Brain Clutter

So this is the kind of stuff that takes up space in my head, causing me to say Febreze when I really mean Splenda.

There are foods whose names contain two words. The first word is an animal/person; the second word is a (body) part. But the food itself does not contain the named animal/person, nor does it contain the named (body) part.

Here’s the list I’ve been updating for a year or so…

bear claw: a wicked big donut-y thing you can get at Honey Dews in Massachusetts.
elephant ear: a big cookie-ish/pastry-ish thing.
horse's neck: an ice cream drink made with ginger ale.
buddha's hand: a citrus fruit. (I saw it on Iron Chef once, so it must be real.)
lady finger: cookies for tiramisu.
buffalo wing: spicy chicken wing.
*hair of the dog: booze to cure a hangover.
**chicken finger: breaded, fried chicken breast strips

*This one’s iffy because the syntax doesn’t follow the rules. Technically, it should be dog hair.
**I’m on the fence about this one. Though not made of fingers, it is made of chicken—which goes against the first rule…

Comments

[Lorraine]

Now you go me thinking (for a change!) What about the drink, fuzzy naval?

[Jonnazz]

sorry, Lorraine...you almost got it: I think the first word needs to be an animal/person...

[Jonnazz]

I think elephant ear was mine...