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Wrongly Named Foods
Don’t Get Confused!
Rocky Mountain Oyster is not an oyster. It can be served with a side of ketchup. If your lady asks what it is, you might not want to fess up.
Eggplant is not for breakfast. You cannot cook it sunny-side up, nor can you scramble it. No joke, there is no yolk.
Sweetbreads are not for breakfast either. You cannot not butter it, nor peanut butter it. You can slice it but not toast it.
A Geoduck is not a duck. You don’t need to pluck it, you just have to shuck it.
A Sea Cucumber is not for salad. You can pickle it, but your palette might have a hissy fit.
Headcheese is not a cheese. You can slice it, and sandwich it. But I would not grill it.
Spotted Dick is a British pudding, made of suet, dried fruit, and served with custard. To eat it, I would need to be a drunkard.
If you feel bold go and try it. For now, its not part of my diet!
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