# Foods/dishes whose name does not compute **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [April 3, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092 "2023-04-03T16:11:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/1 "2023-04-03T16:11:08Z")
Egg cream - contains neither eggs nor cream Lake trout - it’s not trout and it didn’t come from a lake (it’s a Baltimore thing) Others? ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/2 "2023-04-03T16:21:19Z")
Toad in the hole (actually delicious - it’s sausages baked in a giant Yorkshire Pudding) Sweetbreads - some unmentionable part of a sheep Sweetmeats - contain no meat Mince pies - not savoury. Contain no meat ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/3 "2023-04-03T16:28:14Z")
“What’s the deal with Grape-Nuts? There are no grapes and there are no nuts!!!” ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/4 "2023-04-03T16:32:20Z")
Head cheese - contains no cheese. > [@DCnDC](#): > > Lake trout - it’s not trout and it didn’t come from a lake (it’s a Baltimore thing) I’d not heard of this (at least, not the [non-trout, non-lake thing](https://www.baltimoresun.com/ask/bs-fo-lake-trout-20190417-story.html)), but then, I’m from the Midwest. In Wisconsin, lake trout, as a dish, would definitely have actual lake trout in it. 😉 > **[8.23.13 Pan Fried Lake Trout with Balsamic Tomatoes and Fennel — Wisconsin...](http://wisconsinfromscratch.com/journal/2013/8/23/82313-pan-roasted-lake-trout-with-balsamic-tomatoes-and-fennel)** > > When things are hectic, there’s nothing like a nice piece of fish to make a quick meal. As much as I’d like to think that the summer months should consist of laid back, lazy evenings with plenty of time and daylight to enjoy a nice leisurely meal, I... ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/5 "2023-04-03T16:43:59Z")
They should call it Roundtine! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/6 "2023-04-03T16:45:49Z")
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**Author:** ![alfonzos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@alfonzos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alfonzos)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/7 "2023-04-03T17:09:32Z")
And why are there two different foods called “truffles”? ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/8 "2023-04-03T17:35:49Z")
Rocky Mountain Oysters ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/9 "2023-04-03T18:16:39Z")
Welsh rabbit or rarebit. Where’s the rabbit? It’s just cheese and bread… > **[Welsh rarebit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_rarebit)** > > Welsh rarebit or Welsh rabbit (/ˈrɛərbɪt/ or /ˈræbɪt/) is a dish consisting of a hot cheese-based sauce served over slices of toasted bread. The original 18th-century name of the dish was the jocular "Welsh rabbit", which was later reinterpreted as "rarebit", as the dish contains no rabbit. Variants include English rabbit, Scottish rabbit, buck rabbit, golden buck, and blushing bunny. > Though there is no strong evidence that the dish originated in Welsh cuisine, it is sometimes identified with... ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/10 "2023-04-03T18:20:27Z")
Scotch Woodcock is buttered toast with eggs and anchovies. No woodcock, not even woodcock eggs ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/11 "2023-04-03T18:20:31Z")
> [@SanVito](#): > > Mince pies - not savoury. Contain no meat I’ve had ones that contain a bit of meat, but more lard than meat. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/12 "2023-04-03T18:23:20Z")
Shepherd’s Pie does not contain shepherds nor are shepherds the only folk who consume it. Same goes for Irish Stew, as far as I’m aware. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/13 "2023-04-03T18:31:14Z")
when I was a kid I always thought “lady fingers” were a pretty creepy name for these thin little cookie / cake things my family would set out at holidays. > **[Ladyfinger (biscuit)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladyfinger_(biscuit))** > > Ladyfingers, or in British English sponge fingers (sometimes known by the Italian name savoiardi \[savoˈjardi\] or by the French name boudoirs \[budwaʁ\]), are low-density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge cake biscuits roughly shaped like large fingers. They are a principal ingredient in many dessert recipes, such as trifles and charlottes, and are also used as fruit or chocolate gateau linings, and for the sponge element of tiramisu. They are typically soaked in a sugar syrup or liqueur, or in coffe La... ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/14 "2023-04-03T18:34:59Z")
There’s no dog meat in hot dogs. At least not that I’m aware of – who knows what’s in those things! ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/15 "2023-04-03T18:40:52Z")
I can think of two things wrong with the name for pineapple. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/16 "2023-04-03T18:44:13Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > There’s no dog meat in hot dogs. At least not that I’m aware of – who knows what’s in those things! One of my very favorite stories from my career occurred when I was in undergraduate business school, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We had a guest lecturer in our Market Research class, who was the director of market research at Oscar Mayer (which was also located in Madison). At the end of his talk, he opened the floor up for questions. A friend of mine asked, “So, what’s really in the hot dogs?” His answer was (and I promise this is, word for word, what he said): “Oh, good stuff, stuff you’d eat…meat.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/17 "2023-04-03T18:48:16Z")
_Ragout_ contains no bits of cloth, nor does _ragu._ ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/18 "2023-04-03T18:58:33Z")
> [@Chingon](#): > > Rocky Mountain Oysters beat me to it. - hamburgers are typically made of beef, not pork/ham - Butterfingers ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/19 "2023-04-03T18:59:59Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > hamburgers are typically made of beef, not pork/ham True, and confusing to kids, though the name doesn’t come from “ham,” but from the city of Hamburg in Germany. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/20 "2023-04-03T19:03:30Z")
Okay, Mr. Smartypants, then where are bison burgers from? 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092.md?page=2)