Pizzeria
Lombardi's on Spring Street claims to be the first pizzeria (1905) in the western hemisphere. The problem here is the the telephone directories that I checked list Lombardi's as a…
Plastic Banana
American conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said in 1994, "phony baloney, plastic banana, good-time rock and roll pontificators - sweet justice!" Limbaugh used "plastic…
PLT (plant, lettuce and tomato)
McDonald's restaurants in some countries introduced the "PLT" (plant-lettuce-tomato) sandwich in 2019. The name is a take-off on the "BLT" (bacon-lettuce-tomato) sandwich.…
PMS Pizza (pepperoni, mushrooms and sausage)
"PMS" usually stands for premenstrual syndrome. In pizza shop lingo, a "PMS" pizza contains pepperoni, mushrooms and sausage. The name "PMS" for this pizza has been…
Pogey Bait
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktiuonary: pogey baitEtymologyRelated to pogue (“soldier assigned administrative rather than combat duties”).Nounpogey bait (uncountable)1. (US, military, slang)…
Pok?rrito (pok? + burrito)
"Pokērrito" (pokē + burrito) is a name that was filed for a trademarked in September 2015. Los Angeles magazine described the dish (from Great Rice Balls of Fire) on January 28, 2016:…
Poke Test or Finger Test (rule for cooking meat)
The "poke test" (or "finger test") involves touching a food to see if it's done cooking. "Finger test" has been cited since at least 1960, when it was used to…
Polyester of Lettuce (iceberg lettuce nickname)
Iceberg lettuce is a popular lettuce in the United States and is commonly served at restaurants, but it's mostly water and doesn't have the nutritional value or the flavor of other…
Polygummy (polygamy + gummy bear)
Gummy bears (small, fruit gum candies) have nothing to do with polygamy, but there is the joke portmanteau word "polygummy" (polygamy + gummy bear). "Polygummy Bears" was posted…
Poor Man’s Butter (avocado)
The avocado was called the "poor man's butter" in Latin American countries, where the rich, buttery texture and mild nutty flavor was used in place of butter fat. "Poor…
Poor Man’s Oyster (mussel; snail; clam)
There have been many seafood claims on the term "poor man's oyster," with mussels, snails and clams all claiming the title. ("Poor man's oyster" is also the name of a…
Poor Man’s Perrier (seltzer or club soda)
Perrier is a brand of bottled mineral water from France that is sold in green bottles. Several drinks have been called the "poor man's Perrier." Seltzer has been called "poor…
Popcorn at the movies
Eating popcorn at a movie theater is a popular tradition now, but popcorn wasn't always served at the movies. Samuel M. Rubin ("Sam the Popcorn Man," who died in 2004 at age 85) is…
Popcorn Chicken
"Popcorn chicken" is a dish of bite-sized pieces of fried chicken, resembling popcorn. Gene Gagliardi developed Popcorn Chicken for the KFC restaurant menu, introduced by August 1992. KFC…
Popcorn Tea
Genmaicha ("brown rice tea" in Japanese) contains toasted glutinous rice; some grains explode like popcorn when the tea is made. The genmaicha nickname of "popcorn tea" has been…
Poptail (popsicle + cocktail)
A "poptail" (popsicle + cocktail) is a frozen cocktail on a popsicle stick. "Poptail" has been cited in print since at least November 2005. Chicago's DeLaCosta restaurant…
Pork Chops and Applesauce
"Pork chops and applesauce" is a popular combination. "I see an abundance of lamb chops cooking at one fire, while the other is engaged with pork chops and apple sauce" was…
Pork New York Chop
The National Pork Board and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2013 created new names for cuts of pork; the new names -- such as "porterhouse chop," "T-bone chop,"…
Pork of the Sea (swordfish)
Entry in progress -- BP Food & Wine Why Chefs Are Calling This Fish ‘The Pork of the Sea’ Once discarded, swordfish belly is now being smoked, cured, and served as pastrami and bacon in…
Porterhouse Steak
"Porterhouse steak" was allegedly first served at Martin Morrison's porter house at 327 Pearl Street in Manhattan, in 1814. Several stories from the late 1800s describe this in…