Food & Cooking Jokes Flashcards

Create a light-hearted atmosphere by presenting funny situations or misunderstandings in the kitchen.

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What’s that joke about disliking vegans?

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I never understood why people dislike vegans.

I’ve never had a beef with them.

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What’s that pun about a baker missing work?

OR a pun you could say when someone talks about being in the right head space?

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Q: Why couldn’t the baker come in to work?

A: He just wasn’t in the right bread-space.

Explanation: Here, bread-space is being used due to its similarity to the word headspace.

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What’s a good joke to work into a conversation at an italian restaurant?

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Q: What do you call a fake noodle?

A: An impasta.

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What’s that joke about stepping on a grape?

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Q: What did the grape do when it got stepped on?

A: It let out a little wine.

Fun fact: Grape juice transforms into wine during the fermentation process!

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What’s that pun about a hipster eating pizza?

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Q: Why did the hipster burn his mouth on the pizza?

A: Because he took a bite before it was cool.

Explanation: Here, the word, cool has a double meaning, one of which means a low temperature, and the other which means hip or following the latest fashion and trends.

“Hipsters” are often known for saying they were the first ones to start a trend “before it was cool”.

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What’s that joke about rocky road ice cream?

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I got over my addiction to chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts.

I won’t lie, it was a rocky road.

Explanation: Rocky road is a type of ice cream comprised of a chocolate base with nuts and marshmallows mixed in.

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What’s that joke about spreading rumors?

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Q: Did you hear that rumor about butter?

A: Well, I’m not going to spread it!

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What’s that joke about jalapeños?

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Q: What does a nosy pepper do?

A: It gets jalapeño business.

Explanation: Sounds like “All up in yo’ business.”

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What’s that joke about needing money?

OR that joke about bakeries?

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Q: Why are rich people bad at running bakeries?

A: They don’t knead the dough.

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What’s that joke about nachos?

OR that joke about cheese?

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Q: What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?

A: Nacho cheese.

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What’s that joke about cracking eggs?

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Q: Why don’t eggs tell jokes?

A: They’d crack each other up.

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What’s that joke about people labeling their lunches at work?

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There is a new trend in our office; the food in the fridge now has random names on it.

I saw it today, while I was eating a sandwich named Kevin.

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What’s that joke about eating at night?

OR that joke about a lightbulb in the fridge?

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If you’re not supposed to eat at night, why is there a light bulb in the refrigerator?

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What’s that joke about Fanta orange soda?

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I dreamed about drowning in an ocean made out of orange soda last night.

It took me a while to figure out it was just a Fanta sea.

Tip: Be sure to articulate the punchline slowly, so that it sounds equally like “Fanta sea” as “fantasy.”

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What’s that joke about talking sushi?

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Q: What did the sushi say to the bumblebee?

A: Wasabi.

Tip: Be sure to articulate the punchline slowly, so that it sounds equally like “What’s uuup, bee?” as “wasabi.”

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What’s that joke about eating grapes?

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I’ve started telling everyone about the benefits of eating dried grapes.

It’s all about raisin awareness.

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What’s that joke about oysters?

OR that joke about being selfish?

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Q: Why don’t oysters share their pearls?

A: Because they’re shellfish.

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What’s that joke about an embarrassed tomato?

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Q: Why did the tomato turn red?

A: Because it saw the salad dressing!

Tip: Emphasize the word dressing when you say the punchline aloud.

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What’s that joke about a bakery fire?

OR that joke about a business that is unable to survive?

A

There has been a fire at the bakery.

They had a lot of bread on hand, and now the business is toast.

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What’s that joke about espresso?

A

Q: What do you call a sad cup of coffee?

A: Depresso.

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What’s that joke about catching up to someone during a race?

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Q: What happened when a faucet, a tomato, and some lettuce ran a race together?

A: The lettuce was ahead, the faucet was running, and the tomato was trying to ketchup.

