patties
Flat meat portions
Patties is the plural of patty, a small flat cake of food—typically ground meat shaped for cooking: hamburger patties, chicken patties.
The term extends to other foods pressed into similar shapes: peppermint patties, crab patties.
In Caribbean English, a patty is a spiced meat turnover in flaky pastry.
Soft rounded roll
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- picklesVegetables preserved in brine
onions · ketchup · mustard · mayonnaise · sesame · slider · whopper · quarter-pounder
Brittle and snapping
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- pan-friedCooked in shallow fat
- deep-friedCooked submerged in fat
- sizzleSound of frying
skillet · griddle · oil · grease · spatula · flipping · sear · crunchy
Bovine meat for eating
- groundSolid surface underfoot
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- turkeyWattled North American fowl
- porkPig as food
lamb · venison · bison · seasoned · formed · shaped · raw · frozen
Fried spiced legume ball
- lentilEdible disc-shaped legume
- chickpeaLegume for hummus
- veggieInformal produce term
- veganAvoids all animal products
plant-based · soy · tofu · quinoa · beetroot · mushroom · spinach · impossible
Slow-cook over coals
- charbroiledCooked over open flame
- cookoutOutdoor meal over flames
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- charredBurned until black
outdoor · propane · charcoal · backyard · seared · caramelized
bun
Soft rounded roll
pickles · onions · ketchup · mustard · mayonnaise · sesame · slider · whopper · quarter-pounder · drive-thru
crispy
Brittle and snapping
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- pan-friedCooked in shallow fat
- deep-friedCooked submerged in fat
sizzle · skillet · griddle · oil · grease · spatula · flipping · sear · crunchy · breaded
beef
Bovine meat for eating
pork · lamb · venison · bison · seasoned · formed · shaped · raw · frozen · fresh
falafel
Fried spiced legume ball
vegan · plant-based · soy · tofu · quinoa · beetroot · mushroom · spinach · impossible · beyond
barbecue
Slow-cook over coals
- charbroiledCooked over open flame
- cookoutOutdoor meal over flames
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
charred · outdoor · propane · charcoal · backyard · seared · caramelized
round
Curved like circle
pressed · thick · thin · uniform · molded · portioned · stacked · circular
empanada
Filled pastry half-moon
stuffed · crust · pastry · baked · flaky · turnover · borek · knish
- sausagessausage, bratwurst, kielbasa, chorizo, andouille
- grill itemssteak, chicken breast, hamburger, sausage, pork chop
- pan-friedbacon, fried eggs, hash browns, home fries, pancakes
- leftover dishesfried rice, hash, bubble and squeak, shepherd's pie, cottage pie
- sausage makingcasing, casings, grinder, grinding, linking
- sweetscandy, candies, chocolates, chocolate, fudge
pattiesground meat
Chopped flesh for cooking
mince · taco meat · Bolognese · meat sauce
- cow pattiesDried cattle dung
- peppermint pattiesChocolate-enrobed mint confections
- sausage pattiesFlat rounds of ground meat
- chicken pattiesBreaded, shaped poultry portions
- burger patties
- beef pattiesShaped ground meat rounds