Nouns denoting foods and drinks

boxberry

spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil

 

green bean

immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable

 

bathtub gin

homemade gin especially that made illegally

 

sassafras

dried root bark of the sassafras tree

 

estragon

fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning

 

frozen yogurt

a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt

 

medallion

a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat)

 

Harvey Wallbanger

a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano

 

lunch meat

any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold

 

farce

mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs

 

ravigote

veloute sauce seasoned with chopped chervil, chives, tarragon, shallots and capers

 

short ribs

cut of beef containing rib ends near the sternum

 

sundae

ice cream served with a topping

 

cachou

a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco)

 

pilot biscuit

very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple

 

bubble and squeak

leftover cabbage fried with cooked potatoes and sometimes meat

 

date

sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

 

port

sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal

 

lobster

flesh of a lobster

 

peppermint candy

a candy flavored with peppermint oil