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-square42fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up17arrow-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-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 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-up2·1 month agoYou mean like the Hamburger is not really from Hamburg???
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI thought it was, but Wikipedia says there isn’t actually a connection!
minus-squarebaggachipz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoDo yourself a favor and do NOT eat a hamburger in Hamburg. Frankfurter in Frankfurt, not bad.
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThe only one I can speak to here is that french fries are french cut, meaning making long thin strips.
minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-21 month agoSo they’re frenched fries
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.
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
Nah they french fries fam