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• piece de resistance go
  the most important dish of a meal
  
• adobo go
  a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish
  
• side dish, side order, entremets go
  a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course
  
• special go
  a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
  
• casserole go
  food cooked and served in a casserole
  
• soup go
  liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
  
• stew go
  food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
  
• paella go
  saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
  
• viand go
  a choice or delicious dish
  
• mousse go
  a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
  
• pudding go
  any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
  
• custard go
  sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
  
• turnover go
  a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
  
• timbale go
  individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell
  
• fish stick, fish finger go
  a long fillet of fish breaded and fried
  
• buffalo wing go
  crisp spicy chicken wings
  
• barbecued wing go
  chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce
  
• barbecue, barbeque go
  meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
  
• biryani, biriani go
  an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables
  
• escalope de veau Orloff go
  lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly
  
• saute go
  a dish of sauteed food
  
• cake, patty go
  small flat mass of chopped food
  
• veal parmesan, veal parmigiana go
  sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating served with tomato sauce
  
• veal cordon bleu go
  thin slices of veal stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed
  
• sandwich plate go
  a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes
  
• snack food go
  food for light meals or for eating between meals
  
• salad go
  food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing
  
• curry go
  (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
  
• applesauce, apple sauce go
  puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
  
• boiled egg, coddled egg go
  egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
  
• poached egg, dropped egg go
  egg cooked in gently boiling water
  
• scrambled eggs go
  eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring
  
• deviled egg, stuffed egg go
  halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white
  
• shirred egg, baked egg, egg en cocotte go
  egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin
  
• omelet, omelette go
  beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set
  
• souffle go
  light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit
  
• fried egg go
  eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter
  
• coq au vin go
  chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and seasonings
  
• chicken provencale go
  chicken cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil
  
• chicken and rice go
  rice and chicken cooked together with or without other ingredients and variously seasoned
  
• moo goo gai pan go
  a Cantonese dish of chicken and sauteed vegetables
  
• bacon and eggs go
  eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
  
• spareribs, barbecued spareribs go
  baked or roasted with a spicy sauce
  
• beef Bourguignonne, boeuf Bourguignonne go
  beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings
  
• beef Wellington, filet de boeuf en croute go
  rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry
  
• bitok go
  a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream
  
• boiled dinner, New England boiled dinner go
  corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
  
• Boston baked beans go
  dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork
  
• bubble and squeak go
  leftover cabbage fried with cooked potatoes and sometimes meat
  
• pasta go
  a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
  
• carbonnade flamande, Belgian beef stew go
  beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
  
• chicken Marengo go
  braised chicken with onions and mushrooms in a wine and tomato sauce
  
• chicken cordon bleu go
  thin slices of chicken stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed
  
• Maryland chicken go
  chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy
  
• chicken paprika, chicken paprikash go
  chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour cream
  
• Tetrazzini go
  a pasta dish with cream sauce and mushrooms
  
• chicken Kiev go
  pounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter (that has been seasoned with herbs) and then covered with crumbs and fried
  
• chili, chili con carne go
  ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
  
• chop suey go
  meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g., celery, onions, peppers or bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and garlic and soy sauce
  
• chow mein go
  chop suey served with fried noodles
  
• coquille go
  seafood served in a scallop shell
  
• coquilles Saint-Jacques go
  scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells
  
• croquette go
  minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce
  
• cottage pie go
  a dish of minced meat topped with mashed potatoes
  
• rissole go
  minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat
  
• dolmas, stuffed grape leaves go
  well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock
  
• egg roll, spring roll go
  minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried
  
• eggs Benedict go
  toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce
  
• enchilada go
  tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili
  
• falafel, felafel go
  small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds
  
• fish and chips go
  fried fish and french-fried potatoes
  
• fondue, fondu go
  hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped
  
• fondue, fondu go
  cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
  
• French toast go
  bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried
  
• fried rice, Chinese fried rice go
  boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs
  
• frittata go
  Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats
  
• frog legs go
  hind legs of frogs used as food
  
• galantine go
  boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic
  
• fish ball, gefilte fish go
  well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock
  
• haggis go
  made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
  
• ham and eggs go
  eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham
  
• hash go
  chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
  
• jambalaya go
  spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery
  
• kabob, kebab, shish kebab go
  cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
  
• kedgeree go
  a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish
  
• seafood Newburg go
  seafood in Newburg sauce served on toast or rice
  
• lobster thermidor go
  diced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and browned
  
• lutefisk, lutfisk go
  dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency
  
• macedoine go
  mixed diced fruits or vegetables
  
• meatball go
  ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
  
• meat loaf, meatloaf go
  a baked loaf of ground meat
  
• moussaka go
  casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs
  
• osso buco go
  sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables
  
• pheasant under glass go
  a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants
  
• pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw go
  rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
  
• pizza, pizza pie go
  Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
  
• poi go
  Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
  
• pork and beans go
  dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce
  
• porridge go
  soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
  
• potpie go
  deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
  
• rijsttaffel, rijstaffel, rijstafel go
  dish originating in Indonesia
  
• risotto, Italian rice go
  rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
  
• roulade go
  a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked
  
• Salisbury steak go
  ground beef patty usually with a sauce
  
• sauerbraten go
  pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking
  
• sauerkraut go
  shredded cabbage fermented in brine
  
• scallopine, scallopini go
  sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour
  
• scampi go
  large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
  
• Scotch egg go
  hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and deep-fried
  
• Scotch woodcock go
  creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste
  
• scrapple go
  scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying
  
• spaghetti and meatballs go
  spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce
  
• Spanish rice go
  spicy rice with tomatoes and onions and green peppers
  
• steak tartare, tartar steak, cannibal mound go
  ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies
  
• pepper steak go
  strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions
  
• pepper steak, steak au poivre, peppered steak go
  steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce
  
• beef Stroganoff go
  sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles
  
• stuffed cabbage go
  parboiled head of cabbage scooped out and filled with a hash of chopped e.g. beef or ham and baked
  
• kishke, stuffed derma go
  (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet
  
• stuffed peppers go
  parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked briefly
  
• stuffed tomato, hot stuffed tomato go
  tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly
  
• stuffed tomato, cold stuffed tomato go
  tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold
  
• succotash go
  fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream
  
• sukiyaki go
  thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce
  
• sashimi go
  very thinly sliced raw fish
  
• sushi go
  rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
  
• Swiss steak go
  steak braised in tomato and onion mixture
  
• tamale go
  corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed
  
• tamale pie go
  a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that resembles a Mexican dish
  
• tempura go
  vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried
  
• teriyaki go
  beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled
  
• terrine go
  a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole
  
• Welsh rarebit, Welsh rabbit, rarebit go
  cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast
  
• schnitzel, Wiener schnitzel go
  deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
  
• taco go
  a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
  
• burrito go
  a flour tortilla folded around a filling
  
• tostada go
  a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it
  
• refried beans, frijoles refritos go
  dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings
  
• couscous go
  a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa
  
• ramekin, ramequin go
  a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes
  
• mold, mould go
  a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold