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Lager
Lager: a family of beers brewed with bottom-fermenting Saccharomyces pastorianus (S. cerevisiae × S. eubayanus hybrid) at 5–15 °C and cold-conditioned. Covers the yeast genome, Bavarian and Pilsen history, BJCP/BA style families, and global production scale.
Lagniappe
Lagniappe (LAN-yap), a Louisiana French word from Spanish la ñapa and Quechua yapa, means a small free gift with a purchase or any unexpected extra, popularized by Mark Twain in 1883.
Laguiole knife
Laguiole knife: a French knife type from Laguiole, Aubrac, Aveyron, born 1828-1829, with forced-lock spring and bee. Generic name, not a brand; IG Couteau de Laguiole protection since 2024 distinguishes it from imported look-alikes.
Lahmacun
Lahmacun (Arabic lahm bi-ajin; Armenian lahmajo), also called Turkish or Armenian pizza, is a paper-thin meat-topped flatbread baked at high heat, popular across Turkey, the Levant, and Armenia, with a protected Gaziantep geographical indication.
Laid edges
Laid edges (baby hairs): hairstyling practice, prominent in Black and Latina communities, of smoothing and shaping short hairline hairs with edge control gel and a small brush into swoops and curls; traced to the 1920s and Josephine Baker.
Lais Ribeiro
Lais Ribeiro, Brazilian model from Miguel Alves, Piauí; Victoria's Secret Angel from 2015 who wore the $2 million 2017 Champagne Nights Fantasy Bra in Shanghai and missed only the 2012 show.
Laksa
Laksa (叻沙) is a spicy Southeast Asian noodle soup from Peranakan cuisine, in two main forms: coconut-milk curry laksa and sour tamarind-fish asam laksa, with regional variants such as Katong, Sarawak, and Johor laksa.
Lambic
Lambic is a spontaneously fermented wheat beer from Belgium's Pajottenland and Senne Valley, also called lambiek, base of gueuze, faro, and kriek. Wild airborne microbes inoculate winter-brewed wort, which matures up to three years in oak barrels.
Lambrusco
Lambrusco is a family of twelve black grape varieties from Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and the sparkling red wines made from them; three main grapes, Sorbara, Salamino, Grasparossa, plus six DOCs distinguish it.
Lamination
Lamination: joining layers of material with heat, pressure, and adhesive into one composite. Covers textile lamination methods (hot-melt, flame, liquid adhesive), 2/2.5/3-layer waterproof-breathable structures, delamination, and fiber-metal laminates.
Lamington
Lamington: Australian and New Zealand square of sponge or butter cake coated in chocolate and desiccated coconut, sometimes jam- or cream-filled; named after Lord Lamington, Governor of Queensland 1896–1901; first printed recipe 17 December 1900.
Land grabbing
Land grabbing, also called the global land rush or large-scale land acquisitions, is the large-scale transfer of land rights that dispossesses local users, triggered by the 2007-2008 food crisis, measured by the Land Matrix, and marked by weak consultation, food insecurity, and new carbon-offset deals.
Lands' End
Lands' End, Inc. (NASDAQ: LE) is an American direct-to-consumer apparel retailer founded in 1963 by Gary Comer in Chicago, known for its Guaranteed. Period. return policy, Dodgeville Wisconsin headquarters, Sears-era history, 2014 spin-off, and 2026 WHP Global joint venture.
Langenlois
Langenlois, a wine town in Lower Austria's Kamptal first recorded as "Liubisa" (1072–1091), is home to the Gesamtsportverein Langenlois 1921, a 16-branch, 1,000-member sports club whose football side plays in the 2. Landesliga West.
Lángos
Lángos (langoš, langalló) is a Hungarian deep-fried yeasted flatbread, originally baked near the oven flame, classically rubbed with garlic and topped with sour cream and grated cheese; a designated hungarikum street food.
