Allicin Wonderland (allicin + Alice in Wonderland)
Allicin is an organosulfur compound obtained from garlic. "Allicin Wonderland" is an obvious pun on Alice in Wonderland. "The body is, in fact, a veritable allicin wonderland"…
Almond Boneless Chicken (ABC)
Almond Boneless Chicken (often called "ABC") is a Chinese dish that is popular in Detroit, Michigan. In other cities, it's called, in its various spellings, "war/wor…
Alphabet Soup
"Alphabet soup" is a noodle soup with alphabet-shaped noodles. The soup is cited in print since the 1880s and 1890s. The New Deal legislation of the 1930s resulted in many new government…
Amateursecco (amateur + Prosecco)
Prosecco is an Italian white wine, named after the village of Prosecco which is in the province of Trieste, Italy. There is no "Amateursecco" or "Antisecco," but there are…
American Chop Suey
"American chop suey" usually contains ground beef, macaroni, and tomato sauce and is very different from "Chinese chop suey." The dish is often called "goulash" in…
American Parasite (Candida nickname)
The American Parasite is a 2013 30-minute video advertisement from Keybiotics about Candida, a genus of yeasts. The video became widely shared on the Internet. The Candida nickname of…
American Pizza (pizza topped with hot dogs and french fries)
"Pizza Americano" (or "American Pizza") is pizza topped with hot dogs and french fries. The dish is popular in Italy, but it's not known who invented it. Americans do eat…
Anadama Bread
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Anadama breadAnadama bread is a traditional bread of New England made with white flour, cornmeal, molasses and sometimes rye flour. Origin of nameThere are…
Angel Food Cake (Angel Cake)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Angel food cakeAngel food cake is a type of cake that became popular in the U.S. following the invention of the hand-crank egg-beater in the 19th century. It…
Angry Lobster; Drunken Donuts
"Angry Lobster" and "Drunken Donuts" have been popping up on the menus of many high-end restaurants in New York City. I'll expand this entry, but if you know the origins of…
Antarctichoke or Antartichoke (Antarctica + artichoke)
Artichokes have nothing to do with the Arctic or Antarctica, but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the cold-water fish Arctic char. "'Antartichoke' - @al_bal4 trying to decide…
Antartichoke or Antarctichoke (Antarctica + artichoke)
Artichokes have nothing to do with the Arctic or Antarctica, but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the cold-water fish Arctic char. "'Antartichoke' - @al_bal4 trying to decide…
Anti-fooder
People who were hesitant about taking Covid-19 (coronavirus) vaccines were called anti-vaxxers. Some memes compared an anti-vaxxer to a person reading a food product's ingredients label, and…
Anti-Infective Vitamin (Vitamin A nickname)
Vitamin A was named the "anti-infective vitamin" in 1928 by Edward Mellanby (1884-1955) and Harry N. Green, both doctors at the University of Sheffield. The "aniti-infective…
Anti-Sterility Vitamin (Vitamin E nickname)
Vitamin E was discovered by Herbert McLean Evans (1882-1971) and Katharine Scott Bishop of the University of California-Berkeley in 1922. Evans and Bishop discovered in their experiments on rats…
Anti-Stress Mineral (magnesium nickname)
Magnesium is the fourth most common element on earth and can be found in diets with fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and whole grains. Magnesium stabilizes the nervous system and has been called the…
Anti-Stress Vitamin (Pantothenic Acid or Vitamin B5 nickname)
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) can be found in many foods, such as whole-grain cereals, legumes, eggs, meat, avocado and yogurt. Vitamin B5 has been called the "anti-stress vitamin" (cited…
Antisecco (anti + Prosecco)
Prosecco is an Italian white wine, named after the village of Prosecco which is in the province of Trieste, Italy. There is no "Amateursecco" or "Antisecco," but there are…
Ants Climbing a Tree (Ma Yi Shang Shu or Mayishangshu)
"Ants climbing/creeping (on/up) a tree" is a popular English name for China's Sichuan province dish of ma yi shang shu (or mayishangshu). The "ants" are tiny pieces of…
Ants on a Log (Bugs on a Log)
"Ants on a log" (sometimes called "bugs on a log") is a children's snack that dates to at least 1959. The most common recipe is for a celery stalk (the "log")…