# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/101 "2023-04-06T22:56:28Z")
No, they’re not the same. Back bacon is basically pork loin sliced very thin into rounds. It has almost no fat and shrivels easily when you fry it. The “Canadian bacon” in an Egg McMuffin is closer to cured ham and stands up to frying much better. If I want to make pizza with “Canadian bacon,” this is what I use. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/102 "2023-04-06T23:02:56Z")
I don’t believe back bacon is smoked. At least, the samples I’ve had didn’t seem smoked to me. If it’s cured, it’s not cured like ham is. I wouldn’t use it in an Egg McMuffin if I had the choice. I’ve also tried using it as a substitute for British bacon in a full breakfast. It wasn’t as good—too thinly sliced and not enough fat. ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/103 "2023-04-06T23:07:59Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > What Americans call “Swiss cheese” is a very specific type, regardless of how it’s packaged or where it’s made. It’s very pale yellow (or even white) with large holes formed by bubbles as it cures. It normally is quite bland, unless it’s been smoked or otherwise treated. Yes, I agree on what we Americans call “Swiss cheese” and I try to avoid it. It’s the faint, sweaty feet smell. I avoid Emmentaler too. I use Muenster on Reubens as a substitute. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/104 "2023-04-06T23:09:49Z")
Meunster is good. So are Havarti and Monterey Jack. Nice and gooey when they melt. I seldom see Colby nowadays. ☹ It was my favorite cheese when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/105 "2023-04-06T23:26:13Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Meunster is good. Probably my favorite cheese for grilled cheese. I love Swiss, American Swiss included, for that very faint funk and nutiness. I don’t really think of it as being a bland cheese, but it’s certainly not a strong, “cheesy” cheese like much of what you’d get in France. It doesn’t melt really well, in my experience. I mean Emmentaler, or at least American Swiss. Gruyere and raclette melt fine. I can’t remember how well proper Emmentaler melts – I used to get it all the time when I lived in Hungary, but I don’t remember using it melted. American Swiss just seems to get “sweaty” rather than proper melty. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/106 "2023-04-07T09:29:46Z")
Another non-Swiss food is the Swiss roll, which is called a jelly roll in the US. Add Yule Log, which is not made out of wood, to the (non-wood) pile. Anybody for sponge cake? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/107 "2023-04-07T10:37:37Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > Another non-Swiss food is the Swiss roll, which is called a jelly roll in the US. Ahem. [http://www.littledebbie.com/images/snackproducts/products/50decf867f332cb3d01f262445907fcb.png](http://www.littledebbie.com/images/snackproducts/products/50decf867f332cb3d01f262445907fcb.png) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/108 "2023-06-08T23:22:02Z")
Shit on a shingle ---
**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:** [June 8, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/109 "2023-06-08T23:38:03Z")
Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/110 "2023-06-08T23:57:35Z")
Surprised no one has mentioned buckeyes yet. Of course, that was a long time ago (R.I.P., **Opalcat**.) ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/111 "2023-06-09T00:14:08Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > 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.” 😃 “Why don’t you just tell me what’s really [in this hotdog].” “We have told you,” said the official. “By-products.” Zaphod exchanged weary glances with himself. “By-products,” he said. “By-products of what?” “Processes.” said the official. “What processes?” “Processes that are perfectly safe.” ---
**Author:** ![Blindmellowjelly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindmellowjelly/32/13920_2.png) [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/112 "2023-06-09T01:31:16Z")
On the other hand, a “Hot Lime Ricky”, is exactly as it sounds. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/113 "2023-06-09T06:00:33Z")
I was surprised the first time I saw “Chihuahua cheese” on a menu. Of course, the name refers to the northern state of Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/114 "2023-06-09T14:00:54Z")
\< shakes away image of someone milking a little dog \> ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/115 "2023-06-09T14:02:03Z")
“Chihuahua Cheese” sounds like it should be a bonus track from _Whipped Cream and Other Delights_. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/116 "2023-06-09T15:15:47Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > \< shakes away image of someone milking a little dog \> \”_With the snarling, the pinching of the tiny nipples and the biting of the sharp little teeth…_\ ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/117 "2023-06-09T15:34:14Z")
“Juniper berries” aren’t berries. They aren’t even fruit. They’re juniper cones and look like tiny pine cones if left on the plant to mature and open up. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/118 "2023-06-09T17:22:40Z")
@california_jobcase “Is not the miracle of the juniper bushes enough?!” ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/119 "2023-06-09T20:00:55Z")
> [@Tarataratara](#): > > pets de nonne I heard what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092/120 "2023-06-09T20:12:22Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Rochester is the home of the garbage plate, which is not garbage Debatable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092.md?page=7)