–Sharon Armstrong, Attorney
Just the other day I was perusing one of my local food blog roll favorites, the Hot Dish section of City Pages, when I learned that a new coffee shop, Blue Ox, is opening not too far from where I live. The new shop, joins another local “ox” in town, Green Ox, purveyor of (delicious, I can attest) charcuterie and meats.
That got me to thinking, what’s with oxen and food? What about other animals? If the USPTO trademark database is any evidence, there seems to be a trend in animal names for everything from soda pop to bacon. Here are just a few foods (and beastly names) for thought:
GREEN OX: for a variety of meats (including bacon!)
GREEN TIGER: for seafood
GREEN ELEPHANT: rice and rice based foods
RED BULL: alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
RED DRAGON: tea, coffee and energy drinks
RED ROOSTER: processed vegetables and fruits
RED COW: cheese
BLUE ELEPHANT: animal-based foodstuffs and vegetable-based foodstuffs
BLUE BUFFALO: dips
BLUE OX: beer
BLUE OX: potatoes
PINK COW: ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt
PINK FLAMINGO: soft drinks
What do you think is so appetizing about such names?