angels-on-horseback
Definition
Noun (plural, treated as singular or plural):
A dish consisting of oysters wrapped in bacon, typically served as a hot appetizer or snack.
Usage Examples
- (Oysters wrapped in bacon, served hot.)
- (The dish is served alongside a similar dish using prunes instead of oysters.)
Advanced Usage
- "Angels-on-horseback" is often contrasted with "devils-on-horseback", which uses prunes or dates instead of oysters, highlighting a savory-sweet variation.
- The term can appear in menus or cookbooks as a single hyphenated noun:
Variants and Related Words
- Devils-on-horseback (n): a similar dish where the filling is a prune or date instead of an oyster.
- The buffet offered both angels-on-horseback and devils-on-horseback. (Two different bacon-wrapped appetizers.)
Synonyms
- Oyster appetizer: a general term for a starter featuring oysters.
- Bacon-wrapped oysters: a descriptive phrase for the same dish.
Related Idioms
- (None directly idiomatic; the term is specific to the dish.)