BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's the deal with English muffins and why do the English like them so much?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down133file-text
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the deal with English muffins and why do the English like them so much?BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 month 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-up4·1 month agoYou mean like the Hamburger is not really from Hamburg???
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI thought it was, but Wikipedia says there isn’t actually a connection!
minus-squarebaggachipz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoDo yourself a favor and do NOT eat a hamburger in Hamburg. Frankfurter in Frankfurt, not bad.
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???
I thought it was, but Wikipedia says there isn’t actually a connection!
Do yourself a favor and do NOT eat a hamburger in Hamburg. Frankfurter in Frankfurt, not bad.