Comments on: Foods named for travel destinations

By: Clive

Clive — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:20:46 +0000

Not strictly, Claire – A crumpet is a flat cake of dough with a smooth bottom and a springy top perforated with many holes. What Americans call an ‘English muffin’ – the kind you split open like a bagel before toasting – we call…wait for it…a ‘muffin’.

And you’ll get blank looks in London if you ask for ‘London broil’. You could have a Barnsley chop, though – not the same thing but a nice cut of lamb – or a Glamorgan sausage, which is best avoided.

By: 10 iconic local American foods

10 iconic local American foods — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:22:02 +0000

[...] while back I wrote a piece about foods named for destinations. It was a list of foods like Anjou pears, Boston cream pies, Brussels sprouts, Danish pastry, Swiss [...]

By: Kweed

Kweed — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:58:13 +0000

Turkish Delight?

By: Elisa

Elisa — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:11:45 +0000

How about Parmigiano Reggiano – name comes from the town of Parma -, Grana Padano – Padania being the original name of the area of production -, Gorgonzola – name taken from the town of production -, Jewish-style Artichokes – prepared originally in the Jewish area of Rome -, Amatriciana – sauce originally from the town with the same name……………..In Italy there are hundreds of locally-named products, it would be way too long to list them all!

By: Elsie

Elsie — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:27:05 +0000

Sorry, you got me going now…. will shut up after Chicken(or veal) Marsala, NY Strip Steak, Eccles Cakes and New England Boiled Dinner.

Thanks for a fun topic Charlie!

By: Elsie

Elsie — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:09:51 +0000

… and how did we overlook Scotch? :o)

By: Elsie

Elsie — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:07:59 +0000

Swedish Meatballs anyone?

By: Carrie Charney

Carrie Charney — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:04:42 +0000

I know it was a typo, but call them “crumpets.”

By: MG

MG — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:15:48 +0000

Nanaimo bars (yummy!)
Prague hams

By: Claire Walter

Claire Walter — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:17:48 +0000

American cheese
Boston baked beans
Concord grapes (maybe)
Cornish game hen
Dover sole
English sole
French dressing
French toast
Irish stew
Lyonnaise potatoes
Paris-Brest (a French dessert)
Parker House rolls
Parma ham
Rocky Mountain oysters
Russian dressing
Swiss cheese

MAKE ME STOP!

P.S. to Marilyn – What we call English muffins are what the Brits call cumpets.