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meJess ยท F
Most bakery things thought to be French, croissants, baguettes etc are actually from Vienna.
Castenmas ยท M
Shepherds Pie also contains no shepherd
Queendragonfly ยท 31-35, F
@Castenmas you sure?
LadyChatterley ยท 46-50
@Castenmas it can have lamb ๐
WanderlustCat ยท 36-40, M
Hot Dogs contain no dog. Well. The cheap ones might ๐ถ
ElRengo ยท 70-79, M
SW-User
French fries didnโt originate in France
FeetAreFantastic ยท 41-45, M
@SW-User Neither did the French kiss I'm sure
ElRengo ยท 70-79, M
@FeetAreFantastic
Recently doccumented it happen at Sumer.
Recently doccumented it happen at Sumer.
Queendragonfly ยท 31-35, F
Here they're called "rolled cake" aka Rulltรฅrta ๐
helenS ยท 36-40, F
Likewise, pizza (as we know it today) did not originate in Italy. I would assume pizza was invented in America by Italian immigrants. It's not without irony that "pizza" is now ubiquitous even in Italy, and many Italians think it's sort of a national dish. ๐
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ElRengo ยท 70-79, M
@Thewhazzupdude , @helenS
You are both right. And BTW thatยดs what Iยดve said, it was poor peoples food.
And most of what now are recipes "of cult", local and worldwide, typical and "ethnic" one was once poor peoples food. Born in conditions of hard work, survival and restrictions.
Even so, different leftovers (for each popular food set of availability and culture) gave origin to also different dishes.
Just as one example, the "possole" / posole / "puzzรฉ" was the reelaboration of the overcooked leftover at the bottom of the boiling pots.
But pizza was also mainly a kind of cheap "fast food" sold to the arrived fisherman and sailors.
So had itยดs specificities.
You are both right. And BTW thatยดs what Iยดve said, it was poor peoples food.
And most of what now are recipes "of cult", local and worldwide, typical and "ethnic" one was once poor peoples food. Born in conditions of hard work, survival and restrictions.
Even so, different leftovers (for each popular food set of availability and culture) gave origin to also different dishes.
Just as one example, the "possole" / posole / "puzzรฉ" was the reelaboration of the overcooked leftover at the bottom of the boiling pots.
But pizza was also mainly a kind of cheap "fast food" sold to the arrived fisherman and sailors.
So had itยดs specificities.
helenS ยท 36-40, F
@ElRengo The Italian branch of my family are rather poor, hard-working people, in the Veneto. They used to eat "rice and beans" almost daily, in the past. All you need is rice, dried white beans (which are called "Navy beans" in the US, I think), and some lardo, and garlic. It's cheap, it's a poor man's food, and it is absolutely delicious. ๐
ElRengo ยท 70-79, M
@helenS
I also have an Italian branch of the family, as is common in my country.
So Iยดve not ony tasted but also cooked "rice and beans" (with some variations). Delicious!
Most of people that migrated to new lands and skyes were also poor and hard working people and they brought their recipes to us along the miles and the years.
I have some funny anecdotes based on that reality.
In the "Old World" and since a certain point of History they began to use ground / milled dry corn (in polenta, mamaliga, other dishes), but were not familiar with fresh corn and even less with itยดs spike.
So itยดs told that when an ancestor of mine had his first lunch here, he tasted and fisnihed his also first "choclo" of sweet corn.......
....he asked: Would you please put some more of those beans on the stick?
I also have an Italian branch of the family, as is common in my country.
So Iยดve not ony tasted but also cooked "rice and beans" (with some variations). Delicious!
Most of people that migrated to new lands and skyes were also poor and hard working people and they brought their recipes to us along the miles and the years.
I have some funny anecdotes based on that reality.
In the "Old World" and since a certain point of History they began to use ground / milled dry corn (in polenta, mamaliga, other dishes), but were not familiar with fresh corn and even less with itยดs spike.
So itยดs told that when an ancestor of mine had his first lunch here, he tasted and fisnihed his also first "choclo" of sweet corn.......
....he asked: Would you please put some more of those beans on the stick?
DeWayfarer ยท 61-69, M
There are some things some would never guess existed.
My father was the inventor of deep fried Napoleon's. ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
They were very popular in the early 1980s at a certain nation wide donut shop.
My father was the inventor of deep fried Napoleon's. ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
They were very popular in the early 1980s at a certain nation wide donut shop.
Really ยท 80-89, M
@DeWayfarer YR.
DeWayfarer ยท 61-69, M
@Really that's another thing I don't do. I don't insult others. None of that is a matter of being right or wrong.
RuyLopez ยท 56-60, M
Well damn!
Wait whut! So hamburgers also don't come from Hamburg?
NortiusMaximus ยท M
Stilton Cheese cannot be made in the village of Stilton.
Quimliqer ยท 70-79, M
No, but they're still good!!
LadyChatterley ยท 46-50
@Quimliqer yes!
SW-User
Swiss rolls Schmwiss rolls ๐
SW-User
Looks delicious ๐
ElRengo ยท 70-79, M
Ohhhh my!
ElRengo ยท 70-79, M
And what we know here as Milanesas are rarely known at Milan
LadyChatterley ยท 46-50
@ElRengo schnitzel?
ElRengo ยท 70-79, M
@LadyChatterley
Wiener schnitzel, but our local variety.
Wiener schnitzel, but our local variety.
Jacko1971 ยท 51-55, M
Chicken Tikka Masala, which is what I'm having for my tea tonight, was invented in Scotland.
Gangstress ยท 41-45, F
Lady, why are you teetering a perfectly good looking swiss roll over-the-edge?
smiler2012 ยท 56-60
{@ladychatterley] ๐คso by that arctic roll was not invented in the arctic then lol
Ambroseguy80 ยท 51-55, M
I did not! Would you like to buy a pound of Swiss Cheese holes? ๐ค
justlooking2023 ยท 56-60, M
Don't try to yodel with your mouth full.
plungesponge ยท 41-45, M
maybe they just rolled until Switzerland
laotzu92 ยท 70-79, M
And yet it looks perfectly at home there.
WhisperingAngel ยท F
French fries didn't come from France, wth.
RosaMarie ยท 41-45, F
Wait until you learn about French Fries.
SW-User
Iโm aghast? All these years ๐ฐ
SW-User
Is this an invite?
LadyChatterley ยท 46-50
@SW-User next time! ๐
DiegoWolfe ยท 36-40
Swissrolls are delish
SnailTeeth ยท 36-40
Lovely!
MartinTheFirst ยท 26-30, M
pizza did not originate in pisa
ElRengo ยท 70-79, M
FeetAreFantastic ยท 41-45, M
No, but I'm not surprised. Pizza Hawaii didn't originate in Hawaii either.
DeWayfarer ยท 61-69, M
FeetAreFantastic ยท 41-45, M
@DeWayfarer Yes I knew that!
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