Anonymous
12/14/2025 10:34
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Anonymous wrote:Top bothers:
Butter chicken*
not sure where or why the name came about, but it's a terrible name. Butter chicken to me is the browned butter chicken dish from Sweetwater (do they still make that). Anywho, butter chicken is about the best thing on earth so should be called Nirvana chicken or Ambrosia chicken or something else.
Eggplant
Yes, yes we all know the unripened ones are white like eggs. We all know and eat the purple though. Aubergine is a good name.
Shrimp
Prawn is a better word. Shrimp is a size. And jumbo shrimp is just crazytown.
What are yours?
*In 1975, the English phrase "butter chicken" curry first appeared in print, as a specialty of the house at Gaylord Indian restaurant in Manhattan. (wikipedia)
https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianFood/comments/1ab93lt/indias_courts_to_rule_on_who_invented_butter/
Butter chicken is a direct translation of Hindi/Urdu Murgh Makhani (Chicken with a buttery gravy).
Eggplant and Aubergine both are stupid names. It should be Baigan or Baigun. The cuisine that makes the best Baigan should name it. What is the Mandarin name for it?
As for prawns or shrimps...I dislike both names. I prefer Jhinga for shrimp and Jal-pari for prawns.
Anonymous
12/14/2025 10:27
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Jello salad
There's a museum in Portland having an exhibit of mid century jello mold dishes right now and they are absolutely revolting! 🤣
I, also, love British food names. Bubble and squeak?
Toad in the hole!
Anonymous
12/14/2025 08:51
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Lard always feels like an odd word.
Anonymous
12/14/2025 08:16
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Jello salad
This. My Southern in-laws serve it with the main course every holiday. Baffling. It’s a dessert, right? But served alongside actual salads.
Really? Like lime green with pineapple tidbits served as a salad? I hope they put a leaf of lettuce under it. Or at least use those leaf looking glass plates...
Anonymous
12/13/2025 16:01
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Anonymous wrote:Jello salad
This. My Southern in-laws serve it with the main course every holiday. Baffling. It’s a dessert, right? But served alongside actual salads.
Anonymous
12/12/2025 10:13
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Welsh rabbit (rarebit)
Anonymous
12/12/2025 07:05
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yorkshire pudding. It’s bread. Not pudding.
Technically it's components historically make what is a German Pancake.
I always think of yorkies as mini dutch babies. Which is also a funny name for the german pancake!
Came here to post Dutch Baby.
Yes. I hate hate hate the name Dutch Baby. I'm barely ok with baby as a food adjective (baby carrots, baby back ribs). I'm not ok with baby as a food noun.
Anonymous
12/12/2025 07:02
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Anonymous wrote:Panini. It’s the plural of panino. So, when you say you want a panini, Italians hear “I want sandwiches”
I always want sandwiches.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 22:17
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Panini. It’s the plural of panino. So, when you say you want a panini, Italians hear “I want sandwiches”
Anonymous
12/11/2025 22:13
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Anonymous wrote:Butter tart (this might be too canadian). Yes, they do have butter, but most of them are just full of raisins. Its a raisin tart.
Sweetbreads - I have no idea how these got their name.
Chowchow - Its like a relish of sorts, but also a dog breed?
These are all excellent submissions. Spot on! (not spotted dick on)
Anonymous
12/11/2025 20:10
Subject: Misnamed dishes and foods (fun)
Anonymous wrote:Jello salad
There's a museum in Portland having an exhibit of mid century jello mold dishes right now and they are absolutely revolting! 🤣
I, also, love British food names. Bubble and squeak?