Three Yellow Chicken (San Huang Ji)
"Three Yellow Chicken" (San Huang Ji or Sanhuangji) is a popular variety of chicken in Shanghai, China, and in Shanghai-style restaurants around the world. The three yellows are yellow…
Kaya Toast
"Kaya toast" is a popular snack in Singapore and Malaysia. At breakfast, kaya toast is often served with soft-boiled eggs and coffee or tea. "Kaya (sweet coconut and egg custard…
“Exercise? I thought you said extra rice”
"Exercise? I thought you said extra rice" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "@JinnoRufino I thought you said 'extra rice'. hahaha" was posted…
“Exercise? I thought you said extra rice”
"Exercise? I thought you said extra rice" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "@JinnoRufino I thought you said 'extra rice'. hahaha" was posted…
Stinky Tofu (chòu dòufu)
The Chinese dish of "chòu dòufu" is popularly known as "stinky tofu" for a very good reason -- it smells bad. The tofu is highly fermented and is seasoned with soy sauce,…
Zoo Lots Avenue (New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn)
New Lots Avenue in Brooklyn has several connections to the New York City Subway. However, the areas and the stations are so dangerous -- especially the elevated station at the intersection of New…
Chive Box or Chive Pocket (Jiucai Hezi)
The Chinese dish of Jiǔcài Hézi (originally from Shandong, China) has been called "Chive Boxes" or "Chive Pockets." The "boxes" or "pockets" are stuffed…
Buddha’s Delight or Buddhist Delight (vegetarian dish)
Some -- but certainly not all -- Buddhists have a vegetarian diet. A Chinese dish is "Buddha's Delight" (sometimes "Buddha Delight") or "Buddhist Delight"…
“I work in a paper factory, where my responsibilities are twofold”
A joke was submitted to the UK Pun Championships by Colin Chadwick in February 2016: "I work in a paper factory, where my responsibilities are twofold." The pun is on "twofold,"…
“What do you call a guy in a soup pot?”/“Stu.”
The word "stew" sounds like the name "Stu" (as in "Stewart"). "Stu" is used in one of many name riddles. This was posted on the newsgroup net.jokes on…
The Beast (2 subway line)
"New York City's No. 2 subway line has been called 'The Beast" for several reasons. In 1979 and 1980, the police and the Guardian Angels gave the No. 2 line its "The…
Rosh Hashanna Rocket (R or RR subway line)
New York City's "RR" train (now the "R" train) operated from Manhattan to Brooklyn and had many Jewish riders. According to a post by Bill Newkirk on SubChat.com on May 18,…
Good Gosh (G or GG subway line)
New York City's "GG" train (now the "G" train) services Brooklyn and Queens. According to a post by Bill Newkirk on SubChat.com on May 18, 2007, the GG was nicknamed the…
Elmhurst Earthworm (E or EE subway line)
New York City's "EE" train (now the "E" train) services Elmhurst Avenue in Queens. According to a post by Bill Newkirk on SubChat.com on May 18, 2007, the EE was nicknamed…
Concourse Crawler or Concourse Creeper (C or CC subway line)
New York City's "CC" train (now the "C" train) serviced much of the Bronx, along the Grand Concourse. According to a post by Bill Newkirk on SubChat.com on May 18, 2007,…
“DeKalb Avenue, change here for the ‘B’ as in boy, the ‘D’ as in dog ...”
Several subway lines can be taken at the DeKalb Avenue subway station, at the intersection with Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. A jocular subway announcement was printed in the Daily News (New York,…
Gym Shoe Sandwich (Jim Shoe Sandwich)
A "gym shoe" sandwich (also called a "jim shoe" or "jim shoo") is a Chicago specialty that has gyro meat, roast beef and corned beef. Other ingredients have included…
Crab Imperial
"Crab Imperial" is a classic dish from Baltimore, Maryland. Serious Eats printed "How to Make Crab Imperial, the Maryland Crab Cake’s Wild Cousin" by Daniel Gritzer on August…
Lousy Line or Lousy Local (L or LL subway line)
The New York York City subway's L train has had some unflattering nicknames. When the L was called the LL (1967-1985), it was called the Lousy Line" or Lousy Local." When it became…
New York State grows many apples (suggested in 1988)
New York State grows many varieties of apples, and it is sometimes claimed that New York City's nickname of the "Big Apple" is related to this. This suggestion was made to the…