French Fries are from Belgium English muffins are invented in the USA Singaporean Noodles are invented in Hong Kong
Wuhan virus? Most likely from Wuhan.
German Chocolate Cake is from Pennsylvania or New York. It’s definitely American. The guy’s last name was German.
Considering the Amish proficiency for baked goods, I’d imagine it’s from Pennsylvania, and actually German.
But just like whoopie pies it’s an American invention.
No literally it was the brand name of the chocolate which was sold by a guy named German. Nothing to do with the country at all
It was actually Texas.
My entire life has been a lie
Yea, Singapore noodles are from Hong Kong and Tikka Masala is from the UK of all places.
My favourite weird food thing is that Japanese curry is a reinterpretation of UK curry which is in turn a reinterpretation of Indian curries.
I love the circuitous route it took to hop north east a ways, and how distinct it is due to this.
It’s also the absolute fucking best
I don’t like to get entangled with some food debate but I thought the common knowledge was that tikka masala is from Punjab. The restaurant owner who claimed to have ‘invented’ tikka masala using canned soup confessed they had spun up a story to entertain journalists.
Could entirely be. I just remember seeing the UK as a country of origin when looking for a slow cooking Tikka masala recipe and being disgusted with myself for enjoying English cuisine. Like there was no warning, no beans involved or anything.
It’s a great example of the English appropriating another cultures cuisine because theirs is, well, a bit shit.
Belgium and Northern France have Filet Américain (American Filet). So an American dish right? Well no, it’s raw ground beef, basically the last thing most Americans will ever willingly eat. Here it’s basically the default sandwich topping.
It’s crazy to me that they felt the need to include safety instructions lol. Handmade Filet Américain for sure I’d eat same-day or at most next day, but the store-bought variety uses preservatives and can last for 3 days in the fridge no problem.
Americans be acting like beef is like fugu or something, but if fresh raw beef gives you E. Coli you need to be suing people! My understanding is this pathological phobia of raw meat goes back to the mid-20th century where long supply chains and untrustworthy cold chains led to the advice that all meat had to be done well, but that’s outdated advice that would not develop nowadays. Red meat just can’t go bad that fast at 4°C, so if the supplier is trusrworthy there’s no issue.
Brits have kind of the same thing with electrical plugs in bathrooms, they’re scared to death of them and you can’t convince them it’s safe and that the rest of the world does it just fine. Interesting how there are these localized “fear islands” around certain topics that people take for granted.
As far as I understand it, there is actually a feedback loop as well: the beef is treated with chemicals that kill all bacteria, even the neutral ones, leaving an otherwise open breeding ground for unsafe ones to thrive.
Guess what americans call fries? :)
I mean, they’re close enough to French. As a Belgian, it pains me to admit that they probably originated in Paris anyway, though we perfected the recipe (and they’re called French fries in American English for a different reason).
Pomme frites
“Damn mongorians.”
Keep ruining the shitty wok
What? Next thing you’re gonna tell me is that sex on the beach doesn’t involve any sand!
They played us for absolute fools
for absolute foods
Gobi manchurian was made by Cantonese merchants in Kolkata.
Bird named Turkey:
The Portuguese word for turkey 🦃 is Peru
Wait until you find out about what Beaver Tails are made of
When Orientals Orientalize
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pepperoni means little peppers in italian, not salami. I believe the closest italian pizza is Pizza alla diavola.
Those mfs lied to us
Singapore noodles probably aren’t from Singapore either.
Danishes are called Wienerbrød in Denmark.
PENIS BREAD???
They eat some fancy bread in Vienna I guess.
