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Egg roll
Egg roll is a cylindrical, deep-fried appetizer of American Chinese cuisine, developed in New York in the 1930s as a regional adaptation of the spring roll.
Egg tart (蛋挞)
Egg tart (蛋挞, daan tat; Portuguese-style pou tat) is a small custard-filled tart. Hong Kong style has smooth custard with lard puff or butter cookie crust; Macau's 1989 Andrew Stow adaptation of pastel de nata has caramelized spots and puff pastry.
Eggnog
Eggnog: chilled holiday drink of eggs, sugar, milk or cream, often spiked with rum, bourbon, or brandy; descended from medieval British posset, first printed 1788, US standard 1% egg yolk solids.
Eggo
Eggo (L'Eggo My Eggo) is an American frozen waffle brand founded in 1936 by Frank Dorsa in San Jose, acquired by Kellogg in the 1970s, now Kellanova; famous for Eleven's Stranger Things obsession and a 14% sales boost.
Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict (eggs benny) is a New York brunch dish of poached eggs on toasted English muffin halves with Canadian bacon and hollandaise sauce, created around 1894 with rival Waldorf and Delmonico's origin stories, and known for variations such as Florentine and royale.
Egyptian cuisine
Egyptian cuisine is the cooking tradition of Egypt, a plant-forward Nile Valley cuisine built on fava beans, lentils, bread, and rice, with a history reaching back 5,000 years.
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Einstein Bros. Bagels: American fast-casual bagel chain founded 1995 in Lakewood, Colorado by Boston Chicken/Boston Market; also Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp. Largest US retail bagel chain, owned since 2014 by JAB Holding's Bagel Brands under Panera Brands; plans 300 new bakeries by 2030.
Eish baladi (عيش بلدي)
Eish baladi (عيش بلدي), Egyptian whole-wheat flatbread baked at high heat into a hollow pocket; Egypt's staple bread at about 70% of consumption, 248 kcal per 90 g loaf, and the backbone of the subsidized ration system.
El Bulli
El Bulli was a restaurant at Cala Montjoi near Roses in Catalonia, Spain, where chef Ferran Adrià pioneered molecular gastronomy; three Michelin stars, world's best restaurant, closed in 2011.
El Celler de Can Roca
El Celler de Can Roca is a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, opened in 1986 by the Roca brothers beside their parents' restaurant. It was named the world's best restaurant in 2013 and 2015.
Elderflower cordial
Elderflower cordial (also elderflower syrup or squash) is a non-alcoholic sugar-syrup concentrate made from Sambucus nigra flowers with lemon and citric acid, diluted before drinking; distinct from alcoholic elderflower liqueur.
Eleven Madison Park
Eleven Madison Park (EMP) is Daniel Humm's three-Michelin-star restaurant at 11 Madison Avenue, NYC; world's best restaurant 2017, fully vegan 2021–2025, reintroduced meat and fish October 2025.
Elevenses
Elevenses: British informal mid-morning break around 11 am with tea or coffee and a biscuit or snack. From dialectal 'elevens'; attested late 18th century; the Hobbits' second meal in Tolkien, unlike afternoon tea.
Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969, Waterbury, Connecticut) is the American author of Eat, Pray, Love, Big Magic, The Signature of All Things, City of Girls, and the 2025 Oprah's Book Club memoir All the Way to the River, with over 25 million books sold.
Emeril Lagasse
Emeril Lagasse (born 1959, Fall River, Massachusetts) is an American chef and TV personality known for Emeril's restaurant, Essence of Emeril, Emeril Live, and the catchphrase "Bam!"
Emmental cheese
Emmental (Emmentaler) is a hard Swiss cow's-milk cheese from the Emme valley, defined by propionic acid fermentation that creates its large eyes and nutty flavor; Swiss Emmentaler AOP requires raw milk, while generic emmental is made across Europe.
Empanada
Empanada: a folded half-moon pastry of wheat or corn dough, baked or fried, with meat, seafood, vegetable, or sweet fillings; from Spanish empanar, widespread across Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines with strong regional variants like the salteña and tucumana.
Enchilada
Enchilada (Spanish, from enchilar, to season with chile): Mexican dish of corn tortillas dipped in chile sauce, rolled or folded around meat, cheese, or beans, and covered in sauce; distinct from unsauced burritos and tacos, with named regional styles like enmoladas and enchiladas suizas.
Endocannibalism
Endocannibalism, or mortuary cannibalism, is the ritual consumption of deceased relatives within one's own social group. It was thought to be most widely practiced in lowland South America.
Energy Brands
Energy Brands Inc. (Glacéau), founded 1996 by J. Darius Bikoff in New York, created vitaminwater and smartwater and the enhanced water category; Coca-Cola acquired it in 2007 for $4.1 billion.
Energy drink
Energy drink: caffeinated functional beverage with taurine, B vitamins, guarana, and sugars; Red Bull and Monster lead the market. Covers caffeine doses, EU/US/Australian regulation, health effects, and the sports-drink distinction.
English breakfast tea
English breakfast tea is a strong black tea blend, historically Chinese Congou, Pouchong, or Keemun, now usually Assam, Ceylon, and Kenyan teas; it has no standardized recipe, was named in 1840s Scotland, and is drunk with milk.
English cuisine
English cuisine: cooking traditions of England, known for fish and chips, Sunday roast, full English breakfast, and chicken tikka masala; shaped by Norman, empire, and immigrant influences, with a Victorian-era decline and modern revival.
English muffin
English muffin: a small flat yeast-leavened griddle bread, introduced in New York by Samuel Bath Thomas in 1880 as "toaster crumpets" and renamed in 1902; famous for nooks and crannies and the Egg McMuffin.
Entrée
Entrée: a French culinary term meaning starter in France and the main course in American English; re-borrowed in the 18th century for the dish served before the roast, and reshaped in the US by late-19th-century French chefs.
Entremet
Entremet (plural entremets): French term for a sweet course served after cheese, and in modern patisserie a layered mousse-based composed cake, frozen and mirror-glazed; historically a medieval between-courses spectacle, now central to 2026 texture and mini-portion trends.
Epic Meal Time
Epic Meal Time is a Canadian web cooking series created by Harley Morenstein and Sterling Toth, launched on YouTube in October 2010, known for extreme high-calorie recipes.
Erewhon Market
Erewhon Market: luxury organic grocery chain founded 1966 in Boston by Michio and Aveline Kushi, owned since 2011 by Tony and Josephine Antoci with Stripes Group minority stake, known for Los Angeles stores and celebrity smoothies.
Eric Greenspan
Eric Greenspan names two principal Americans: a Los Angeles chef (The Foundry on Melrose, Mr. Beast Burger virtual brands, grilled cheese cookbooks) and a Canton, Massachusetts chiropractor and Innovative Wellness Systems executive.
Eric Pateman
Eric Pateman is a Vancouver-born chef, entrepreneur, and culinary tourism strategist who founded Edible Canada, led YVR's guest experience as CXO, and is now SVP North America at Plaza Premium Group.