Miss named food

Puterkid · 12-01-2015, 16:59

Was on another thread and someone mentioned Lardy Cake. The name Lardy Cake sounds disgusting, but actually the lovely dough, fruit and spice based cake is delicious. Made me think of other foods that are misnamed. For example, black pudding is not a pudding, it's pigs blood and fat formed into a large sausage shape. However, it would sound bizarre to order such a food item. Curly kale sounds nice, but it's tough green inedible leaves, chic peas are not peas, pears grow as single fruits, butternut squash contains no butter nor nuts neither is it squashed etc, etc.

Also, how do seedless grapes reproduce

Always wondered about that.

Carry on

smudges dad · 12-01-2015, 17:11

Quorn meat free pork pies
Quorn meat free roast chicken
Quorn meat free turkey and sage

I mean, what's the point!!!???

Pumping Iron · 12-01-2015, 17:16

Pineapple.

WombatDeath · 12-01-2015, 17:39

I reckon sweetbreads would be a good way to upset children (and probably many adults) with an unpleasant surprise.

WombatDeath · 12-01-2015, 17:40

Head cheese is another good one, though the reality in that case is perhaps preferable to other things which might come to mind.

grimtales1 · 12-01-2015, 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by smudges dad

Quorn meat free pork pies
Quorn meat free roast chicken
Quorn meat free turkey and sage

I mean, what's the point!!!???

This

Quorn chicken pieces, I mean WTF

Quorn sausages

Pumping Iron · 12-01-2015, 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimtales1

This

Quorn chicken pieces, I mean WTF

Quorn sausages

Sausage like a burger is more of a shape than anything else.

Puterkid · 12-01-2015, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by WombatDeath

I reckon sweetbreads would be a good way to upset children (and probably many adults) with an unpleasant surprise.

Oh yeah, remember eating a volovant once, (In Finland in fact), and thinking it had some sort of mushroom filling, but later was told it was 'sweetbreads', had to ask what they were, and thought the guy was joking when he told me - ugh

Pumping Iron · 12-01-2015, 18:59

I love chargrilled sweetbreads.

Toby LaRhone · 12-01-2015, 21:03

I may be stating the obvious but, contrary to common belief, sweetbreads aren't the testicles.

degsyhufc · 12-01-2015, 21:05

ASDA sell (or used to) Meat Free MeatBalls

Puterkid · 12-01-2015, 22:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toby LaRhone

I may be stating the obvious but, contrary to common belief, sweetbreads aren't the testicles.

I thought they are brains?

ericos · 12-01-2015, 23:35

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetbread

Bex_123 · 13-01-2015, 00:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by smudges dad

Quorn meat free pork pies
Quorn meat free roast chicken
Quorn meat free turkey and sage

I mean, what's the point!!!???

Maybe it's just because I have been vegetarian in the past, but I don't see why it's so difficult to see the point in these.

It's perfectly possible to enjoy the taste/style/texture of a food but for some reason (be it due to health, ethics, religious beliefs or just plain choice), not be able to eat them. Hence imitation products.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WombatDeath

I reckon sweetbreads would be a good way to upset children (and probably many adults) with an unpleasant surprise.

I consider myself very open minded and willing to try and food once, but I really don't like the idea of sweetbreads at all

pearlsandplums · 13-01-2015, 10:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toby LaRhone

I may be stating the obvious but, contrary to common belief, sweetbreads aren't the testicles.

I've never understood why so many people think sweetbreads are testicles. Pancreas and thymus. Yummers

Toby LaRhone · 13-01-2015, 10:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puterkid

I thought they are brains?

http://www.culinarylore.com/specialt...re-sweetbreads

Shrike · 13-01-2015, 12:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puterkid

Was on another thread and someone mentioned Lardy Cake. The name Lardy Cake sounds disgusting, but actually the lovely dough, fruit and spice based cake is delicious. Made me think of other foods that are misnamed. For example, black pudding is not a pudding, it's pigs blood and fat formed into a large sausage shape. However, it would sound bizarre to order such a food item. Curly kale sounds nice, but it's tough green inedible leaves, chic peas are not peas, pears grow as single fruits, butternut squash contains no butter nor nuts neither is it squashed etc, etc.

