Foodstapo (food + Gestapo)
"Foodstapo" (food + Gestapo) means the "food police" -- a person or an organization that dictates food choices. The term "foodstapo" has been cited in print since at…
Forgotten Vitamin (Vitamin K nickname)
Vitamin K isn't as popularly known as other vitamins, but K1 is found in green vegetables and the vitamin helps maintain a healthy blood clotting system. Vitamin K has been nicknamed the…
Forkage Fee (Cakeage Fee)
A "corkage fee" (or "corkage") is often charged by restaurants when diners bring in their own bottles of wine. When someone brings food into a restaurant, that restaurant might…
Fortune Cookie or Fortune Cake (“Help, I’m prisoner in a Chinese bakery!”)
Fortune cookies (crisp flour cookies with a paper fortune inside) are ubiquitous at Chinese restaurants, both inside and out of Chinatown. Fortune cookies are largely unknown in China, however, and…
Four Fingers of Death (four frankfurters in Meals, Ready-to-Eat)
The Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) has been disliked by many (most?) American soldiers. A particularly unpopular offering was frankfurters and beans; the four frankfurters were nicknamed the "four…
Four Precious Jewels (Chinese dish of shrimp, scallops, crab meat and beef)
"Four Precious Jewels" is a Chinese-American restaurant dish found on many menus in the section "special health and diet menu." "Four Precious Jewels ... $8.95 Jumbo…
Four Seasons (Chinese dish of pork, shrimp, chicken and beef)
"Four Seasons" is a Chinese dish combination of -- usually, but not always -- pork, shrimp, chicken and beef. "Four seasons Fried Rice -- Mounds of fried rice combined with diced…
Frankenpastry (Frankenstein + pastry)
Entry in progress -- B.P TwitterStephen J King@radar670 Frankenpastry pic.twitter.com/VDNz0zRuDs1:20 AM - 4 Mar 13 TwitterUP Pastry Plate@UPPastryPlate @alivitali I saw that trending a few…
Frankensnack (Frankenstein monster + snack)
Entry in progress -- B.P.The novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus(1818), by British author Mary Shelley, is about scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates a creature or monster (not named…
Frankfurter (Frankfort Sausage)
The "frankfurter" is associated with Nathan's (of Coney Island) and New York City, but the name comes from the city of Frankfurt (or Frankfort), Germany. The term "Frankfort…
Free Lunch
The concept of the "free lunch" began in America in the 1840s, probably in New York City. The idea is that people would pay for their drinks. Free lunches were popular in many other…
Freedom Fries (french fries)
France initially did not support the United Stated-initiated the 2003 invasion of Iraq. As a result, some U.S. establishments renamed french fries as "freedom fries" and french toast as…
Freedom Toast (french toast)
France initially did not support the United Stated-initiated the 2003 invasion of Iraq. As a result, some U.S. establishments renamed french fries as "freedom fries" and french toast as…
Freeze Peach (“free speech,” and sometimes an ice cream flavor)
Entry in progress -- B.P. OCLC WorldCat recordFreeze peach : publication by students of Westland High School.Author: Westland High School.Publisher: [Hokitika, N.Z.] : Westland High School,…
French Fry Holder
A "french fry holder" is a car appliance that can hold french fries. "Someone needs to invent a french-fry holder for cars" was cited in print in 1995. The itme began to be…
French Onion Dip or California Dip
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: French onion dipFrench onion dip or California dip is an American dip typically made with a base of sour cream and flavored with minced onion, and usually…
French Silk Chocolate Pie
"French Silk Chocolate Pie" by Mrs. Kendall (Betty) Cooper of Silver Spring, MD, won the $1,000 "best in class - pie" award at the 1951 Pillsbury Bake-Off, held at New…
Freshman Five or Freshman Ten or Freshman Fifteen (college weight gain)
College freshmen often gain weight with many dining hall choices and available snacks during late-night study hours. The term "freshman five" (or "freshman 5") for the number of…
Fridge Jenga
Jenga is a game where players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower of 54 blocks. If the tower collapses, that player "loses" and the other players "win."…
Fried Twinkie
The "Twinkie" cake was invented in the 1930s in the Midwest, but the deep-fried Twinkie was invented in Brooklyn. Christopher Sell (originally from England) opened a Brooklyn fish &…