years, 2 months).
  • (12) This involves ceaseless snacking of foodstuff with a low glycaemic load, foods that are mainly hummus or things that remind you of hummus or things that are called "hummus" but aren't, in an attempt to appeal to people who only eat hummus (butterbean hummus.
  • (13) The streets surrounding it are where locals go for snacks ( xiao chi ); Huguosi Xiaochi is a popular joint, as well as many other restaurants on the same stretch.
  • (14) But the long-term future of North Korea may be partly determined by a small, round, sugary snack from the South given as a reward to North Korean workers, say analysts.
  • (15) Feeling peckish, I ride to the lake’s official and slightly gaudy Strandbad, which is free to get in and has several snack stalls.
  • (16) However, its major interest could be observed during snacks and meals in order to control precisely post-prandial glucose variations, in association with blood glucose self-monitoring.
  • (17) We eat twice a day and snack at tea time, with leftovers and teas always available.
  • (18) The consumption of a carbohydrate-rich, protein-poor meal or snack can increase the synthesis of the brain neurotransmitter serotonin; proteins block this effect.
  • (19) It went into tinned soups, salad dressings, processed meats, carbohydrate-based snacks, ice cream, bread, canned tuna, chewing gum, baby food and soft drinks.
  • (20) In addition, extrudates were utilized to prepare snacks of better nutritional quality than existing similar commercial products.

Whitebait


Definition:

  • (n.) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England.
  • (n.) A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Fraser Lewry's whitebait fritters Whitebait fritter.
  • (2) But even if his health permits, Niitsuma knows he may never again get the chance to board his boat and head out into the Pacific in search of sole, whitebait, flounder and greenling.
  • (3) "Production and sales are about half of what they were before the tsunami, but it's just enough for us to make a living," Hachiya says, adding that the lucrative clam and whitebait trade would be restarted soon.
  • (4) Try the blanchbait, a plumper alternative to whitebait, deep fried and served with a chunk of bread and salad.
  • (5) One end of the waterfront is all bleeping arcades; the other is a Victorian crescent lined with handsome balconies and great little shops – such as Peter’s Fish Factory (96 Harbour Parade) for excellent whitebait and chips; Hunky Dory (24 High Street), for astonishing bric-a-brac under the slogan “Retro Goodness Vintage Cool”; and GB Pizza Co (14a Marine Drive), with its wood-fired oven.
  • (6) He's also up to speed on sustainability: skate, whitebait and eel are no longer on the menu at the 10 restaurants he oversees as chef-director of the Caprice group, including J Sheekey in London's Covent Garden, where he was head chef for seven years.

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