LaNisha Cole
LaNisha Cole (Lanisha Diane Cole, born 1982, Pasadena, California) is an American model and photographer, a Price Is Right model for eight seasons (2003-2010) and Deal or No Deal briefcase #15 model, later a Los Angeles photographer and mother of Nick Cannon's daughter Onyx (2022).
Lao Gan Ma (老干妈)
Lao Gan Ma (老干妈) is a Chinese chili-sauce brand founded by Tao Huabi in 1996 in Guiyang, Guizhou. Known for its soybean chili crisp, it holds about one fifth of China's chili-sauce market, sells in 160 countries, and reported record 5.4 billion RMB revenue in 2025 without loans, financing, or listing.
Lapidary
Lapidary: the craft of cutting, shaping, polishing, and engraving gemstones, and the person practicing it (lapidarist). Covers tumbling, cabochon cutting, faceting, and carving; from Latin lapis, stone.
Lapita culture
Lapita culture: a Southwest Pacific archaeological complex defined by dentate-stamped pottery, spreading from the Bismarck Archipelago to Samoa about 3,000 years ago; ancestors of Polynesians.
Lapsang souchong (正山小种)
Lapsang souchong (正山小种, Zhèngshān Xiǎozhǒng) is a pine-smoked black tea from Tongmu, Wuyishan, Fujian, regarded as the world's earliest black tea; exported to Europe from 1610, protected by GB/T 13738.3-2012 and an EU PGI.
Lara Stone
Lara Stone, Dutch supermodel from Mierlo, discovered on the Paris Métro; breakthrough in Riccardo Tisci's Fall 2006 couture show with signature bleached brows; over 50 Vogue covers and exclusive Calvin Klein Fall 2010 contracts.
Lara Worthington
Lara Worthington (née Bingle, born 1987) is an Australian model and entrepreneur known for the 2006 "So where the bloody hell are you?" Tourism Australia campaign, The Base by LB (2014), and Ommage, the beauty brand she launches in September 2026.
Larabanga Mosque
The Larabanga Mosque is a small earthen mosque in Larabanga, Ghana, considered the country's oldest and one of the oldest in West Africa, traditionally dated to 1421.
Larb (ລາບ)
Larb (ລາບ, Thai ลาบ), also laap or laab, is the national minced meat or fish salad of Laos, eaten in Isaan Thailand, Shan State, and Yunnan, bound with khao khua toasted rice powder, herbs, and chili, served with sticky rice; a UNESCO-listed symbol of Lao identity.
Larch arabinogalactan
Larch arabinogalactan (larch gum, ResistAid, E-409) is a water-soluble, highly branched 6:1 galactose:arabinose polysaccharide (15,000-60,000 Da) from Larix occidentalis and L. laricina heartwood, used as a food additive, prebiotic fiber, and supplement.
Lard
Lard is rendered pig fat, especially abdominal visceral fat, used in cooking and baking. Also called manteca de cerdo; distinguished from rendered pork fat and tallow. Contains 38-43% saturated fat, smoke point 121-218°C, once a major US export to the UK.
Lardon
Lardon (plural lardons; also lardoon): a small strip or cube of fatty bacon or pork fat, French in origin from lard, used in dishes such as coq au vin and quiche Lorraine or threaded into lean meat for larding.
Lasagna
Lasagna (lasagne) is a baked Italian dish of layered wide pasta sheets with cheese, tomato sauce, and often meat or ragù and béchamel. Codified Bolognese version uses spinach egg pasta; name from Greek laganon or Latin lasanum.
Laser hair removal
Laser hair removal uses focused light, via selective photothermolysis of melanin at 600–1200 nm, to damage follicles and reduce hair growth. Cleared by FDA as Class II devices for permanent hair reduction, not removal.
Lassi (ਲੱਸੀ)
Lassi (ਲੱਸੀ, لسّی) is a chilled Punjabi yogurt drink made by churning dahi with water or milk, served sweet (meethi) or salted (namkeen); mango lassi is a modern diaspora variant, and the word is first attested in English in 1882.