After a lunch, especially a nutritionally dense one, one might drift off into a drowsy state, sort of a "I sure could use a nap" feel, likely due to the breaking down of the foods in the digestive tract.
Is there a specific, common word or phrase for that drowsy feel/condition?
Example of a relatively dense meal:
First course: artichoke (2 helpings)
Main course: steam cooked blood sausage (2 helpings); garlic/parsley flavored shiitake mushrooms and potatoes cooked in duck fat (2 helpings)
A portion of camembert accompanied by a half glass of red wine
Dessert: a handful of walnuts; a square of dark chocolate
Hot beverage: green tea to wash down the whole thing
Best Answer
This is sometimes referred to as a 'Postprandial dip'!
It can also be called the 'afternoon slump' or 'post lunch dip'