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Skirt steak
Skirt steak, also called arrachera or fajita meat (Japanese harami, ハラミ), is a thin, coarse-grained beef cut from the plate. Two muscles share the name: outside skirt (IMPS 121C, the diaphragm, thicker and pricier) and inside skirt (121D, chewier). Cooked hot and fast, sliced against the grain.
Skittles (confectionery)
Skittles is a Mars Wrigley fruit candy with a hard shell and chewy center, launched in the UK in 1974 and in the US in 1979; titanium dioxide was removed in 2025 and FD&C-free versions launched in 2026.
Skyline Chili
Skyline Chili is a Cincinnati restaurant chain founded in 1949 by Nicholas Lambrinides, serving Greek-inspired Cincinnati-style chili over spaghetti (3-Way) and Cheese Coneys, with over 130 locations, grocery products, and Midwest and Southeast franchise expansion.
Skyr
Skyr is an Icelandic fresh dairy product made from strained skimmed milk; technically a cheese despite its yogurt-like eating, it has been made in Iceland for over a thousand years.
Sliced bread
Sliced bread, pre-cut and wrapped loaves first sold July 7, 1928 by Chillicothe Baking Co., Missouri, using Otto Rohwedder's automatic bread-slicing machine; source of the phrase "best thing since sliced bread" and banned briefly in 1943.
Slim Jim (snack food)
Slim Jim is an American spicy processed-meat snack stick brand made from beef, pork, and mechanically separated chicken. Created by Adolph Levis (accounts date it 1928, 1929, or the 1940s), sold to General Mills in 1967, owned by Conagra Brands since 1998, famous for the Macho Man slogan.
Slivovitz
Slivovitz (šljivovica, śliwowica, slivovice) is a central and eastern European plum brandy distilled from fermented damson plums, 40–60% ABV, a generic EU name, Serbia's national drink.
Sloe gin
Sloe gin: a red British liqueur made by steeping tart blackthorn (sloe) berries in gin with sugar; legally a liqueur at minimum 25% ABV, traditionally served at Christmas and in the Sloe Gin Fizz.
Sloppy joe
Sloppy joe: American hot sandwich of ground beef simmered in tangy tomato-based sauce on a hamburger bun; also called BBQ or tavern sandwich regionally, distinct from the sauceless Iowa loose meat sandwich and from New Jersey's cold triple-decker namesake.
Slow cooker
Slow cooker: countertop electric appliance cooking food at 170–280°F over hours; also called Crock-Pot, the 1971 Rival rebrand of Irving Naxon's patented 1940 Naxon Beanery, inspired by Jewish Sabbath cholent.
Slow Food
Slow Food is a global grassroots movement and NGO founded in Italy in 1986 by Carlo Petrini after a protest against a McDonald's near Rome's Spanish Steps; its 1989 Paris manifesto launched an international movement for "good, clean and fair" food, Presidia biodiversity projects, and eco-gastronomy in over 160 countries.
Slurpee
Slurpee, 7-Eleven's frozen carbonated slush drink, debuted in 1966 after the chain licensed Omar Knedlik's ICEE machine technology in 1965; sugar and CO2 keep it slushy, and July 11 is Free Slurpee Day.
Small beer
Small beer: weak English beer, about 0.75–3% ABV, the staple drink from medieval times to the 19th century, brewed from second runnings of a mash; source of the idiom for something trifling.
Smarties
Smarties: Nestlé's candy-coated milk chocolate, created by Rowntree's in 1882 as Chocolate Beans, renamed Smarties 1937; distinct from the American dextrose wafer candy sold as Rockets in Canada.
Smarties (tablet candy)
Smarties (tablet candy), US pressed-dextrose tablets by Smarties Candy Company (founded 1949 as Ce De Candy), six flavors, 25 calories per roll, vegan and gluten-free; sold in Canada as Rockets, distinct from Nestlé's chocolate Smarties.
Smash burger
A smash burger is a thin beef patty, tracing to early 20th-century American diners, cooked on a hot griddle. The meat must reach 160°F internally for safe doneness.
Smashburger
Smashburger, also called Smashburger restaurant chain, is a Denver-based American fast casual burger chain founded in 2007 by Tom Ryan, known for griddle-smashed Certified Angus Beef patties, SmashFries, and full ownership by the Philippines' Jollibee Group.
Smetana (dairy product)
Smetana (сметана, śmietana, smotana) is a Central and Eastern European fermented cream, a sour cream relative made with mesophilic lactococci, typically 10–42% fat, heat-stable in cooking, defined by Russian GOST standards.
Smirnoff
Smirnoff (originally Smirnov, Смирнов) is Diageo's vodka brand, founded by Pyotr Smirnov in 1864, relaunched after the Russian Revolution, and the world's bestselling vodka with 40-plus bottlings including No. 21 and Smirnoff Ice.
Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods (Nasdaq: SFD), founded 1936 in Smithfield, Virginia, is a major American packaged meats and fresh pork producer, majority owned by WH Group, public since its January 2025 IPO, with brands including Smithfield, Eckrich, and Nathan's Famous.
Smithwick's
Smithwick's (pronounced Smiddicks) is an Irish red ale founded in 1710 by John Smithwick and Richard Cole in Kilkenny, Ireland; brewed there 300 years, taken over by Guinness in 1964-1965, now a Diageo brand.
Smoke point
The smoke point, also called the burning point, is the temperature at which a cooking oil or fat begins to emit visible smoke as it thermally degrades.
Smoking (cooking)
Smoking (cooking) is slow, indirect cooking over wood smoke, done hot or cold (cold about 18-25 °C), that preserves and flavors meat, fish, and cheese while raising PAH and Listeria concerns.
Smoothie
Smoothie: thick blended drink of fruit or vegetables with juice, milk, or yogurt. Also called frappé aux fruits. Distinct from juice by retained fiber; word dates to 1957, health-drink boom from 1980.
Smørrebrød
Smørrebrød, the Danish open-faced sandwich on rugbrød rye bread, literally 'butter bread'; distinguished from everyday rugbrødsmad, with a documented restaurant tradition from 1883 Nimb and Oskar Davidsen's famous 140 cm menu list.
Snack
Snack: a small serving of food or drink eaten between meals; also called snacking. Distinguished by no fixed scientific definition, ~24% of US adult calories, protein-rich snacks giving the strongest satiety, and mixed evidence on weight.
Snake wine (蛇酒)
Snake wine (蛇酒, Vietnamese rượu rắn) is a traditional liquor with a whole venomous snake steeped in rice wine or grain alcohol, traced to China's Western Zhou dynasty, sold across Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and southern China as folk remedy and souvenir.
Snap, Crackle and Pop
Snap, Crackle and Pop are the cartoon mascots of Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal, created by illustrator Vernon Grant in 1933 after a radio jingle; Snap debuted alone, Crackle and Pop joined the box in 1941, and a fourth elf, Pow, briefly appeared in the 1950s.
Snapple
Snapple: American iced tea and juice brand founded 1972 as Unadulterated Food Products by Marsh, Golden, and Greenberg; famous for glass bottles, cap pop, Real Facts; owned by Keurig Dr Pepper.
Snickerdoodle
Snickerdoodle: American drop cookie, a sugar cookie variant defined by cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate) and a cinnamon-sugar coating; tangy, soft, crackled top; first printed 1891.