dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time adobo - a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice special - a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant casserole - food cooked and served in a casserole soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables paella - saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken viand - a choice or delicious dish mousse - a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin pudding - any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding" custard - sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen topping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish timbale - individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell barbecue, barbeque - meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce escalope de veau Orloff - lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly patty, cake - small flat mass of chopped food veal cordon bleu - thin slices of veal stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed sandwich plate - a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes snack food - food for light meals or for eating between meals salad - food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens fixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food scrambled egg - eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring deviled egg, stuffed egg - halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white omelet, omelette - beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly souffle - light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit fried egg - eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned and cooked on both sides coq au vin - chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and seasonings chicken and rice - rice and chicken cooked together with or without other ingredients and variously seasoned |