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:
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Non-Quorn item |
What it is |
How to tell it apart from Quorn |
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Quenya |
Elvish language in the works of J R R Tolkien |
Quorn goes into your mouth. Quenya comes out of your mouth. |
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KoЯn |
Weak nu-metal band |
KoЯn is shit. Quorn is mycoprotein. |
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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). |
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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. |
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The Quran |
Holy book of Islam |
The Quran claims to contain no discrepancies. The Quorn claims to contain no meat. Whom do you trust? |
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Queen |
British rock band, 1970s-1990s |
Queen has released a Greatest Hits album. Quorn hasn't, yet. |
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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. |
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quonk |
An unwanted noise from a microphone |
A quonk originates in an audio recording system. Quorn originates in a big vat. |
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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. |
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corn |
A cereal crop |
Corn is a common ingredient in breakfast cereals. Quorn is an even more common ingredient in Quorn® products. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Qore® |
Sony PlayStation online content package |
Quorn, sadly, doesn't arrive in monthly instalments. |
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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). |