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Sword of Saint Stephen
The Sword of Saint Stephen (Szent István kardja) is a medieval sword in St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, attributed by Hungarian tradition to Saint Stephen I.
Sylvia Vaughn Thompson
Sylvia Vaughn Sheekman Thompson, American cookbook author (Economy Gastronomy 1963, Feasts and Friends 1988, The Kitchen Garden Cookbook 1995), daughter of actress Gloria Stuart, whose 1977 slow-cooker book was recalled in 1978 over an explosive caramel recipe.
Symposium
The Greek symposium (symposion, "drinking together") was an aristocratic male drinking party held in an andron, with wine mixed with water in a krater, reclining guests, poetry, and games, documented by Plato, Xenophon, and vase paintings.
Sysco
Sysco Corporation, Houston-based foodservice distributor founded by John Baugh in 1969, is the world's largest food-away-from-home distributor with $84.6 billion fiscal 2026 sales, 333 distribution centers, and a pending $29.1 billion acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot.
T-bone steak
T-bone steak: short-loin beef cut with T-shaped lumbar vertebra, strip steak and tenderloin on either side; USDA IMPS 1174 requires at least 0.5-inch tenderloin, distinguishing it from the porterhouse (1.25 inches), cut from the rear short loin.
T-shirt
T-shirt: pullover knit garment, short sleeves, crew neck, no collar or buttons. AKA tee shirt. Evolved from 19th-century men's underwear; outerwear after Marlon Brando in 1951; major protest canvas; billions sold yearly, with cotton vs polyester LCA trade-offs.
T'nalak
T'nalak (tnalak, Tenalak): sacred abaca warp-ikat textile handwoven by T'boli women of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Philippines, on backstrap looms; designs received in dreams from Fu Dalu, hence "dreamweavers"; used for bride wealth, rituals, clothing.
Tā moko
Tā moko (tāmoko) is the customary Māori tattooing tradition of Aotearoa New Zealand, carved with uhi chisels to encode whakapapa, iwi and status; distinct from Samoan tatau, revived from the 1970s, with kirituhi for non-Māori.
Taanusiya Chetty
Taanusiya Chetty, Malaysian teacher and Miss World Malaysia 2024/25 from Kuala Lumpur, finished second runner-up at Miss World 2026 in Nha Trang, won Beauty with a Purpose, and founded Be.The.Change Malaysia.
Tab (drink)
TaB (Tab) was The Coca-Cola Company's first diet cola, launched 1963 in Springfield, Massachusetts, named by computer, sweetened with cyclamate then saccharin and aspartame, America's top diet soda until Diet Coke in 1982, discontinued December 31, 2020.
Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh (التبّولة, tabouli) is a Levantine mezze salad of finely chopped parsley, mint, tomato, spring onion, and a small amount of bulgur, dressed with lemon juice and olive oil. Lebanese versions are herb-dominant; origins are contested (Lebanon, Aleppo, al-Andalus).
Tabi
Tabi (足袋) are Japanese split-toe socks worn with geta and zori sandals; jikatabi are their rubber-soled work-shoe descendants, and Margiela's 1988 Tabi shoe adapted the form for fashion.
Tabitha Brown (actress)
Tabitha Brown (born 1979, Eden, North Carolina) is an American actress, Emmy-winning host, and vegan food personality known as "America's Mom," famous for her 2017 TTLA viral video, TikTok fame, Tab Time, It's CompliPlated, Donna's Recipe, and Target and McCormick lines.
Table d'hôte
Table d'hôte ("host's table"): French term for communal fixed-hour, fixed-price inn dining, and in English and Québec French for a fixed-price multi-course set menu, contrasted with à la carte and prix fixe.
Table manners
Table manners: culturally specific expectations for behavior while eating, covering utensils, posture, speech, and hygiene. Acquired by socialization, codified in Europe from the 12th century (Erasmus 1530), and highly variable across cultures.
Table setting
Table setting: the arrangement of dishes, cutlery, glassware, and linens for a meal; place setting, formal vs casual layouts, spacing rules, fork history, service à la russe, and 2025 trends.
Tablet weaving
Tablet weaving, also called card weaving, is a narrow-band warp-twining technique using rotated perforated tablets; earliest finds are sixth-century BCE Hallstatt, with Oseberg loom remains (834 CE) and living traditions in Arabia and Nepal.
Tableware
Tableware is the dishes, glassware, and flatware used at meals. Covers ceramic, glass, melamine, and steel materials, commercial cost-per-use, lead and cadmium limits, history, and cultural roles.
Taco
Taco: Mexican dish of a folded or rolled corn or flour tortilla around meat, beans, or salsa; varieties include al pastor, carnitas, and tacos de minero; distinct from the fried Tex-Mex hard-shell taco.
Taco Bell chihuahua
The Taco Bell chihuahua, known for "Yo quiero Taco Bell," was a 1997-2000 TBWA/Chiat/Day advertising mascot played by the dog Gidget; it spawned a $42 million lawsuit by the creators of Psycho Chihuahua and ended in July 2000.
Taco Tuesday
Taco Tuesday is the American custom of Tuesday taco promotions, formerly trademarked by Taco John's (49 states, 1989) and Gregory's (New Jersey) until Taco Bell's 2023 cancellation campaign freed the phrase.
Taffeta
Taffeta (taffata, taffety) is a crisp, lustrous plain-weave fabric with a fine crosswise rib, originally silk, now also acetate, rayon, nylon, or polyester; the name comes from Persian taftah, and the weave itself is called taffeta or plain weave.
Taffy (candy)
Taffy (candy): a chewy cooked-sugar confection aerated by repeated stretching and folding; salt water taffy is its Atlantic City, New Jersey, boardwalk variant from about 1880, not made with ocean water.
Tahini
Tahini (ṭaḥīna, طحينة; Hebrew t'khiná), also called tahina or sesame butter, is a paste of toasted ground hulled sesame from the Middle East, used in hummus, baba ghanoush, taratoor and halva; energy-dense, over 80% fat.
Tailcoat
Tailcoat (tail coat, swallow-tail coat): a man's coat cut away at the front with knee-length tails, descended from the 18th-century riding coat. Evening form defines white tie; daytime form is the morning coat.
Taiwanese cuisine
Taiwanese cuisine (臺灣菜, 臺灣料理) is Taiwan's culinary tradition blending Indigenous, Hokkien, Hakka, Japanese, and post-1945 mainland Chinese influences; the concept emerged as elite banquet food under Japanese colonial rule and was reshaped by migration, democratization, and global fame.
Taiyaki (たい焼き)
Taiyaki (たい焼き) is a Japanese sea-bream-shaped baked wheat confection filled with anko, derived from imagawayaki in the Meiji era; attributed to Naniwaya Sohonten (1909, Tokyo), founder Kanbe Seijiro, with tennen (single-mold) versus yoshoku (mass-produced) styles and the Korean relative bungeoppang.
Take-out
Take-out, also known as takeaway or carryout, is food prepared by a restaurant to be eaten elsewhere, usually at home, together with delivery and drive-thru.
Takeru Kobayashi (小林 尊)
Takeru Kobayashi (小林 尊), born 1978 in Nagano, is a retired Japanese competitive eater, six-time Nathan's hot dog contest champion (2001–2006), innovator of the Kobayashi shake, and Netflix rival of Joey Chestnut.
Takis (snack)
Takis are rolled corn tortilla chips made by Barcel of Grupo Bimbo, introduced in Mexico in 1999, with chili-lime Fuego (2006) as flagship; known for intense seasoning, US entry 2001, and 2026 removal of artificial colors and TBHQ.