# Rhyming food combos, in English and non-English **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528 "2009-03-06T14:56:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/1 "2009-03-06T14:56:56Z")
The English could whip up a dish of potatoes & tomatoes. Similarly, the French could make _boeuf & oeuf_ What others? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/2 "2009-03-06T15:03:18Z")
There’s (IIRC this rhymes) risi e bisi, rice and peas, a classic dish from Italy. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/3 "2009-03-06T15:06:31Z")
Car Talk does one at the end of each podcast. The last one had vindaloo, chicken cordon blue, and cheese fondue. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/4 "2009-03-06T15:09:06Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > The English could whip up a dish of potatoes & tomatoes. > … Ah now, only debatably. 😃 How about [Hopple Popple](http://www.recipezaar.com/Hopple-Popple-German-Breakfast-Casserole-182810) (I have trouble believing that that is the correct spelling but what do I know?) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/5 "2009-03-06T15:09:14Z")
I was actually looking for rhyming food names, not the names of the end dishes. Risi e bisi is a good example. But combos are interesing too. My next party I’m serving vindaloo and fondue. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/6 "2009-03-06T15:14:08Z")
Does it have to be stuff that is, you know, _edible_? Or what if we eat cheese and fleas, faggots and maggots, pies and flies? (I do NOT know what came over me there, as I usually hate even the mention of insecty things.:dubious: ) Oh, back to normal. We could feasibly have pancakes and branflakes. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/7 "2009-03-06T15:15:38Z")
Piglets and twiglets? And IF we ate dogs we could eat nuts and mutts? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/8 "2009-03-06T15:17:41Z")
Lamb, ham, jam and spam. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/9 "2009-03-06T15:19:28Z")
Anyone for cheesy peas? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/10 "2009-03-06T15:33:51Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Anyone for cheesy peas? The Indian dish _mattar paneer_ is peas and cheese (in a tomato-based sauce) and is yum yum yum yum yum. I often eat beans & greens. How about radishes and cabbages? ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/11 "2009-03-06T15:43:54Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > The English could whip up a dish of potatoes & tomatoes. You say ‘ **potatoes** ’, but I say ‘ **potatoes** ’. **Marmite** and **Coke Light**? :eek: **Chicken Tikka Massalla** and **Lager** (cooked on an **Aga** ) **Toadstool** and **Offal**? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/12 "2009-03-06T15:48:42Z")
> [@glee](#): > > **Toadstool** and **Offal**? :smack: Waffle and Offal, surely :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/13 "2009-03-06T16:07:55Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Waffle and Offal, surely :dubious: That sounds awful. ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/14 "2009-03-06T16:26:14Z")
surf n’ turf beanies n’ weenies near beer Are brand names OK? Snack Pak Lean Cuisine Double Bubble (not sure if gum counts as food) ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/15 "2009-03-06T16:58:42Z")
Beets and meats. Sweetmeats. Quince and mince. Pies and fries. Mash and succotash. Green beans and aubergines. Hmm, there aren’t really all that many, are there? ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/16 "2009-03-06T17:02:07Z")
For Americans, Cheddar and Feta. Brie and ghee with peas and cheese. Camombert and a pear. Chips and dips, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/17 "2009-03-06T18:20:03Z")
How about my wife’s favorite spaghetti: Aglio e olio? ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/18 "2009-03-06T18:29:24Z")
Apple scrapple. Might work. Beer paneer. No. Hamburger with Limburger. Sure! Steak cake. With gravy icing, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/19 "2009-03-06T18:57:30Z")
Fish with radish relish garnish. And a knish! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528/20 "2009-03-06T19:45:31Z")
Poutine and green beans! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528.md?page=2)