devilled
Hot and seasoned
Devilled describes food prepared with hot, spicy seasonings—typically mustard, cayenne, or Worcestershire sauce: devilled eggs, devilled ham.
The British spelling; Americans write deviled.
The name suggests the heat of hellfire.
Devilling food was fashionable in the 18th and 19th centuries and persists in a few classic preparations.
Reproductive cells in shells
- hamCured pig thigh
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
whitebait · bones · spread · appetizer · canape · brunch · toast · potted
Ground dried pepper
- mustardTangy seed-paste condiment
- cayennePungent red spice
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
- hot sauceSpicy liquid condiment
pepper · chili · piquant · pungent · tangy · zesty · sharp · seasoned
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
shrimp · whitebait · bones · spread · appetizer · canape · brunch · toast · potted · ramekin
paprika
Ground dried pepper
- mustardTangy seed-paste condiment
- cayennePungent red spice
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
hot sauce · pepper · chili · piquant · pungent · tangy · zesty · sharp · seasoned · fiery
impish
Playfully mischievous in manner
cheeky · puckish · rascally · scamp · trickster · prankster · waggish · elfin · pixie · frolicsome
possessed
Had or was inhabited
exorcism · demonic · occult · cursed · wicked · sinister · diabolical · fiendish · Mephistophelean · demoniac
- devilled eggsHalved eggs with seasoned filling
- devilled hamSeasoned minced pork spread
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