Also, how do seedless grapes reproduce

Always wondered about that.

Carry on

Puddings originally referred to offal. The Great Fire of London started in Pudding Lane - but it wasn't called that because of the bakeries, it was because the slaughter houses there used to cart the offal down the lane to the river for disposal. Haggis was famously called " Great Chieftain of the pudding race" by Robbie Burns.
Curly kale is curly though, and cooked right is quite edible imho. I think the 'butternut' refers to its colour. Not sure on the derivation of the squash name but like pear is quite likely just a linguistic co-incidence.

As for seedless grapes - they don't reproduce. The vines are propagated by cuttings.

Nobody mentioned Bombay Duck yet?

orangebird · 13-01-2015, 12:42

mincemeat? it doesn't have meat in it anymore.....

Jambo_c · 13-01-2015, 12:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by pearlsandplums

I've never understood why so many people think sweetbreads are testicles. Pancreas and thymus. Yummers

I've no idea why so many people think this either. I've had to correct quite a few people about this and half of the time they don't believe you! Sweetbreads are nice.

Also, is squash just not the "family" of vegetable the same as "pulses" are a family (they don't pulsate either!), I believe pumpkins and courgettes are squashes too.

walterwhite · 13-01-2015, 13:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by smudges dad

Quorn meat free pork pies
Quorn meat free roast chicken
Quorn meat free turkey and sage

I mean, what's the point!!!???

I'll hazard a guess so it's people who want to be vegetarian can still eat things that taste of meat.

malpasc · 13-01-2015, 13:29

Lardy Cake isn't mis-named as such. The fat used in a lardy cake is actually lard.

Puterkid · 13-01-2015, 16:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shrike

Puddings originally referred to offal. The Great Fire of London started in Pudding Lane - but it wasn't called that because of the bakeries, it was because the slaughter houses there used to cart the offal down the lane to the river for disposal. Haggis was famously called " Great Chieftain of the pudding race" by Robbie Burns.
Curly kale is curly though, and cooked right is quite edible imho. I think the 'butternut' refers to its colour. Not sure on the derivation of the squash name but like pear is quite likely just a linguistic co-incidence.

As for seedless grapes - they don't reproduce. The vines are propagated by cuttings.

Nobody mentioned Bombay Duck yet?

Thanks for all the information

Puterkid · 13-01-2015, 16:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by malpasc

Lardy Cake isn't mis-named as such. The fat used in a lardy cake is actually lard.

I know, but still, it sounds horrid, like a cake full of lard - ugh. They could have called it sultan-ry cake, sounds a lot nicer. I think Lard gets a bad press though, these days. I don't suppose it's worse than other fats.

degsyhufc · 13-01-2015, 21:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jambo_c

I've no idea why so many people think this either. I've had to correct quite a few people about this and half of the time they don't believe you! Sweetbreads are nice.

Also, is squash just not the "family" of vegetable the same as "pulses" are a family (they don't pulsate either!), I believe pumpkins and courgettes are squashes too.

I think Gourd would be the family. Pumkins and squashes fall under that.

bostin_austin · 13-01-2015, 22:38

I did a job last week in a care home. I was in their pantry checking the electrics when I looked up and saw a packet of this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grace-Cock-F.../dp/B002AP2OS4

12-01-2015, 16:59	#1
Puterkid Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,931	Miss named food Was on another thread and someone mentioned Lardy Cake. The name Lardy Cake sounds disgusting, but actually the lovely dough, fruit and spice based cake is delicious. Made me think of other foods that are misnamed. For example, black pudding is not a pudding, it's pigs blood and fat formed into a large sausage shape. However, it would sound bizarre to order such a food item. Curly kale sounds nice, but it's tough green inedible leaves, chic peas are not peas, pears grow as single fruits, butternut squash contains no butter nor nuts neither is it squashed etc, etc. Also, how do seedless grapes reproduce Always wondered about that. Carry on

12-01-2015, 17:11	#2
smudges dad Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort William Posts: 22,292	Quorn meat free pork pies Quorn meat free roast chicken Quorn meat free turkey and sage I mean, what's the point!!!???

