someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 days agoWhat's the deal with English muffins and why do the English like them so much?message-squaremessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up115arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the deal with English muffins and why do the English like them so much?someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 days agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up21·18 days agoIf something is called “[Nationality] [Food]” or similar, it’s probably not related to that nationality. New York Fries isn’t from New York. Boston Pizza is not from Boston. Hawaiian pizza is not Hawaiian. French fries aren’t French.
minus-squareLoudWaterHombre@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoYou mean like the Hamburger is not really from Hamburg???
minus-squarebaggachipz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 days agoDo yourself a favor and do NOT eat a hamburger in Hamburg. Frankfurter in Frankfurt, not bad.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days agoI thought it was, but Wikipedia says there isn’t actually a connection!
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·17 days agoThe only one I can speak to here is that french fries are french cut, meaning making long thin strips.
minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-217 days agoSo they’re frenched fries
minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 days agoI do recall that moment in our nation’s history.
minus-squareJWBananas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·17 days agoNah they french fries fam
minus-squarekiwifoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·16 days agoIt actually comes from WW1 where American soldiers thought that French speaking Belgians were French.
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-212 days agoChicago deep dish? Philly Cheese steak? Detroit-style pizza? New York Style? New England Clam Chowda?
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoNationality-Style gives the expected result. And there are, of course, exceptions!
If something is called “[Nationality] [Food]” or similar, it’s probably not related to that nationality.
New York Fries isn’t from New York.
Boston Pizza is not from Boston.
Hawaiian pizza is not Hawaiian.
French fries aren’t French.
You mean like the Hamburger is not really from Hamburg???
Do yourself a favor and do NOT eat a hamburger in Hamburg. Frankfurter in Frankfurt, not bad.
Ich ben ein Berliner???
Ja, I am a pastry
I thought it was, but Wikipedia says there isn’t actually a connection!
The only one I can speak to here is that french fries are french cut, meaning making long thin strips.
So they’re frenched fries
Remember freedom fries?
I do recall that moment in our nation’s history.
Nah they french fries fam
It actually comes from WW1 where American soldiers thought that French speaking Belgians were French.
Chicago deep dish?
Philly Cheese steak?
Detroit-style pizza?
New York Style?
New England Clam Chowda?
Nationality-Style gives the expected result.
And there are, of course, exceptions!