Eggnogstic (eggnog + agnostic)
"Eggnogstic" (eggnog + agnostic) is a jocular term that has been cited in print since at least 1885. Various definitions have been given. "If I don't like egg nog, does that…
Eggocado or Eggvocado (baked egg in avocado)
"Eggocado" or "eggvocado" (egg + avocado) is a baked egg inside an avocado. Recipes for the dish have been cited since at least January 2012 and have appeared on Tumblr and…
Eggs Benedict
Was "Eggs Benedict" invented at Delmonico's or the Waldorf Hotel or the Hoffman House or somewhere else? The standard stories and citations are presented on the first two web sites…
Eggs Hussarde
"Eggs Hussarde" ("Oeufs Hussarde") was popularized at Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, from about 1950, but the dish dates to at least the 1890s. Poached…
Eggs Sardou
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Eggs SardouEggs Sardou is a Louisiana Creole cuisine dish made with poached eggs, artichoke bottoms, creamed spinach and Hollandaise sauce. It is on the menu of…
Eggspresso (egg + espresso)
An "eggspresso" (egg + espresso) is a shot of espresso inside of a chocolate Easter egg. Campos Coffee (Australia) tweeted about its "eggspresso" on April 4, 2012. Karvan Coffee…
Egotarian Cuisine
Alan Richman, a food writer for GQ magazine, wrote in the article "The Rise of Egotarian Cuisine" in March 2014: "This style of dining is currently nameless. What makes the food…
Elemelons (elements + melons; watermelon, firemelon, earthmelon, airmelon)
Watermelon exists, so many people think there should be firemelon, earthmelon and airmelon (water-fire-earth-air + melon), all called the "elemelons" (elements + melons). "The…
Elimination Diet (Exclusion Diet)
The term "elimination diet" was popularized by Dr. Albert Holmes Rowe (1889-1970) in his books Food Allergy (1931) and Elimination Diets and the Patient's Allergies: A Handbook of…
Empty Calories
"Empty calories" are calories that don't have many nutritional values (such as vitamins or minerals) and come from foods such as cakes, candy, ice cream, sodas and alcoholic drinks.…
English Muffin
The English muffin dates back many, many years. However, the English, oddly enough, called it simply a "muffin." Samuel Bath Thomas opened a shop in New York City in 1880 and helped to…
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
"EVOO" (pronounced as individual letters) stands for "extra virgin olive oil." Olive oil has several grades, established by an international food organization; "extra…
Ex-Lax Fish (escolar nickname)
Escolar is sometimes mistakenly or fraudulently sold as "white tuna." The fish contains indigestible wax esters and eaters soon spend time in the bathroom. The escolar nickname of…
Facon or Fakon (fake + bacon)
"Facon" or "fakon" (fake + bacon) is vegetarian bacon. The names "facon" and "fakon" have not been trademarked. "Facon" was cited in a newsgroup in…
Fajita Friday
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other slang names for days of the week include Shunday, Sober Sunday, Margarita Monday, Messed-up Monday, Mojito Monday, Moonshine Monday, Boozeday Tuesday, Taco Tuesday,…
Fakeaway (fake + takeaway)
"Takeout" is an American term, and "takeaway" is a British term. A "fakeaway" (fake + takeaway) is an imitation takeaway made at home, to save money or for…
Falafel or Felafel
"Falafel" (of "felafel") is a popular dish in Israel and in Middle Eastern restaurants and food stands throughout the world. Falafel is also popular in New York's Greenwich…
Farm Fresh
"Farm fresh" (or "farm-fresh") has long been a clichéd food phrase; farms grow food and no one advertises anything except "fresh." The image (in such terms as…
Farm-to-Table
"Farm-to-table" (or, without the hyphens, "farm to table") is a term that indicates that the restaurant (or other place of eating) uses fresh ingredients, locally grown and…
Farmer John Cheese (parmesan cheese)
"Parmesan" cheese is sometimes called "Farmer John" cheese by children. "Farmer John cheese" has been cited in print since at least 1998. Wikipedia:…