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Topic: Really weird food names
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PlutoSurvivor
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From: USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted March 06, 2014 08:25 PM
  
How about "Toad in a Hole?"
This is when you coat a slice of bread with butter, toast it in a pan, then cut a circle out of the middle, crack an egg into the hole, cover it with a lid and cook it so that it is still soft inside, then serve it with the circle of toast that was cut out so that it is positioned over top like a cap. Voila. Toad in the Hole dippy egg.
Much more fun calling it that. I know I would eat it if it had a cute name. Does your family have any fun meal names? How about any strange menu item names you may have come across over the years? Did they taste yummier when they were called by a cute or unusual name? IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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From: USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted March 06, 2014 08:28 PM
Of course we all know about Green Eggs and Ham.
My version was a spinach omelet with bacon, the natural way - no food coloring ever. IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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posted March 16, 2014 11:46 AM
I found out there is an English dish named "toad-in-the-hole," consisting of sausages partially submerged in Yorkshire pudding resemble peeking amphibians. I guess the egg dish is a cross-cultural adaption. IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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From: USA
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posted March 16, 2014 11:47 AM
I just found out this one, too:"Hush puppies", or deep-fried cornbread batter, were used either by fisherman, Civil War soldiers, or runaway slaves to quiet barking dogs. IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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From: USA
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posted March 16, 2014 11:51 AM
Came across this 2008 blog post. Very enjoyable read.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2008/06/whats_up_with_chinese_menus.html First paragraph...
"In preparation for this summer's Olympic Games, the Chinese government has recommended new English translations for more than 2,000 traditional Chinese dishes to appeal to Western tourists. The menu items in question include "bean curd made by a pockmarked woman," "ants climbing a tree," and "chicken without sexual life." Where did these unusual names come from?" IP: Logged |
dadoo
Knowflake Posts: 393
From: Mercury
Registered: Nov 2013
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posted March 17, 2014 03:39 PM
Stargazy pie is a weird name, but nowhere near as weird as the dish itself... 
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Randall
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From: Saturn next to Charmaine
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 21, 2014 01:36 PM
Are those fish heads?IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted March 22, 2014 01:13 PM
Hush puppies are a southern staple around here and go with fish and chips (fries). IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
Moderator Posts: 1617
From: USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted March 22, 2014 04:44 PM
quote:
Originally posted by dadoo:
Stargazy pie is a weird name, but nowhere near as weird as the dish itself...
So true! IP: Logged |
dadoo
Knowflake Posts: 393
From: Mercury
Registered: Nov 2013
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posted March 22, 2014 05:33 PM
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Originally posted by Randall:
Are those fish heads?
mFraid so  IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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From: USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted March 29, 2015 12:15 PM
Actually, that's the weirdest dish I've ever seen!IP: Logged |
HRH-FishAreFish
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From: Neptune next to Mike & Pluto
Registered: May 2013
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posted April 17, 2015 02:12 AM
Fish Pot Pie!..
I wanna try!!!  ------------------
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Randall
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posted April 20, 2015 12:35 PM
I'd try it.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted April 21, 2015 09:22 AM
But not the heads.IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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posted April 21, 2015 11:05 AM
That is cool, Dadoo  ------------------
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