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I look at dozens of recipes every day. Some catch my eye because they sound so delicious. Others force a double-take thanks to the name alone. "Ugly but Good" cookies? What's the advantage of making that? Below, a top 10 list of strange recipe names, all from the Epicurious recipe database. Feel free to add your own odd recipes in the comments field below.

1. Shaking Beef

2. Spiny Lobster In Crazy Water

3. "Ugly But Good" Hazelnut Cookies

4. Wacky Chocolate Cake

5. Festive Nuts

6. Super 'Shrooms

7. Spam Sushi

8. Broiled Double-Thick Lamb Rib Chops With Slicked-Up Store-Bought Mint Jelly Sauce

9. Anything Rice

10. Pink Cuts


James Oliver Cury is the executive editor of Epicurious.com. He is a member of the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Committee and has been a judge at the Culinary Institute of America, the Jack Daniels World Barbecue Championship, and the Food Network's Iron Chef show. He's written for dozens of magazines, including Esquire, Playboy, Details, Entertainment Weekly, Maxim, Men's Journal, SPIN, Glamour , US Magazine, Food & Wine, and Every Day with Rachael Ray.

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  • al's Avatar
    Posted by al Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:14pm PDT

    There is a spanidh rice dish called "painted rooster" thats a pretty funny one, supposedly named for its red and black speckled rice resembelling that of a roosters colors

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  • Ashley's Avatar
    Posted by Ashley Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:25pm PDT

    I thought 'jerk chicken' was pretty funny.

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  • graylady's Avatar
    Posted by graylady Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:43pm PDT

    Yall ever heard of Better Than Sex Cake and Dump Cake Dirt Pie

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  • Marisa's Avatar
    Posted by Marisa Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:40am PDT

    Jezebel sauce

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  • mnrawker's Avatar
    Posted by mnrawker Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:39am PDT

    Frog eye salad

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  • m@r!@'s Avatar
    Posted by m@r!@ Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:16pm PDT

    Have you ever heard of that British classic, Spotted Dick?! I assure you, it's real!

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