Scrumptious Misnomer

KS

But wasn’t the hamburger invented by someone from Hamburg on the way to America? Or was it only the way from Hamburg but the perso...view more

Panama hat: not super tasty buy does count as food if you lose a bet.

Ari A.

I think the Hamburger really has an etymologic association with the city. See the German Wikipedia entry https://de.m.wikipedia.or...view more

DICK PILZ

Crab Rangoon was created in Trader Vic's Bar in San Francisco

Gerda

Funnily, "Danish" is in Denmark called "Wienerbrød", ie. bread from Vienna, Austria

Elizabeth

One of my students sent me a long article the other day. It was from a French researcher/food historian who said French fries ARE ...view more

Zoi

I'm not surprised that the worst ideas always come from a Greek! 😅

Julia

These are all making my migraine worse. So confusing!

Jamieson

I overheard someone who worked at a hat store tell a customer “No, Panama hats are from Panama” and then he gave a little smirk, a...view more