BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 14 hours agoWhat's the deal with English muffins and why do the English like them so much?message-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up126arrow-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 · 14 hours agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·9 hours 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-squareSpikesOtherDoglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 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-up6·edit-24 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.
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