12-01-2015, 17:16	#3
Pumping Iron Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 22,988	Pineapple.

12-01-2015, 17:39	#4
WombatDeath Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,068	I reckon sweetbreads would be a good way to upset children (and probably many adults) with an unpleasant surprise.

12-01-2015, 17:40	#5
WombatDeath Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,068	Head cheese is another good one, though the reality in that case is perhaps preferable to other things which might come to mind.

12-01-2015, 17:45	#6
grimtales1 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: St. Albans, UK, Team Wagner Posts: 42,874	Quote: Originally Posted by smudges dad Quorn meat free pork pies Quorn meat free roast chicken Quorn meat free turkey and sage I mean, what's the point!!!??? This Quorn chicken pieces, I mean WTF Quorn sausages

12-01-2015, 18:22	#7
Pumping Iron Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 22,988	Quote: Originally Posted by grimtales1 This Quorn chicken pieces, I mean WTF Quorn sausages Sausage like a burger is more of a shape than anything else.

12-01-2015, 18:30	#8
Puterkid Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,931	Quote: Originally Posted by WombatDeath I reckon sweetbreads would be a good way to upset children (and probably many adults) with an unpleasant surprise. Oh yeah, remember eating a volovant once, (In Finland in fact), and thinking it had some sort of mushroom filling, but later was told it was 'sweetbreads', had to ask what they were, and thought the guy was joking when he told me - ugh

12-01-2015, 18:59	#9
Pumping Iron Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 22,988	I love chargrilled sweetbreads.

12-01-2015, 21:03	#10
Toby LaRhone Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 9,227	I may be stating the obvious but, contrary to common belief, sweetbreads aren't the testicles.

12-01-2015, 21:05	#11
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	ASDA sell (or used to) Meat Free MeatBalls

12-01-2015, 23:35	#13
ericos Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Royston Vasey Posts: 1,748	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetbread

12-01-2015, 22:29	#12
Puterkid Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,931	Quote: Originally Posted by Toby LaRhone I may be stating the obvious but, contrary to common belief, sweetbreads aren't the testicles. I thought they are brains?

13-01-2015, 00:57	#14
Bex_123 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 8,727	Quote: Originally Posted by smudges dad Quorn meat free pork pies Quorn meat free roast chicken Quorn meat free turkey and sage I mean, what's the point!!!??? Maybe it's just because I have been vegetarian in the past, but I don't see why it's so difficult to see the point in these. It's perfectly possible to enjoy the taste/style/texture of a food but for some reason (be it due to health, ethics, religious beliefs or just plain choice), not be able to eat them. Hence imitation products. Quote: Originally Posted by WombatDeath I reckon sweetbreads would be a good way to upset children (and probably many adults) with an unpleasant surprise. I consider myself very open minded and willing to try and food once, but I really don't like the idea of sweetbreads at all

13-01-2015, 10:17	#15
pearlsandplums Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,490	Quote: Originally Posted by Toby LaRhone I may be stating the obvious but, contrary to common belief, sweetbreads aren't the testicles. I've never understood why so many people think sweetbreads are testicles. Pancreas and thymus. Yummers

13-01-2015, 10:17	#16
Toby LaRhone Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 9,227	Quote: Originally Posted by Puterkid I thought they are brains? http://www.culinarylore.com/specialt...re-sweetbreads

