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Duck confit
Duck confit (confit de canard) is a Gascony, South-West France dish of salt-cured duck legs slow-cooked and stored submerged in duck fat, then crisped; a preservation method now central to cassoulet and French bistro cooking.
Ducktail
Ducktail (duck's ass, D.A.): 1950s men's hairstyle with oiled sides combed back to a central part at the nape, worn by greasers, popularized by Elvis Presley and James Dean, and spread internationally to Teddy Boys and South African Ducktail gangs.
Duff Beer
Duff Beer is the fictional beer brand of The Simpsons, Homer Simpson's drink of choice, created in 1989 and named by writer Jay Kogen. It sparked trademark litigation, and licensed 5% lager versions are sold in Chile and elsewhere.
Duff Goldman
Duff Goldman (Jeffrey Adam Goldman, born 1974), American pastry chef and Food Network personality; founder of Charm City Cakes in Baltimore (2002), host of Ace of Cakes (2006, 10 seasons), judge of the Baking Championship series, author of three cookbooks.
Dumpling
Dumpling: small dough parcel, filled or plain, boiled, steamed, fried, or baked; also called jiaozi, gyoza, pierogi, mandu, ravioli. Chinese jiaozi date back over 1,800 years; soup dumpling market exceeds $6.8 billion.
Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts, known simply as Dunkin' since 2019, is an American coffee and baked goods chain founded in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts, by William Rosenberg.
Dupatta
Dupatta (दुपट्टा/دوپٹہ), also called odhani or chunni, is a 2–2.5 m unstitched South Asian scarf worn with salwar kameez and lehenga, from Vedic uttariya roots, serving modesty, ritual, and fashion roles.
Duqqa (دقة)
Duqqa (دقة), also dukkah or du'ah, is an Egyptian coarse blend of toasted nuts, sesame, coriander, cumin, salt, and pepper, eaten with bread dipped in olive oil; distinct from za'atar and from the garlic-vinegar koshari sauce of the same name.
Durag
A durag, also spelled do-rag or doo-rag, is a snug fabric cap, typically silk or satin, worn to train 360 waves and preserve hairstyles; it became a symbol of Black style.
Duster (clothing)
Duster (clothing), also called duster coat: a long, loose, lightweight overcoat protecting clothes from dust during train and early automobile travel, typically linen in plain tan shades, later a housecoat, oilskin drover coat, or fashion item.
Dutch baby pancake
Dutch baby pancake, also called German pancake, Bismarck, or Dutch puff: a large sweet oven-baked American pancake with steam-puffed edges, popularized at Manca's Cafe in Seattle by Victor Manca; name from 'Deutsch', not the Netherlands.
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Dutch Bros. Coffee (Dutch Bros Inc., NYSE: BROS) is an American drive-thru beverage chain founded in 1992 in Grants Pass, Oregon, by Dane and Travis Boersma, with 1,225 shops in 25 states as of June 30, 2026.
Dutch cuisine
Dutch cuisine: the Netherlands' food tradition of simple, hearty everyday meals (stamppot, herring, cheese), shaped by colonial trade and immigration, with 119 Michelin-starred restaurants in 2026.
Dutch oven
Dutch oven: heavy thick-walled lidded cooking pot, usually cast iron (enameled or bare), also called French oven or cocotte; stovetop-to-oven vessel for braising, stews, frying, and steam-trapped bread baking, named for Dutch sand-mold casting.
Dutta Samant
Dutta Samant (दत्ता सामंत), also spelled Datta Samant, "Doctorsaheb", was an Indian doctor-turned-trade-union leader who led the 1982-83 Bombay textile strike of about 250,000 mill workers, won seats as MLA and MP, and was assassinated in Mumbai in 1997.
Dydoe
Dydoe: a male genital piercing through the corona (rim) of the glans penis, usually done in pairs. Name coined by Doug Malloy from "doodad"; anatomy-dependent, prone to migration and rejection, with disputed healing times (6-8 weeks to 2-4 months).
Dylan Lauren
Dylan Lauren (born 1974) is an American entrepreneur, daughter of Ralph Lauren, and founder and CEO of Dylan's Candy Bar, the candy retail chain opened in New York City in October 2001 with Jeff Rubin.
E & J Gallo Winery
E. & J. Gallo Winery: family-owned Modesto, California wine and spirits company founded 1933 by Ernest and Julio Gallo; largest US wine company with 24% volume share, 100+ brands, and recent Four Roses acquisition.
E number
E number: the EU code (E plus a number, sometimes a subdivision) identifying a food additive authorised after safety assessment by SCF or EFSA. Shares numbers with Codex's INS but carries EU approval meaning; over 300 authorised additives; E-number labelling is not mandatory.
Earl Grey tea
Earl Grey tea, also called bergamot tea, is black tea scented with oil from the bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia) grown in Calabria, Italy. Named for Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, British Prime Minister 1830–1834; Twinings sold it from 1831; variants include Lady Grey and French Earl Grey.
Early medieval European dress
Early medieval European dress, also called early medieval clothing, is the clothing of Europe from roughly the fifth to the twelfth century, built on wool and linen tunics whose color and trim signaled wealth and status.
Early modern European cuisine
Early modern European cuisine: European cooking and food culture from the late fifteenth to late eighteenth century, shaped by printed cookbooks (Scappi, La Varenne's 1651 Le Cuisinier François), rising national cuisines, Columbian Exchange foods, humoral dietetics, and food as social identity.
Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny is the folklore figure, originally the German egg-laying hare Osterhase or Oschter Haws, who brings eggs, candy, and baskets to children before Easter. First documented in 1682, brought to Pennsylvania in the 1700s; the pagan-goddess origin story is unsupported.
Easter egg
Easter egg: decorated or egg-shaped gift tied to Easter, symbolizing resurrection and new life; linked to the Lenten egg fast, wax-resist pysanky traditions, the 1682 Osterhase hare, egg hunts, and the 1878 White House egg roll.
Eat Real Festival
Eat Real Festival: free-admission street food and craft food festival at Jack London Square, Oakland, founded 2009 by Anya Fernald; $5-to-$8 food cap, vendor rules on local sourcing, fundraiser for the Food Craft Institute.
Eataly
Eataly is an Italian marketplace chain founded by Oscar Farinetti, first opened in Turin in 2007, combining retail, restaurants, and food education under the Eat, Shop, Learn model; nearly 70 locations in 16 countries, majority-owned by Investindustrial.
Eating live animals
Eating live animals is consuming animals still alive, chiefly live seafood such as Korean san-nakji (산낙지) octopus or Japanese ikizukuri fish; notable for choking and Vibrio risks, partial bans, and animal-welfare debates.
Eating utensil etiquette
Eating utensil etiquette covers rules for using knives, forks, spoons, chopsticks, and hands at the table. Key facts: pre-16th-century Europe lacked eating utensils; the fork spread via Catherine de' Medici; à la russe service drove Victorian cutlery complexity; norms vary sharply by region.
Eau de vie
Eau de vie (French for 'water of life', from aqua vitae) is a clear, unaged fruit brandy distilled from fermented fruit other than grapes, in styles such as kirsch, poire Williams and mirabelle; in broader French usage the term covers any distilled spirit, including Cognac and Armagnac.
Eccles, Kent
Eccles is a village in the Medway valley in the parish of Aylesford, Kent, England, best known for the large Romano-British villa excavated at Rowe Place Farm from 1962.