Dishes with ridiculous names

[spork]

"Mother & Child Reunion." List & explain them.

Maybe my fave head-scratcher is Chinese stir-fry of "ants-climb-a-tree -- glass noodle, ground beef, maybe scallion & black sesame seeds." I have no sane explanation for the name of this dish.

 

[Rocklobster]

Cock a Leekie...
Bubble and Squeak
Rarebit
Spotted Dick

 

[Wyshiepoo]

Cullen Skink.

Smoked haddock, onions and potatoes.

 

[CWS4322]

Himmel and Worse. Mashed apples and potatoes.

 

[Rocklobster]

Cullen Skink.

Smoked haddock, onions and potatoes.

The United Kingdom is the winner for having the best food names...

 

[CakePoet]

Heavenly Goo, Bachelor Goo, Gras widow goo, Old man goo,

Goo or Mixes are wet salads in Sweden.

 

[CakePoet]

But Mash apple and potatoes is Himmel und Erde ( Heaven and earth). There is a old dish called Himmel und Wurst , but that is apples , sauerkraut and sausage.

 

[Wyshiepoo]

Toad in the Hole.


I rest my case. Winner winner chicken dinner!

 

[CakePoet]

I will directly translate some dishes for you from Swedish.

Shoemakers box , Chimney Sweeper, Permafrost lump, Monk trying pick up girls / disheveled monk, Walk about.

Also Strawberry is Dirt/ Earth old man and Sandwich is a buttergoose in Swedish.

 

[Steve Kroll]

Devils on horseback
Pigs in a blanket
Puppy chow
Dirt cake
Baby's head pudding
Moo goo gai pan
Bangers and mash
Death by chocolate

 

[cjmmytunes]

Butterbeer
Ants on a Log

 

[Wyshiepoo]

Little Hindle Wakes.

 

[caseydog]

Armadillo Eggs and Atomic Buffalo Turds. Two versions of stuffed jalepeños on the grill or smoker.

Fatties. A chub of breakfast sausage smoked on a smoker. Variations abound.

MOINKS - Italian style meatballs wrapped in bacon and smoked on the smoker. (Moo + Oink).

Taylor Ham --

CD

 

[blissful]

Corned beef (but no corn)
Head cheese (but no cheese)
Mincemeat (with no meat)

 

[Aunt Bea]

Hot dog!

 

[powerplantop]

My favorite names for Chinese dishes. I have only eaten the first.

Pockmarked Grandma's Beancurd - Mapo tofu

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall - Type of seafood dish that is claimed to be so good Buddhist will eat it.

Husband and Wife Lung Slices - cold dish of beef offal.

 

[medtran49]

Devils on horseback
Pigs in a blanket
Puppy chow
Dirt cake
Baby's head pudding
Moo goo gai pan
Bangers and mash
Death by chocolate

That one could potentially be true. It could put a diabetic in a coma!


Flies' heads. We actually made this. It went on our never again list.

 

[salt and pepper]

**** on a Shingle, chipped beef.....
ground beef, white gravy on toast.

 

[blissful]

salt&pepper, ha ha. I heard that a lot growing up.


I just thought of a dish with a ridiculous name. A gravy boat. It's a dish, isn't it? And it is not a boat, nor will it float.

 

[Mad Cook]

The United Kingdom is the winner for having the best food names...

It's actually Scottish and they won't be in the UK for very much longer. However, I expect they'll still expect the rest of us to help them out of the mess when they get into one.