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Diner lingo

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Diner lingo is a kind of American verbal slang used by cooks and chefs in diners and diner-style restaurants, and by the wait staff to communicate their orders to the cooks. [1]

29 relations: Angels on horseback, Apple pie, Biscuit, BLT, Blue-plate special, Cheese and crackers, Chocolate syrup, Coffee, Coffeehouse, Diner, Doughnut, Fried egg, Greasy spoon, Hash (food), Hot chocolate, Hot dog, Jell-O, List of restaurant terminology, Lunch counter, Mnemonic, Poached egg, Russian dressing, Slang, Stew, Tapioca pudding, Toothpick, Tuna fish sandwich, Waffle House, Waiting staff.

Angels on horseback

Angels on horseback is a hot hors d'œuvre or savoury made of oysters wrapped with bacon.

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Apple pie

An apple pie is a pie or a tart, in which the principal filling ingredient is apple.

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Biscuit

Biscuit is a term used for a variety of primarily flour-based baked food products.

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BLT

A BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato) is a type of bread sandwich.

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Blue-plate special

Blue-plate special or blue plate special is a term used in the United States and Canada by restaurants, especially diners and cafes.

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Cheese and crackers

Cheese and crackers is a common dish consisting of crackers paired with various or multiple cheeses.

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Chocolate syrup

Chocolate syrup is a sweet, chocolate-flavored condiment.

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Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant.

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Coffeehouse

A coffeehouse, coffee shop or café (sometimes spelt cafe) is an establishment which primarily serves hot coffee, related coffee beverages (café latte, cappuccino, espresso), tea, and other hot beverages.

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Diner

A diner is a small restaurant found predominantly in the Northeastern United States and Midwest, as well as in other parts of the US, Canada, and parts of Western Europe.

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Doughnut

A doughnut or donut (both: or; see etymology section) is a type of fried dough confection or dessert food.

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Fried egg

A fried egg is a cooked dish made from one or more eggs which are removed from their shells and placed into a pan, usually without breaking the yolk, and fried with minimal accompaniment.

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Greasy spoon

Greasy spoon is a colloquial term for a small, cheap restaurant or diner typically specializing in fried foods.

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Hash (food)

Hash is a dish consisting of diced or chopped meat, potatoes and spices that are mixed together and then cooked either alone or with other ingredients such as onions.

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Hot chocolate

Hot chocolate, also known as Chocolate tea, drinking chocolate or just cocoa is a heated beverage consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and usually a sweetener.

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Hot dog

A hot dog (also spelled hotdog), also known as a frankfurter (sometimes shortened to frank), dog, or wiener, is a cooked sausage, traditionally grilled or steamed and served in a partially sliced bun.

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Jell-O

Jell-O is a registered trademark of Kraft Foods for varieties of gelatin desserts (fruit gels), puddings, and no-bake cream pies.

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List of restaurant terminology

This is a list of restaurant terminology.

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Lunch counter

A lunch counter (also known as a luncheonette) is a small restaurant, much like a diner, where the patron sits on a stool on one side of the counter and the server or person preparing the food serves from the other side of the counter, where the kitchen or limited food preparation area is.

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Mnemonic

A mnemonic (the first "m" is silent) device, or memory device, is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval (remembering) in the human memory.

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Poached egg

A poached egg is an egg that has been cooked, outside the shell, by poaching (or sometimes steaming), as opposed to simmering or boiling liquid.

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Russian dressing

Russian dressing is a piquant American salad dressing consisting of mayonnaise with ketchup and other ingredients.

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Slang

Slang is language (words, phrases, and usages) of an informal register that members of special groups like teenagers, musicians, or criminals favor (over a standard language) in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both.

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Stew

A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy.

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Tapioca pudding

Tapioca pudding (similar to sago pudding) is a sweet pudding made with tapioca and either milk or cream.

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Toothpick

A toothpick is a small stick of wood, plastic, bamboo, metal, bone or other substance used to remove detritus from the teeth, usually after a meal.

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Tuna fish sandwich

A tuna fish sandwich, also known as a tuna salad sandwich or a tuna sandwich, is a sandwich made from canned tuna, usually combined with mayonnaise and other ingredients such as celery or onion.

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Waffle House

Waffle House, Inc. is an American restaurant chain with more than 2,100 locations in 25 states in the United States.

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Waiting staff

Waiting staff are those who work at a restaurant or a bar, and sometimes in private homes, attending customers—supplying them with food and drink as requested.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diner_lingo

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