Chopstick-Straw (Soup Sticks)
Julian Lechner invented the product "Soup Sticks" (or "Chopstick-Straws") in 2013. The chopsticks are also straws, eliminating one extra utensil from the food table. Julian…
Chorizontal (chorizo + horizontal)
"Chorizontal" (chorizo + horizontal) is a food portmanteau word that has appeared in several jokes. "'What type of land are chorizo factories built on?'…
Chork (chopstick + fork)
A "chork" (chopstick + fork) is a food utensil that that looks like a fork at one end, but then branches out into a pair of chopsticks. The product was designed for Americans who are…
Choup (chowder + soup)
"Choup" (formed from the words "chowder" plus "soup") was coined by television cook Rachael Ray with her recipe "Harvest Creamy Corn 'Choup' with…
Chow Mein Sandwich; Chop Suey Sandwich
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: American Chinese cuisineChow mein sandwich— Sandwich of chow mein and gravy (Southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island). Chop suey sandwich — Sandwich of…
Chowhound (Chow Hound)
The word "chowhound" is probably best known today from the Chowhound food website. The term began as the two words "chow hound," with "chow" meaning "food"…
Christmas Pizza
Pizza is not a traditional Christmas dish, but some people would like to make Christmas pizza "a thing." Some others think that Christmas pizza should not be a thing. "Is Christmas…
Chuggable
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: chuggableAdjectivechuggable (not comparable)1. Able to be chugged; suitable for chugging.It's a light beer, so is perfectly chuggable, unlikely the fizzy…
Cilanthropist or Cilantropist (cilantro + philanthropist)
"Cilantropist" or "cilanthropist" (cilantro + philanthropist) is a jocular portmanteau term for a lover of cilantro, or someone who gives away cilantro to others. "What do…
Cilantropist or Cilanthropist (cilantro + philanthropist)
"Cilantropist" or "cilanthropist" (cilantro + philanthropist) is a jocular portmanteau term for a lover of cilantro, or someone who gives away cilantro to others. "What do…
Cinco de Drinko (Cinco de Mayo + drink)
"Cinco de Drinko" (Cinco de Mayo + drink) is a jocular term that reflects how the Mexican holiday on the fifth of May has been turned into a drinking holiday in the United States.…
Cinnsation (cinnamon + sensation); Cinnsational
"Cinnsation" (cinnamon + sensation) and "cinnsational" have been applied to products with cinnamon, such as cinnamon buns. "Cinn" also plays on the word…
Cioppino (Ciopino; Ciuppin)
Cioppino (or "ciopino") is a popular dish from the Italian community of San Francisco (ca. 1900), but the dish is also popular in Italian restaurants in New York City and on Long Island.…
Circus Peanuts (candy)
The circus has long been known for providing hungry patrons with pink lemonade and peanuts for sale. "Circus peanuts" became a popular name, just like "ballpark hot dogs." The…
City Chicken
The name "city chicken" is first cited in Ohio on 1926. "City chicken" is not chicken at all -- it's cubes of meat (such as pork or veal) placed on skewers, then breaded…
Citymeals-on-Wheels; City Harvest
Citymeals-on-Wheels and City Harvest are two programs that delivary food to poor, hugnry New Yorkers. I contributed the 1926 "meals on wheels" citations to the Oxford Englaish Dictionary.…
Clambake (Clam Bake)
The clambake (originally "clam bake" and "clam-bake") is a New England institution for baking clams and, quite often, giving political speeches. Corn, potatoes, onions and…
Clams Casino
John Mariani's Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink (1999) states: "A dish of clams mixed with butter, paprika, and shallots, then baked with small strips of bacon on top. The recipe…
Cloud Around the Moon (Chinese dish of king crabmeat, scallops and lobster)
"Cloud Around the Moon" is a Chinese-American restaurant dish found on many menus in the section "special health and diet menu." "Cloud Around the Moon ... $8.95 King…
CLT (chicken, lettuce and tomato)
"CLT" (chicken, lettuce and tomato is a sandwich similar to the "BLT" (bacon, lettuce and tomato). "CLTs (chicken, lettuce and tomato)" was printed in the Tustin (CA)…