Tip: Be sure to articulate the distinct sounds of ketch-up so that it sounds a bit more like catch up.

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What’s that joke about thyme and mint?

A

Engineers have made a car that can run on mint.

Hopefully, they can make buses and trains run on thyme.

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What’s that joke about a forklift?

A

Q: What’s a forklift?

A: Food usually.

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What’s that joke about herbivores?

A

I want to joke about a girl who only eats plants.

But you’ve probably never heard of herbivore.

Tip: Pronounce “herbivore” similarly to “her before.”

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What's that joke about being **bred in captivity**? ## Footnote OR that joke about **zoo cages**?
I saw a loaf of pumpernickel in a cage at my local zoo. It was *bread* in captivity.
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What's that joke about **suspicious food**?
Q: What do you call sketchy food? A: Sus-tenance. ## Footnote *Explanation: **Sus** is an informal term that refers to something that is questionable or dishonest, stemming from the word _sus-picious_.*
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What's that joke about a **supermarket** produce section?
At the supermarket today, I saw a guy being inappropriate in the produce section ... He was taking a *leek*. ## Footnote *Explanation: "**Taking a leak**" is an informal and somewhat impolite way to say that someone is urinating.*
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What's that joke about **burnt dinner**?
The dinner I was cooking for my family was going to be a surprise, but the fire trucks ruined it.
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What's that joke about **cantaloupes**?
Q: Why do melons have big weddings? A: Because they *cantaloupe*. ## Footnote *Tip: Pronounce **cantaloupe** in a somewhat sly way, so that it sounds more like _can't elope_.*
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What's that joke about **dinner plates**?
Q: What did one plate say to the other? A: "Dinner is on me!"
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What's that joke about being **vegetarian**?
I personally think being a vegetarian is a big *missed steak*. ## Footnote *Tip: Be sure to take a emphasize the double meaning when pronouncing the words "missed steak," so that it sounds like "mistake."*
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What's that joke about **bread** making you **gain weight**?
Bread is a lot like the sun. It rises in the *yeast* and sets in the *waist*. 
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What's that joke about a **muffin** in the oven?
There were two muffins in an oven, and one said, “It’s getting hot in here, isn’t it?”. The other muffin gasps, “Ahh! A talking muffin!”
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What's that joke about **dairy**?
I was just in the breakroom, and a guy threw milk at me… How *dairy*!  ## Footnote *Tip: Be sure to articulate the distinct sounds of **how dairy** so that it sounds a bit more like **how dare he**.*
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What are some **fish** related puns?
Sometimes I tell fish puns just for the *halibut*. They're not always funny. That last one was just a *fluke*. [Groans from crowd] Oy, I'm *floundering* here!
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What's that joke about **condiments**?
Q: How do you practice safe eating? A: Use *condiments*. ## Footnote *Tip: Be sure to carefully pronounce the word **condiments** so that the beginning two syllables sound a bit more like **condom**-ents.*
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What's that joke about **beef stroganoff**?
Apparently, you can’t use beef stew as a password. It’s just not *stroganoff*. ## Footnote *Tip: Pronounce "stroganoff" so it is a bit ambiguously closer to sounding like "strong enough."*
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What's that joke about something being **the best thing since sliced bread**?
One day you're the best thing since sliced bread. The next, *you're toast*. ## Footnote *Explanation: If someone says "you're toast" it means you are in a lot of trouble.* *A physical object can also be "toast", which means it has been destroyed.* *Also, the phrase "best/greatest thing since sliced bread" is a popular American idiom sometimes used to describe something or someone that one thinks is very good or useful.*
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What's that joke about **french fry** grease?
Q: Why didn’t Socrates like the French fries? A: Because they were made in ancient *Greece*. ## Footnote *Tip: Be sure to emphasize the word **Greece** when saying this joke out loud!* *This play on words alludes to the type of **grease** used to cook french fries.*
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What's that joke about **mayonnaise**?
What did the mayonnaise say to the refrigerator? Close the door, I’m dressing.