Foods with suspicious names

[KristaTX]

But that's what pulled pork is. The meat is pulled off the bone (by hand).

That's what I think of from the name. But people try to tell me it's called that because the cooked meat is pulled apart (shredded) by hand. I just can't order it because the name grosses me out.

Either way, the word "pulled" is yucky in the butchering sense. And besides, BBQ should be beef, anyway . Now a chopped beef sandwich I can handle.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Chop Suey is like beefaroni isn't it? Ground meat, spaghetti sauce and macaroni.

My grandparents eat beef stew over rice and call it chop suey.

 

[Jennasis]

My grandparents eat beef stew over rice and call it chop suey.

Interesting. Maybe it's a catch all term? When I was in elementary school chop suey was on the hot lunch menu and it was beefaroni.

 

[luvsJack]

Dirty Rice is traditionally made with chicken livers right? That's where I thought it got it's color.

Every restaurant that I have had it either makes it with chicken livers or gizzards or both. I don't like the taste of liver but will eat it made with gizzards. If I make it at home, I use ground beef.

 

[Tiggerish]

When I was a child (long, long ago) my aunt made "monkey meat". It is actually baloney put though a meat grinder with pickle relish, chopped onion and miracle whip. You would eat it on a sandwich. Think chicken salad but made with coarse ground baloney instead of chicken. My mom still makes it but calls it baloney salad which is just not as much fun.

 

[Janepod]

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Either way, the word "pulled" is yucky in the butchering sense. And besides, BBQ should be beef, anyway . Now a chopped beef sandwich I can handle.

Now you're just making me think of Pulled Hamstring.

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

Whilst I love the idea of it not sure I like the name of this new invention cronut...

Mud pie also doesn't have me flagging the server down to order...

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

We have a dessert called a fool. So for example an Apricot fool.

Some odd sounding apple types...

Cox's apple
Crab apple


Also I was confused by the name 'sliders' when first travelling to the States. Will my hamburgers sail straight past me? I had visions of the servers sliding them at you and you had to catch them...

 

[Sweettears]

We have a dessert called a fool. So for example an Apricot fool.

Some odd sounding apple types...

Cox's apple
Crab apple


Also I was confused by the name 'sliders' when first travelling to the States. Will my hamburgers sail straight past me? I had visions of the servers sliding them at you and you had to catch them...

Not quite. Being a Midwesterner my understanding is that the term was in reference to White Castle Hamburgers. While one could say the sliding reference was to how easy they go down ( they are about two inch squares) us veterans usually accept that the name describes the end result more accurately.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Not quite. Being a Midwesterner my understanding is that the term was in reference to White Castle Hamburgers. While one could say the sliding reference was to how easy they go down ( they are about two inch squares) us veterans usually accept that the name describes the end result more accurately.

Belly Sliders, Gut Busters lll

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

Not quite. Being a Midwesterner my understanding is that the term was in reference to White Castle Hamburgers. While one could say the sliding reference was to how easy they go down ( they are about two inch squares) us veterans usually accept that the name describes the end result more accurately.

lol I see! Thank you. Not been to White Castle being a Brit but I saw it's name appear several times in a thread 'food chains you are ashamed to admit you like' lol. I thought must try it on our next visit!

 

[TanyaS]

If any Americans travel to Britain and are offered clotted cream, I advise you to not be a bunch of idiots like my family was and decline. It is basically a sweet whipped cream and so delicious!

Mmmmmmmm.

 

[KristaTX]

Now you're just making me think of Pulled Hamstring.

Ha! Maybe that's part of why it don't like the term. It sounds too much like a pulled muscle. Meat is muscle, but I prefer not to think about that when I'm eating it.

 

[cybrkitn]

Not quite. Being a Midwesterner my understanding is that the term was in reference to White Castle Hamburgers. While one could say the sliding reference was to how easy they go down ( they are about two inch squares) us veterans usually accept that the name describes the end result more accurately.

Belly Sliders, Gut Busters lll

A.K.A. "Belly Bombers"!

 

[Sinderelli]

Dirty Rice is traditionally made with chicken livers right? That's where I thought it got it's color.

That's how I make it. Not a fan of liver but I love it in Dirty Rice!

 

[maxaroni]

Clotted cream
Minced meat (not even meat!)
Head cheese
Spotted dick (can someone from the UK chime in here, what is this?)

What else?

OT and perhaps a new thread topic?

How about the looks of tamarind? We recently were in Barbados and had tamarind sorbet. Not sure what it was I looked it up and saw the image. Hmmm.....

 

[Jaya]

JOKE:

An elementary school teacher liked to introduce things to his students that they had never seen before. So, when hunting season came and he bagged a deer, he brought some of the cured venison in to school for them to sample. He passed small cubes out to the students and asked them to taste it and guess what kind of meat it was.

"Chicken?" guessed one child. "Pig?", asked another. "Is it cow?" "Is it fish?"

Finally, he said, "I'll give you a big hint. What does your mother call your father?"

One of the kids yelled, "YUCK! SPIT IT OUT! IT'S A**HOLE!"

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Lamb fries.

Also, how about Bimbo bread?

 

[tigercat]

We use ground beef in our Shepard's pie. I didn't know that you used lamb in it when in UK until I went there.
I love Yorkshire pudding, great with butter and salt or with gravy.
We have something we call garbage. Sounds horrible but tastes great. Tomato's cheese and crackers cooked.
tigercat

 

[cybrkitn]

Lamb fries.

Also, how about Bimbo bread?

I was buying that for a while when Wonder bread wasn't being made. Very close second to it. Just wish they came up with a better name than "Bimbo"