13-01-2015, 12:34	#17
Shrike Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 11,480	Quote: Originally Posted by Puterkid Was on another thread and someone mentioned Lardy Cake. The name Lardy Cake sounds disgusting, but actually the lovely dough, fruit and spice based cake is delicious. Made me think of other foods that are misnamed. For example, black pudding is not a pudding, it's pigs blood and fat formed into a large sausage shape. However, it would sound bizarre to order such a food item. Curly kale sounds nice, but it's tough green inedible leaves, chic peas are not peas, pears grow as single fruits, butternut squash contains no butter nor nuts neither is it squashed etc, etc. Also, how do seedless grapes reproduce Always wondered about that. Carry on Puddings originally referred to offal. The Great Fire of London started in Pudding Lane - but it wasn't called that because of the bakeries, it was because the slaughter houses there used to cart the offal down the lane to the river for disposal. Haggis was famously called " Great Chieftain of the pudding race" by Robbie Burns. Curly kale is curly though, and cooked right is quite edible imho. I think the 'butternut' refers to its colour. Not sure on the derivation of the squash name but like pear is quite likely just a linguistic co-incidence. As for seedless grapes - they don't reproduce. The vines are propagated by cuttings. Nobody mentioned Bombay Duck yet?

13-01-2015, 12:42	#18
orangebird Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,695	mincemeat? it doesn't have meat in it anymore.....

13-01-2015, 12:51	#19
Jambo_c Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,721	Quote: Originally Posted by pearlsandplums I've never understood why so many people think sweetbreads are testicles. Pancreas and thymus. Yummers I've no idea why so many people think this either. I've had to correct quite a few people about this and half of the time they don't believe you! Sweetbreads are nice. Also, is squash just not the "family" of vegetable the same as "pulses" are a family (they don't pulsate either!), I believe pumpkins and courgettes are squashes too.

13-01-2015, 13:25	#20
walterwhite Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 21,729	Quote: Originally Posted by smudges dad Quorn meat free pork pies Quorn meat free roast chicken Quorn meat free turkey and sage I mean, what's the point!!!??? I'll hazard a guess so it's people who want to be vegetarian can still eat things that taste of meat.

13-01-2015, 13:29	#21
malpasc Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6,350	Lardy Cake isn't mis-named as such. The fat used in a lardy cake is actually lard.

13-01-2015, 16:29	#22
Puterkid Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,931	Quote: Originally Posted by Shrike Puddings originally referred to offal. The Great Fire of London started in Pudding Lane - but it wasn't called that because of the bakeries, it was because the slaughter houses there used to cart the offal down the lane to the river for disposal. Haggis was famously called " Great Chieftain of the pudding race" by Robbie Burns. Curly kale is curly though, and cooked right is quite edible imho. I think the 'butternut' refers to its colour. Not sure on the derivation of the squash name but like pear is quite likely just a linguistic co-incidence. As for seedless grapes - they don't reproduce. The vines are propagated by cuttings. Nobody mentioned Bombay Duck yet? Thanks for all the information

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13-01-2015, 16:31	#23
Puterkid Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,931	Quote: Originally Posted by malpasc Lardy Cake isn't mis-named as such. The fat used in a lardy cake is actually lard. I know, but still, it sounds horrid, like a cake full of lard - ugh. They could have called it sultan-ry cake, sounds a lot nicer. I think Lard gets a bad press though, these days. I don't suppose it's worse than other fats.

13-01-2015, 21:08	#24
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Quote: Originally Posted by Jambo_c I've no idea why so many people think this either. I've had to correct quite a few people about this and half of the time they don't believe you! Sweetbreads are nice. Also, is squash just not the "family" of vegetable the same as "pulses" are a family (they don't pulsate either!), I believe pumpkins and courgettes are squashes too. I think Gourd would be the family. Pumkins and squashes fall under that.

13-01-2015, 22:38	#25
bostin_austin Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brum Posts: 758	I did a job last week in a care home. I was in their pantry checking the electrics when I looked up and saw a packet of this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grace-Cock-F.../dp/B002AP2OS4