"He could never tell if he was going to get beans or pineapple.

I take it some of the posters here cook that way on purpose. "

Suppose you find someone who has never tasted a bean or a pineapple. How much of a difference does the words have on a label?

The point is, a word matters very little.   It is the experience with the content that determines.   We do not have blank discs in front of us. We have CD's with words and pictures and we can find out the information. If you go into a supermarket and buy something that you are not familiar with, you take your chances.