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The article (and the related book[1], written by a linguist) introduce the term to refer to cultural rules around what foods to combine, either at the same time or sequentially.

Eating habits is a very general term. The first 3 google results I got[2][3][4] aren't really related to what the article refers to as food grammar. I'd say referring to habit stresses the individual preference, while referring to a grammar stresses the cultural preference.

I'll say that if the Google results for grammar inside the book are exhaustive, the concept isn't fully developed though. I'd have expected a longer, systematic list of food-grammatical rules.

[1] https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/7BF0AwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gb...

[2] https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/eating_habit...

[3] https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/ad1169

[4] https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-and-nutrition-pictures/b...



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