Funny alternative names for food
Funny alternative names for food
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tescorank

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2,315 posts

256 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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I have a friend who works in catering and keeps quoting alternative names for foods-so does anyone have any others ?

Starters

Essence of tomatoe -tomatoe ketchup

Mexican strawberry’s -baked beans

Doofus

33,641 posts

198 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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tescorank said:
I have a friend who works in catering and keeps quoting alternative names for foods-so does anyone have any others ?

Starters

Essence of tomatoe -tomatoe ketchup

Mexican strawberry’s -baked beans
tomatoe - tomato

strawberry's - strawberrys

tescorank

Original Poster:

2,315 posts

256 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Doofus said:
tescorank said:
I have a friend who works in catering and keeps quoting alternative names for foods-so does anyone have any others ?

Starters

Essence of tomatoe -tomatoe ketchup

Mexican strawberry’s -baked beans
tomatoe - tomato

strawberry's - strawberrys
Fanx

Bill

57,844 posts

280 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Doofus said:
strawberry's - strawberries
redcard


anonymous-user

79 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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tescorank said:
I have a friend who works in catering and keeps quoting alternative names for foods-so does anyone have any others ?

Starters

Essence of tomatoe -tomatoe ketchup

Mexican strawberry’s -baked beans
Might fall foul of the Trade Descriptions Act due to absence of “funny”?

Bill

57,844 posts

280 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Roman Rhodes said:
Might fall foul of the Trade Descriptions Act due to absence of “funny”?
Harsh! Might be funny peculiar...

Doofus

33,641 posts

198 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Bill said:
Doofus said:
strawberry's - strawberries
redcard
paperbag

ajprice

32,548 posts

221 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Garibaldi biscuits - Dead fly biscuits

anonymous-user

79 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Bill said:
Roman Rhodes said:
Might fall foul of the Trade Descriptions Act due to absence of “funny”?
Harsh! Might be funny peculiar...
Bah humbug!

When we challenged our youngest’s 10 year old friend to try an oyster he built himself up by taking a deep breath and proclaimed loudly “ reveal the booger!” We laughed then but I just get a ‘look’ when I say it every time I have oysters. Those 9 years flew by….

littleredrooster

6,237 posts

221 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Some years back on a local TV cookery slot, the guest chef was trying to say '...the ubiquitous green bean'. Unfortunately it came out as an amalgam of two words 'ubiquacious'.

Thus the question asked often in our house - 'Do you want some ubiquacious as a green veg?'

dickymint

28,742 posts

283 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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"Mixed kebab please but no sliced elephants leg" !!

sociopath

3,433 posts

91 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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dickymint said:
"Mixed kebab please but no sliced elephants leg" !!
Fat lady's leg where I come from.

Iced currant slice like you get from a proper bakers - fly pie.

Steak and kidney pudding - boiled baby's head


hairy v

1,386 posts

169 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Snake and pygmy pie

thebraketester

15,617 posts

163 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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sociopath said:
dickymint said:
"Mixed kebab please but no sliced elephants leg" !!
Fat lady's leg where I come from.

Iced currant slice like you get from a proper bakers - fly pie.

Steak and kidney pudding - boiled baby's head
Pensioners leg.

Richieboy3008

2,058 posts

208 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Pean = peanut butter

996Keef

435 posts

116 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Crème anglaise - custard

Wtf

hairy v

1,386 posts

169 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Small man = omlette

Spydaman

1,650 posts

283 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Sortoffingeredher crips

Doofus

33,641 posts

198 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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996Keef said:
Crème anglaise - custard

Wtf
Two different things.

996Keef

435 posts

116 months

Saturday 26th November 2022
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Doofus said:
Two different things.
In the same tin? Clever. I'll have to see how that's done