# Food that begins with E? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 25, 2002, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675 "2002-09-25T21:23:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/21 "2002-09-26T14:10:28Z")
How about Ears of Corn? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/22 "2002-09-26T14:12:16Z")
Elephant Ears are a pastry of basically fried dough that is kind of big and flat (hence Elephant Ear) and covered with powdered sugar. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/23 "2002-09-26T14:24:55Z")
Careful. Many Efoods can contain viruses. Play it safe… give 'em Vitamin E tablets. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/24 "2002-09-26T14:36:12Z")
Thanks Zeb–no I’ve never encountered those. Sound a bit like pancakes. lieu-huh? ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/25 "2002-09-26T14:51:33Z")
The elephant ears I’ve had have been like big, misshapen profiteroles. Smoked eel is delicious but you’re taking a big risk serving it to kids, especially strangers’ kids. My votes would go for edam (very safe) or enchiladas. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/26 "2002-09-26T15:01:17Z")
IJGRieve, you might know them as funnel cakes. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/27 "2002-09-26T15:06:40Z")
Email… Efoods… nevermind. What’s the nutritional value of E Coli? ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/28 "2002-09-26T15:11:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tequila Mockingbird \* > \*\* > If it were me, I’d probably get a bunch of brightly colored gummy worms, serve them in an odd way (maybe suspended in small light blue jello cubes) and call 'em “electric eels”. > \*\* That is honestly the cutest kid food item I’ve ever heard of. It beats my sister’s dirt cake all to heck. I always want her to make a sea/beach-themed “sand” cake for her stepkids, with Swedish fish (for them) and Godiva white chocolate raspberry filled starfish (for me). Be warned, **LunaSea** : the sweetness factor of an Elephant Ear will result in massive sugar highs for those kindergarteners. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/29 "2002-09-26T15:32:55Z")
How about eclairs? ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/30 "2002-09-26T16:18:50Z")
Just whip up a batch of Etouffee! Mmmm…crawfish. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/31 "2002-09-26T21:24:54Z")
Oh man, Eclaires! That’s a great idea (really, I love them very much). Or, get an elephant-shaped cookie-cutter and make sugar cookies. Espresso. Heh heh heh. Kindergardeners hopped up on caffeine. Woo hoo! ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/32 "2002-09-26T21:29:47Z")
I can’t believe nobody has said this! **ENCHILADAS, BABY! ENCHILADAS!** I’m getting hungry just thinking about it! ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/33 "2002-09-26T21:38:47Z")
We make elehant ears with honey and white sugar up here in The North… but thats a wonderful idea. Get the kindergarteners all hooped up on sugar and then leave them for the teacher… plus, they’re easy to make. Come halloween, you can make them again and call them Bat ears. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/34 "2002-09-26T21:45:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soup\_du\_jour \* > \*\*I can’t believe nobody has said this! > > **ENCHILADAS, BABY! ENCHILADAS!** Dude, **InternetLegend** said that like, yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/35 "2002-09-26T22:35:59Z")
Elk (OK, Not helpful.) Joy of Cooking Index under E: Earthenware (probably not edible) Easter Bunnies (a cookie) Eclairs Ecrevisses (Crayfish) Edam Eel Eggs (logs of eggs) Eggless Eggnog Eggplant Elderberry (tisanes and jam - I’d only come up with wine myself and figured you wouldn’t feed that to children). Elk En Croute (cooking meat in a crust) En Papillote (cooking in parchment) Enchildadas Enamelware (possible the same issues as Earthenware) Endive (you could make a salad) English Muffins Entertaining Entree Entremets Enzymes Equpment Escabeche (fish) Escarole (endive) Espagnole (brown sauce) (Personally, I’m liking the epanadas idea. If you’ve never had them they are little hamburger pies - Mexican potstickers if you will. Kids like them. Easy to make. Egg rolls would be my second choice - they are a little fussy to make, but you can buy them frozen). (What kind of kindergarten teacher thinks parents have this kind of time anymore! I’d be calling the caterer.) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/36 "2002-09-26T22:40:00Z")
Emu. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/37 "2002-09-26T22:56:42Z")
Eclairs would be a hit, I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/38 "2002-09-27T02:11:57Z")
Is an egg log anything like a nut log? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/39 "2002-09-27T03:06:34Z")
Enoki mushrooms Edamame Evian water… Actually, the edamame is a good idea. They’re fun to eat if you get them in the pods. ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675/40 "2002-09-27T03:24:46Z")
Actually, most of the elephant ears I’ve seen have been giant versions of the French _panier_, if that’s any help. it’s usually a very flaky pastry, fairly thin (about 1 cm), with lots of honey or syrup. And speaking of e’s - you know, _anything_ can be a carrier of _ **E. coli** _… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675.md?page=3)