Difference between revisions of "Things named after places"
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*[[France|French]] {{s2|french|fries}} | *[[France|French]] {{s2|french|fries}} | ||
*[[Panama]] {{s2|Panama|hat}} - not made in Panama (according to Ripley's ''Believe It Or Not'') | *[[Panama]] {{s2|Panama|hat}} - not made in Panama (according to Ripley's ''Believe It Or Not'') | ||
| − | *[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] [[Buffalo wings|wings]] - style of [[chicken]] | + | *[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] [[Buffalo wings|wings]] - style of deep fried [[chicken]] wings invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York |
*[[Bermuda]] [[Bermuda shorts|shorts]] | *[[Bermuda]] [[Bermuda shorts|shorts]] | ||
*[[Canada|Canadian]] [[Canadian bacon|bacon]] | *[[Canada|Canadian]] [[Canadian bacon|bacon]] | ||
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*[[Hamburg]]er - a [[hamburger|sandwich]], named after the German city | *[[Hamburg]]er - a [[hamburger|sandwich]], named after the German city | ||
*[[Hollywood Values]] - anti-Christian deceit foisted upon us by the liberal elite | *[[Hollywood Values]] - anti-Christian deceit foisted upon us by the liberal elite | ||
| − | *[[Wien]]er - a [[hot dog]] sausage named for the capital of Austria (German: Wien) | + | *[[Wien]]er - a [[hot dog]] sausage named for, Vienna, the capital of Austria (German: Wien) |
| + | * Wiener Schnitzel - a fried veal cutlet called "Viennese Schnitzel" in German | ||
*[[Parma]] [[Parma ham|ham]] | *[[Parma]] [[Parma ham|ham]] | ||
*[[Champagne (France)|Champagne]] - [[champagne]] | *[[Champagne (France)|Champagne]] - [[champagne]] | ||
Revision as of 15:04, March 30, 2009
- French fries
- Panama hat - not made in Panama (according to Ripley's Believe It Or Not)
- Buffalo wings - style of deep fried chicken wings invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York
- Bermuda shorts
- Canadian bacon
- Dutch oven
- English muffin
- Frankfurter - a hot dog named after the German city but not often eaten there
- Hamburger - a sandwich, named after the German city
- Hollywood Values - anti-Christian deceit foisted upon us by the liberal elite
- Wiener - a hot dog sausage named for, Vienna, the capital of Austria (German: Wien)
- Wiener Schnitzel - a fried veal cutlet called "Viennese Schnitzel" in German
- Parma ham
- Champagne - champagne
- Mayonnaise - mayonnaise after Mayon in Menorca
- Danish pastries - called Viennese Pastries there
- Vaudeville theater
- Ebola - virus
- Belgian waffles waffles
- Shanghai - a darts term meaning to hit the single, double and treble of the same number in three darts.
- Bombay mix - named after the old name for Mumbai.