What is the hindi word jhoota(food which has already been tasted) called in english?

Question

What is the hindi word jhoota(food which has already been tasted) called in english?

Answer 1

jhoota i think is left over ........

Answer 2

There is no equivalent concept or term in English. You have already said it best.

Answer 3

i am not sure what they English called it but we are from the Caribbean and of Indian decent and we called it the same "jhoota" even the blacks who live here has pick up the dialect.

" they in English probably say don't taste it."

Answer 4

Jai Jawan,jai kisan,jai hindustan..

jhoota kafi hai jeeeee......

Answer 5

the closest thing is to say that it has kooties

Answer 6

leftover !

Answer 7

VOMIT!!! i think vomit would definitely qualify as already being tasted.

Answer 8

Hot n spicy food, just for you

There is no concept of jhoota whatsoever! It took me a week of common eating to get over my inhibitions for picking up a spoon used by someone else and sticking it again and again in the soup bowl along with everyone else! The soup, of course, was delicious!

The meal in Myanmar is generally accompanied by a variety of clear as well as laden soups. Pumpkin leaves, bamboo shoots, beancurd, mustard leaves, coriander, mint, lemon grass, vermicelli, dal, radish, mushrooms, even tamarind, eggs, shrimp, fish, beef, pork, green chillies, tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger and turmeric are all used in soups in various combinations.