The Quornlisting

Quornfusion

As the ubiquitous snack of the nation, Quorn® is sometimes confused with other things that sound like Quorn. This page will aid you in correcting your blasphemous errors regarding Quorn.

Avoid confusing Quorn with:

Non-Quorn item

What it is

How to tell it apart from Quorn

Quenya

Elvish language in the works of J R R Tolkien

Quorn goes into your mouth. Quenya comes out of your mouth.

KoЯn

Weak nu-metal band

KoЯn is shit. Quorn is mycoprotein.

Quonset hut

Semi-cylindrical structure of corrugated steel

Quonset huts were built by the US military. Quorn was built by Marlow Foods Ltd (possibly in a semi-cylindrical structure of corrugated steel, but that's neither here nor there).

quine

A computer program whose output is its own source code

Quorn is mostly enjoyed by vegetarians. Quines are mostly enjoyed by snorting, sweating Linux nerds.

The Quran

Holy book of Islam

The Quran claims to contain no discrepancies. The Quorn claims to contain no meat. Whom do you trust?

Queen

British rock band, 1970s-1990s

Queen has released a Greatest Hits album. Quorn hasn't, yet.

careworn

Showing signs of stress or anxiety

A person who is careworn is likely to have lines around the forehead. A person who is Quorn is likely to be in a box in your freezer.

quonk

An unwanted noise from a microphone

A quonk originates in an audio recording system. Quorn originates in a big vat.

porn

Pornography: pictures of people in sexual situations

Porn can easily be downloaded from the Internet for free. Quorn, as a physical entity, is best obtained from your local supermarket for money.

corn

A cereal crop

Corn is a common ingredient in breakfast cereals. Quorn is an even more common ingredient in Quorn® products.

quern

A hand-operated mill

A quern is typically used for grinding corn (not Quorn; see above). A Quorn is typically used for filling one's stomach with tasty mycoprotein.

quoin

Cornerstone or salient angle of a building

A quoin is often dressed, in the sense of being shaped to fit with other stones. Quorn is often dressed in the sense of being covered with delicious seasonings.

Qore®

Sony PlayStation online content package

Quorn, sadly, doesn't arrive in monthly instalments.

quango

A board funded by central government to supervise or develop activity in areas of public interest

There is no reason in the world why quango should not be a kind of mango-flavoured Quorn. However, you can tell quangos from Quorn because quangos are made up of people and Quorn isn't (except for the occasional bad batch).