Egg Drop Soup (Egg Flower Soup)
Egg drop soup (also called egg flower soup) is a staple of Chinese American cuisine. The origins of the soup are unclear. Egg drop/flower soup was served in New York's Chinatown by the early…
Egg Foo Young (Egg Foo Yung; Egg Fu Young; Egg Fu Yung)
"Egg foo young" (also "egg foo yung," "egg fu young," "egg fu yung" and many other spellings) is a Chinese omelette dish that has been served in New…
Egg Roll, Won Ton (Cantonese Cuisine)
Chinese (Cantonese) cuisine was the most popular cuisine in Chinese-American restaurants in the 1900s. Lum Fong (who owned a Chinatown restaurant on Canal Street) was credited for introducing many…
Eggcellent (egg + excellent)
"Eggcellent" (egg + excellent) is a frequently used word joke whenever eggs are mentioned. "They are egg-cellent" was cited in print in 1870 -- one of at least two newspaper…
Eggnog (Egg Nog)
Eggnog (also spelled "egg nog" and "egg-nog") contains beaten eggs with a liquor base, such as rum, brandy or whiskey. Milk, cream and sugar are often added. "Egg…
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…
EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony awards)
"EGOT" is an acronym that stands for Emmy Award (television), Grammy Award (recording arts), Oscar (motion pictures) and Tony Award (theatre). Only a very few people have won all four…
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…
Eighth Wonder of the World (compound interest)
Compound interest is so amazing an investment concept that it's been called the Eighth Wonder of the World. Credit for "Eighth Wonder" has been assigned to Benjamin Franklin…
El Presidente (banana republic dictator)
"El Presidente is Spanish for "the president." The term often describes a dictator of a banana republic. The Woody Allen comedy film Bananas (1971) made references to 'El…
Electile Dysfunction (ED)
"Electile dysfunction' (ED) is a humorous political term, taken from the term "erectile dysfunction." The term "electile dysfunction" became popular about November 10,…
Election Wagering (“peanut-and-toothpick” bet)
New Yorkers bet on more than the horses. Around 1900, it was popular to bet on election results. Some bets involved money, and others involved performance. The peanut-and-toothpick bet required the…
Electionstential Crisis (election + existential crisis)
"Electionstential" is a portmanteau word from "election" and "existential." "Electionstential horror" was posted on Dawg's Blawg on April 25, 2014.…
Electionstential Dread (election + existential dread)
"Electionstential" is a portmanteau word from "election" and "existential." "Electionstential horror" was posted on Dawg's Blawg on April 25, 2014.…
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…