Got any physics-themed dish ideas for a cookoff?

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The discussion revolves around creative and humorous physics-themed dish names for a cookoff event. Participants share various ideas for dishes that incorporate physics concepts, terminology, or notable figures in the field, with a focus on playful and punny names.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests "Josephson sandwiches," emphasizing a tri-layer structure.
  • Another proposes "bosonic brownies," "quarkies," and "n-body salad" as playful dish names.
  • Multiple participants contribute names like "capacitor sandwich," "Gaussian gumbo," and "quantum couscous."
  • Ideas such as "Atomic plum pudding," "Calabi-Yau pretzels," and "Tokamak donuts" are also shared, with humorous descriptions.
  • Some participants mention "Fig Newtons" and suggest variations like "Sig Fig Newtons" and "Neutrinos" as a type of mint or cereal.
  • Names like "Carnot cake," "Hubble and squeak," and "spaghettified loops in tomato sauce" are introduced, showcasing a variety of physics concepts.
  • There are humorous suggestions like "Heisenberg beer" and "superfluid Heisenberg one," adding a playful twist to beverage options.
  • One participant mentions "Entropy popcorn," linking it to a personal anecdote about popcorn making a mess during preparation.
  • Another suggests "Schrödinger's cookies," which could be either cookies or candies, reflecting the uncertainty principle in a culinary context.

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Participants generally agree on the fun and creativity of the dish names, but there is no consensus on a definitive list of names or the best ideas, as many suggestions are made and appreciated.

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Some contributions include personal anecdotes or humorous commentary unrelated to the dish names, which may reflect individual preferences or experiences with food.

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This discussion may be of interest to those looking for creative ideas for themed parties, cookoffs, or events that blend culinary arts with scientific concepts.

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Hi all,

my department's having a cookoff and I am wondering if anyone has any cute names for a dish that are really physics-related. So far we have Tesla coiled marshmallows and thomson cookies... any ideas out there? It can be any type of dish, I just need a humorous physics name to match.
 
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Josephson sandwiches?
But make sure it is only a tri-layer structure, otherwise it gets complicated :wink:
 
If you could make one of these sandwiches, I'd be impressed:
http://dresdencodak.com/cartoons/guest_tyrus.html
 
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haha, I am loving it. I also am considering bosonic brownies, quarkies (cookies) and n-body salad. Hehe, if only this is how homework usually was...
 
The capacitor sandwich
Gaussian gumbo
Quantum couscous
 
Atomic plum pudding (now with 20% more neutrons!)

Calabi-Yau Pretzels

Newton Apples

Kepler Onion Rings

Tokamak Donuts (with hot cream filling of course, mmmmm)
If you forgot to bring a dish, just tell your coworkers you made a Bose-Einstein Condensate but it destructively interfered with itself :(
 
Lamb shift-kabobs
Planck steak
scattered Raman noodles
Fig Newtons
and for after the eats, a physics with a strange flavor to settle your GUT.
 
http://www.ligo.com.ph/images/sardines_3.jpg

http://www.einsteinbros.com/ bagels

http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/Cosmos/QuarkSoup.html Quark Soup
 
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Brownian motion sarnie.

Brane soup.
 
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jimmysnyder said:
Fig Newtons

Make sure they are Sig Fig Newtons!

And "Neutrinos" always sounded like a tiny after-dinner mint to me. (Or a breakfast cereal). They would be small, but you would need a hell of a lot of them. I mean barrels full of them.
 
  • #11
wolram said:
Brane soup.

make sure it's thick as p-brane soup
 
  • #12
Carnot cake.

Hubble and squeak.

No bees Lisagna
 
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Spaghettified loops in tomato sauce.
 
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http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Cheese-Curl.html Cheese Curl: \nabla \times Cheese

Pumpkin Pi
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Froot Loop Quantum Gravity
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ce/Frootloopsbox.jpg
 
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  • #15
an easy one for the lazy party-goer: string theory cheese.
 
