BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat's the deal with English muffins and why do the English like them so much?message-squaremessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up127arrow-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 day agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 day 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-up2·11 hours agoYou mean like the Hamburger is not really from Hamburg???
minus-squarebaggachipz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoDo yourself a favor and do NOT eat a hamburger in Hamburg. Frankfurter in Frankfurt, not bad.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoI thought it was, but Wikipedia says there isn’t actually a connection!
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·23 hours 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-219 hours 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???
Do yourself a favor and do NOT eat a hamburger in Hamburg. Frankfurter in Frankfurt, not bad.
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
Nah they french fries fam