Word Origin - Chowder

So I got myself a Word Origins day calendar for my desk at work. Today's word was "chowder".

"The French-speaking inhabitants of what was once called Lower Canada liked to eat hot stews to ward off the winter cold, and the cooked the stews in cast-iron pots called chaudieres. When neighboring English-speaking New Englanders received the term, the pronounced it "chowder". It's been a regional specialty ever since."


I love this kind of stuff.