chowse. [chowz] n., v.
1. to absent-mindedly peruse the food in your proximity. “the meal took a nosedive when ellery (queen?) unwittingly chowsed her father-inlaw’s penne.” also: bitrayal (finding that food tastes less delicious than it looks).
i am noting some sort of bizarre hellen keller reference that i can’t put my finger on at the moment….
the agrilinguist 