Ingredient
Pepper
Pepper turns up on 38 plates across twenty of the kitchens we read. The breakfast section holds twelve of them, and it comes as a taco more often than anything else, on five.
From 40 menus · pepper is on 38 plates · How we read them
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Pepper, grilled or fried
Our reading of the menus puts it grilled at seven kitchens and fried at seven; five do both: Blacksmith Bar & Restaurant, Bull on the Beach (94th St), Harborside Bar & Grill, Marlin Moon, The Bayside Skillet.
On both sides: Blacksmith Bar & Restaurant, Bull on the Beach (94th St), Harborside Bar & Grill, Marlin Moon, The Bayside Skillet.
How it comes
The forms it turns up in, most first.
Where on the menu
The menu sections the dishes sit under, most first.
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How it's cooked
How the kitchens cook it, counting the word on the component as well as the plate.
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The journey of pepper
The same 38 plates read outward from the middle: how the kitchens cook it, how it then arrives, and which part of the menu it arrives in. A wedge too narrow for its word carries it in the table underneath.
| Ring | Commonest | Plates |
|---|---|---|
| How it's cooked | other ways | 11 |
| How it comes | omelette | 4 |
| Where on the menu | breakfast | 4 |
| Other | 59 other steps, added up | 93 |
| Not stated | the menu never printed that detail | 18 |
Every wedge, as a table
| Cooked | Arrives as | Course | Plates |
|---|---|---|---|
| grilled | — | — | 9 |
| grilled | not stated | — | 2 |
| grilled | not stated | appetizer | 1 |
| grilled | not stated | not stated | 1 |
| grilled | sandwich | — | 2 |
| grilled | sandwich | appetizer | 1 |
| grilled | sandwich | entree | 1 |
| grilled | taco | — | 2 |
| grilled | taco | not stated | 2 |
| grilled | platter | — | 1 |
| grilled | platter | entree | 1 |
| grilled | side | — | 1 |
| grilled | side | breakfast | 1 |
| grilled | small-plate | — | 1 |
| grilled | small-plate | appetizer | 1 |
| fried | — | — | 8 |
| fried | not stated | — | 3 |
| fried | not stated | entree | 1 |
| fried | not stated | not stated | 1 |
| fried | not stated | side | 1 |
| fried | small-plate | — | 2 |
| fried | small-plate | appetizer | 2 |
| fried | side | — | 1 |
| fried | side | breakfast | 1 |
| fried | taco | — | 1 |
| fried | taco | not stated | 1 |
| fried | wings | — | 1 |
| fried | wings | appetizer | 1 |
| roasted | — | — | 5 |
| roasted | not stated | — | 1 |
| roasted | not stated | entree | 1 |
| roasted | omelette | — | 1 |
| roasted | omelette | breakfast | 1 |
| roasted | platter | — | 1 |
| roasted | platter | entree | 1 |
| roasted | sandwich | — | 1 |
| roasted | sandwich | appetizer | 1 |
| roasted | wrap | — | 1 |
| roasted | wrap | not stated | 1 |
| folded | — | — | 4 |
| folded | omelette | — | 4 |
| folded | omelette | breakfast | 4 |
| sauteed | — | — | 3 |
| sauteed | not stated | — | 2 |
| sauteed | not stated | entree | 1 |
| sauteed | not stated | side | 1 |
| sauteed | buffet | — | 1 |
| sauteed | buffet | not stated | 1 |
| stuffed | — | — | 3 |
| stuffed | taco | — | 2 |
| stuffed | taco | not stated | 2 |
| stuffed | omelette | — | 1 |
| stuffed | omelette | breakfast | 1 |
| cajun-rubbed | — | — | 2 |
| cajun-rubbed | not stated | — | 1 |
| cajun-rubbed | not stated | breakfast | 1 |
| cajun-rubbed | sandwich | — | 1 |
| cajun-rubbed | sandwich | entree | 1 |
| scrambled | — | — | 2 |
| scrambled | burrito | — | 1 |
| scrambled | burrito | breakfast | 1 |
| scrambled | skillet | — | 1 |
| scrambled | skillet | breakfast | 1 |
| other ways | — | — | 11 |
| seared | — | — | 2 |
| baked | — | — | 1 |
| barbecued | — | — | 1 |
| blackened | — | — | 1 |
| broiled | — | — | 1 |
| chilled | — | — | 1 |
| fire-roasted | — | — | 1 |
| glazed | — | — | 1 |
| jerk | — | — | 1 |
| wrapped | — | — | 1 |
Travels with
What shares a plate with it, counted inside a course and never across one. A partner marked distinctive turns up together far more often than chance.
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- Cabbage5read by scriptall Cabbagedistinctive
- Cheese5read by scriptall Cheese
- Tomato5read by scriptall Tomatodistinctive
- Ham4read by scriptall Ham
- Salsa4read by scriptall Salsadistinctive
- Sausage4read by scriptall Sausagedistinctive
- Cheddar3read by scriptall Cheddar
- Bacon2all Bacon
- Beef2read by scriptall Beef
- Chicken2read by scriptall Chicken
- Mushroom2read by scriptall Mushroomdistinctive
- Old Bay (The celery-salt-and-paprika spice blend, made in Baltimore since 1939. On crabs, fries, and rims.)2read by scriptall Old Baydistinctive
- Onion2read by scriptall Onion
- Salt2read by scriptall Saltdistinctive
- Shrimp2read by scriptall Shrimp
- Spinach2read by scriptall Spinach
- Squid2read by scriptall Squiddistinctive
Dishes
Known for: pan-fried, crepe, folded.
Our reading of the menu turns up diced, cabbage and flounder.
Our reading of the menu lists: turkey, oyster, chicken filet.
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The menu leans on broth, baguette and succotash.
Our reading of the menu lists: patty, chip, pickle.
Our reading of the menu turns up popcorn, drink and fresh.
Egg, omelette and hollandaise come up more here than elsewhere on our list.
Brisket, Ipa Steak Sauce and roll come up more here than elsewhere on our list.
Our reading of the menu lists egg, duck and folded.
Our reading of the menu turns up cracker, fruit and cod.
Egg, hollandaise and poached come up more here than elsewhere on our list.
Our reading of the menu lists: vegetable, brioche, tartar.
Our reading of the menu turns up steamed, soft crab and crab.
Our reading of the menu turns up braised, linguine and evoo.
Our reading of the menu lists: jerk, breast, wrapped.
Boiled, baby back rib and baked chicken come up more here than elsewhere on our list.
Cornmeal, corn bread and corn on cob come up more here than elsewhere on our list.
Our reading of the menu lists egg, omelette and folded.
In the family
Where it sits in the ingredient lexicon.
Where on the island
The 20 kitchens above, by district. Counted off the menus we read, in order up the island — not a ranking of neighbourhoods.
| District | Kitchens | Side of the island |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Midtown | 4 | inland |
| Midtown | 4 | bayside · inland · oceanfront |
| Uptown | 4 | bayside · inland |
| North OC | 3 | inland |
| West Ocean City | 3 | harbor |
| Day-trips ring | 2 | inland |