  • #16
These ideas are hilarious! :biggrin: What a fun idea for a party/gathering!

wolram said:
Carnot cake.

That reminds me of way back when I was a kid, just learning to read. We had the school lunch menu posted in the kitchen, so we'd know which days to pack a lunch and which days we wanted to buy lunch. My mom never seemed very inclined to answer me when I would ask what the "car rots" were on the menu. :biggrin: I think my mom must have believe in experiential learning or some such, that I had to figure it out on my own by eventually realizing that it was carrots that were served everytime that word appeared on the menu. :rolleyes: Maybe she didn't think I was seriously asking, since I really disliked cooked carrots as a kid, so calling them car rots might have been perfectly expected of me. :biggrin:
 
  • #17
Moonbear said:
These ideas are hilarious! :biggrin: What a fun idea for a party/gathering!



That reminds me of way back when I was a kid, just learning to read. We had the school lunch menu posted in the kitchen, so we'd know which days to pack a lunch and which days we wanted to buy lunch. My mom never seemed very inclined to answer me when I would ask what the "car rots" were on the menu. :biggrin: I think my mom must have believe in experiential learning or some such, that I had to figure it out on my own by eventually realizing that it was carrots that were served everytime that word appeared on the menu. :rolleyes: Maybe she didn't think I was seriously asking, since I really disliked cooked carrots as a kid, so calling them car rots might have been perfectly expected of me. :biggrin:

Pfft, you think cooked carrots were bad? Try tater tot casserole with tuna in it!
 
  • #18
franznietzsche said:
Pfft, you think cooked carrots were bad? Try tater tot casserole with tuna in it!

Eeew! The other kids thought I was weird enough for not liking tater tots. I can't imagine using them to make a casserole with tuna!
 
  • #19
Hawking in the hole pudding.

Lasts for ages
 
  • #20
Moonbear said:
Eeew! The other kids thought I was weird enough for not liking tater tots. I can't imagine using them to make a casserole with tuna!

I hate tater tots, always did. I love potatoes normally, but for some reason (likely cheap oil and other ingredients) tater tots have always seemed just gross to me. But yeah, it was some nasty stuff.
 
  • #21
Maxwell House coffee

Brian Greene beans

Ham[ilton] and Cheese sandwich

"Bohr's Head" Roast Beef
 
  • #22
Don't forget to serve everything on Caven dishes.
 
  • #23
Joule Thompson cheese puffs.
 
  • #24
Baezed steak
 
  • #25
Entropy popcorn
 
  • #26
Math Jeans said:
Entropy popcorn

Finally... someone identifies the true reason that whenever I use my air-popper, there ends up being popcorn all over the kitchen! And I always thought it must be Bernoullian in source, concerning the aerodynamics of the low and the shape/position of the bowl!

I can finally just give up (and let my husband deal with it).
 
  • #27
franznietzsche said:
I hate tater tots, always did. I love potatoes normally, but for some reason (likely cheap oil and other ingredients) tater tots have always seemed just gross to me. But yeah, it was some nasty stuff.

Ooh, yet another support group I can form at PF. Tater tot haters group. :biggrin: I don't think it helped that when I was in school, there were no fried foods. Everything was baked in an oven. French fries, hamburgers, chicken nuggets, etc., all baked. If they were going to have something against fried foods, why serve meals that are supposed to be fried? Roasted chicken and potatoes would have been just fine. Even the fake, instant mashed potatoes were better than french fries baked in an oven. But, I don't think tater tots are food. I think they're the foam pellets that go in those toy guns...the ones you pump with air to pop out the pellet. :rolleyes:
 
  • #28
One must have some Heisenberg beer at the party.
 
  • #29
wolram said:
One must have some Heisenberg beer at the party.
ahahah!
What about a superfluid Heisenberg one? :-p
 
  • #30
Fractal vegetables

romanesco.jpg
 

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