Are you looking for a name for your new dog that’s a little different? A name that, when you call it at the dog park, won’t have 3 different pooches running up to you? Here are some food-themed  ideas if you just can’t quite come up with something unique on your own.

 

Belekoy

A pastry originating in the Philippines made from flour, sugar, sesame seeds and vanilla.

 

Cholula

A type of chili-based hot sauce that rates 500–1,000 on the Scoville scale, although other sources rate it at 3,600.

 

Pepita

Another word for pumpkin seed.

 

Rojak

A traditional fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

 

Taki

A type of tortilla chip made by Barcel that are rolled and covered in salsa and lime powder.

 

Kombu

Edible kelp found around Japan.

 

Nappo

A diamond-shaped chocolate-covered nougat candy produced in Germany since 1925.

 

Bammy

A Jamaican flatbread made by frying a mix of cassava root and salt in coconut oil, dipping it in coconut milk, then refrying it.

 

Garbanzo

A popular bean, also known as a "chickpea".

 

Jumani

A variety of apple that originated in Switzerland in 2010, described as beautifully round with a fresh and fruity taste and a crunchy bite.

 

Paloma

A tequila-based cocktail with lime juice and grapefruit-flavored soda.

 

Berry

A type of fleshy fruit, including bananas and grapes.

 

Saigon

A spice that comes from the tree Cinnamomum loureiroi that is also known as Vietnamese cinnamon.

 

Kirin

A Japanese corporation that owns the Four Roses distillery in Kentucky.

 

Luchi

A deep-fried flatbread from Bengal, India.

 

Parsnip

A root vegetable closely related to carrots and parsley.

 

Pocky

A popular candy from Japan that was first sold in 1966. The original consisted of a biscuit covered in chocolate, but since then, new flavors such as almond, strawberry, and matcha.

 

Seco

A Peruvian/ Ecuadorian stewed meat plate.

 

Tokay

A type of wine from the Tokaj region in Hungary or the adjoining region in Slovakia.

 

Brimsen

The Austrian term for Bryndza, a product of sheep's milk cheese made primarily in Slovakia, Romania, Moldova, and Serbia.

 

Turnip

A popular root vegetable.

 

Maki

A type of sushi.

 

Porter

A type of beer that originated in London, England in the early 18th century. It got its names from its popularity amongst street and river porters.

 

Roti

A round Indian flatbread made from stoneground wholemeal flour.

 

Fanta

A brand of fruit-flavored carbonated drinks created by Coca-Cola Deutschland.

 

Lodi

A variety of apple that originated in Ohio in 1910, described as pale yellow with a deeper yellow "flush" and having a tangy taste.

 

Dango

Sweet Japanese dumplings made from mochiko (rice flour).

 

Kifli

A Slovakian/ Hungarian crescent-shaped pastry filled with sweet walnut or poppy paste.

 

Jaffa

Jaffa Cakes are biscuit-sized cakes introduced to the UK by McVitie and Price in the in 1927. They were named after a variety of orange called the Jaffa orange.

 

Rumi

A hard, bacterially ripened Egyptian cheese.

 

Girò

An Italian wine grape variety.

 

Pierogi

A Polish dumpling made by wrapping unleavened dough around a filling, boiling it, then pan frying it in butter.