Food Features Know Your Food Jargon: Plant butchery Here’s your foodie word of the day. By Stefanie Gans February 27, 2017 Photo courtesy of RagonImages/Adobe Stock Here’s your foodie word of the day: Plant Butchery (v.): The act of breaking down vegetables with the same precision, care and skill usually applied to meat. It is predicted to be a food trend this year. (February 2017)