A meatloaf by any other name

Murrmurr

Murrmurr

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My wife thinks the word meatloaf sounds disgusting.

She calls it Beefcake.


When my kids were little, I called it Pattycake. Because, honestly, I don't think meatloaf sounds very appealing either.

The first time my kids heard the word "meatloaf" was when my oldest was 7 or 8 and we had dinner at my sister's house. The kids all looked over at me with their noses wrinkled and mouthed, "Meat... loaf? ee-ew."

I said, "No, it's ok. That's just another word for Pattycake."

And my sister wrinkled her nose at me and said, "Pattycake?"
 

We call it meatloaf. In one case where my recipe calls for ground ham & pork, it's hamloaf. I haven't ever thought of it sounding bad. Maybe if you had to eat one (more than once like growing up) that was bad, someone may equate the name with it being disgusting.

I'm always on the lookout for a different meatloaf recipes & have a few that I make often. My favorite one is the one I grew up with as a kid. I also finally found one that reminds of the one my Grandma made.
 
I've never heard the culinary dish to which you refer as anything but meatloaf. I detested it as a child (even smothered in ketchup) and I'm not very fond of it now (even smothered in ketchup), but I had an uncle that thrived on meatloaf sandwiches.
 
debodun said:
I've never heard the culinary dish to which you refer as anything but meatloaf. I detested it as a child (even smothered in ketchup) and I'm not very fond of it now (even smothered in ketchup), but I had an uncle that thrived on meatloaf sandwiches.
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My mom made a pretty yummy pattycake meatloaf.

And, yes! Even better in a sandwich.
 
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