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Peking duck (北京烤鸭)
Peking duck (北京烤鸭, Beijing kaoya) is Beijing's signature roast duck dish, made by hanging-oven (Quanjude, 1864) or closed-oven (Bianyifang, 1416) methods, both national intangible cultural heritage since 2008, served carved with pancakes, scallion, and sweet bean sauce.
Pelmeni (пельмени)
Pelmeni (пельмени) are Russian boiled dumplings of thin dough around raw minced meat, named from Ugric pel-nyan, "ear-bread". Invented among Komi and Udmurt peoples, industrialized in Perm in 1938; about 400,000 tons eaten yearly in Russia.
Pemmican
Pemmican, from Cree pimihkan, is a concentrated food of pounded dried meat, rendered fat, and often berries, invented by Indigenous North Americans and later the staple ration of the fur trade, polar expeditions, and military cold-weather trials.
Penny (British decimal coin)
The British decimal penny (1p) is the UK one-pence coin introduced on Decimal Day, 15 February 1971, alongside the halfpenny and 2p. Bronze until 1992, then copper-plated steel; 20.3 mm, 3.56 g; legal tender up to 20p; about 28 billion issued.
Penny (Canadian coin)
The Canadian penny, the 1-cent coin struck from 1858 and by the Royal Canadian Mint from 1908, was withdrawn after May 2012 production ended; distribution stopped February 4, 2013, coins remain legal tender.
Penny Black
The Penny Black, Great Britain's 1840 one-penny stamp, was the world's first adhesive postage stamp, valid from 6 May 1840, showing Queen Victoria from Wyon's medal, printed by Perkins Bacon, replaced by the Penny Red in 1841.
Pepeha
A pepeha is a Māori formulaic expression, most familiar as a set form of self-introduction naming a person's mountain, river, ancestral canoe, iwi, and hapū.
Pepperidge Farm
Pepperidge Farm, founded by Margaret Rudkin in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1937, is an American bakery brand owned by The Campbell's Company since 1961, known for Goldfish crackers, Milano cookies, breads, and puff pastry.
Pepperoni
Pepperoni is an American air-dried salami of pork and beef, seasoned with paprika and pepper, invented by Italian immigrants in the early 1900s; in Italy peperoni means bell peppers, and the sausage is the leading US pizza topping.
Pepsi Globe
Pepsi Globe: the circular red, white, and blue emblem of Pepsi, descended from a 1951 bottle-cap logo, made the brand's primary mark in 1971, named around 1997, redesigned by Arnell Group in 2008 and revived with an internal wordmark in 2023.
Pepsi Number Fever
Pepsi Number Fever: 1992 Philippine Pepsi bottle-cap lottery in which the announced winning number 349 appeared on hundreds of thousands of caps, triggering riots, 7,000 lawsuits, a $32 billion potential liability, and a 500-peso settlement.
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Pepsi, Where's My Jet? is a 2022 Netflix docuseries by Andrew Renzi about John Leonard's attempt to redeem 7,000,000 Pepsi Points for a Harrier jet and the resulting Leonard v. Pepsico contract case.
PepsiCo
PepsiCo, also called the Pepsi company, is an American multinational food and beverage company formed in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, and headquartered in Purchase, New York.
Per Se (restaurant)
Per Se is Thomas Keller's three-Michelin-starred contemporary French restaurant at 10 Columbus Circle, New York, opened in 2004 as an East Coast interpretation of The French Laundry; known for its nine-course tasting menu, $425 price, and stars held since 2006.
Peranakan cuisine
Peranakan cuisine, also called Nyonya cuisine (娘惹菜), is the cooking tradition of the Peranakan Chinese in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, blending Chinese and Malay elements with other influences.
Performative male
Performative male: a 2025 Gen Z internet meme archetype satirizing men who adopt feminist politics and a soft-boy aesthetic (matcha, tote bags, Labubu, Clairo) to attract women or clout; peaked summer 2025 with contests in San Francisco and other cities.
Peri-peri
Peri-peri (piri-piri, pili-pili) is the African bird's eye chili, Capsicum frutescens, and the sauce, marinade, and seasoning made from it; 50,000–225,000 SHU, spread by Portuguese trade, central to Mozambican, Angolan, Portuguese, and South African cuisine.
Perla Harb
Perla Harb (بيرلا غازي حرب), born c. 2002/2003, is a Lebanese model and banking professional crowned Miss Lebanon 2025; she reached the Miss World 2026 Top 40 in Vietnam and will compete at Miss Universe 2026 in Puerto Rico.
Perm (hairstyle)
Perm (hairstyle), also permanent wave, a chemical treatment restructuring hair into lasting curls or waves via bond breaking and neutralizing. Covers cold, digital/hot, spiral, beach-wave, and root perms, history from Marcel Grateau to Willatt's 1938 cold wave, longevity, and risks.
Peroni Brewery
Peroni Brewery (Birra Peroni) is an Italian brewing company founded in 1846 by Francesco Peroni, best known for its Peroni lager and Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
Perpetual stew
Perpetual stew, also called forever soup or hunter's pot, is a stew kept continuously simmering while new ingredients replace eaten portions; famous pots include Bangkok's Wattana Panich broth and viral TikTok stews, though medieval origins are disputed by food historians.
Perrier
Perrier is a French sparkling natural mineral water brand bottled at the Les Bouillens spring in Vergèze, Gard, since 1903, named after Dr Louis-Eugène Perrier, owned by Nestlé since 1992, and facing a 2024-2025 natural mineral water labeling scandal.
Perry
Perry (French poiré) is fermented pear juice made from tannic perry pears, not dessert pears; sorbitol keeps fully fermented perry sweet, and its heartland is England's Three Counties.
Perry Ellis
Perry Ellis is an American lifestyle fashion brand founded by designer Perry Ellis (1940–1986), whose first collection launched in 1976. Owned since 1999 by Perry Ellis International (PERY) of Miami, it marked its 50th anniversary in 2026 with an Alexander Ludwig capsule.
Persian silk textiles
Persian silk textiles are woven silk fabrics produced in Iran from late antiquity onward, reaching their peak under the Safavid dynasty (1501–1722) in workshops at Kashan, Yazd, and Isfahan.
Peruvian cuisine
Peruvian cuisine, the fusion cooking of Peru combining Indigenous Andean, Spanish, African, Chinese (chifa) and Japanese (nikkei) influences; regional coast, highland and Amazon traditions; ceviche inscribed by UNESCO in 2023 and Maido named world's best restaurant in 2025.
Pesto
Pesto, especially pesto alla genovese, is Liguria's raw pounded basil sauce of Genovese DOP basil, pine nuts, garlic, two cheeses, olive oil, and salt, first codified in 1865.
Pete Evans
Pete Evans (Peter Daryl Evans, born 1973) is an Australian chef, restaurateur, and TV presenter, judge of My Kitchen Rules, paleo promoter, fined by the TGA in 2020 over BioCharger COVID-19 claims.
Peter Luger Steak House
Peter Luger Steak House, founded 1887 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as Carl Luger's Café, is a Forman-family-owned steakhouse known for dry-aged USDA Prime porterhouse, a no-credit-card policy, and locations in Great Neck, Las Vegas, and Tokyo.
Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot, also called lambrusquet, is a black-skinned French Bordeaux red wine grape from the Pyrenees. Late-ripening and low-vigor, it adds color, tannin, and spice to blends; 1.3% of Bordeaux red plantings, also grown in Napa, Argentina, and Australia.