A Tribute To All of the Food That Made Parks and Recreation
Pawnee Foodies
“Zerts are what I call desserts. Tray-trays are entrées. I call sandwiches ‘sammies,’ ‘sandoozles,’ or ‘Adam Sandlers.’ Air conditioners are ‘cool blasterz.’ I call cakes ‘big ol’ cookies.’ I call noodles ‘long-ass rice.’ Fried chicken is ‘fry-fry chicky-chick.’ Chicken parm is ‘chicky-chicky-parm-parm.’ Chicken cacciatore? ‘Chicky-cach.’ I call eggs ‘pre-birds,’ or ‘future birds.’ Root beer is ‘super water.’ Tortillas are ‘bean blankets.’ And I call forks ‘food rakes.’” - Tom Haverford (watch the full clip here)
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Calzones
When Ben lost his job and spiraled into depression, he started creating calzones, one of his favorite foods. When he hits his all-time low, he comes up with the idea to open a restaurant chain called Low-Cal Calzone Zone. "Calzones are pointless. They’re just pizza that’s harder to eat. No one likes them. Good day, sir.”
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Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp
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Energy Bars
In the second season, Sweetums introduces and snack bar called Nutriyums, which were filled with simple sugar and high-fructose corn syrup.