Popular Foods And Their Actual Countries Of Origin

Midge 2 year s ago

isnt that weird. also many "Italian" dishes today were started in the United states during the depression era. like spaghetti

Johnny 2 year s ago

Most of the later iterations were different... and much better

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Wilfred 2 year s ago

#9 Eating fish wasn't invented in Portugal and I'm quite sure they didn't eat it with chips in 800 AD.

channax 2 year s ago

Wilfred,
what part you didn't understand ?
1 - "Portugal bought a centuries-old Andalusian dish called peshkado frito to the UK in the 1400s"
and .......................................
2 - "when the potato became popular in the 1800s, they made the perfect accompaniment"
and ......................................
3 - "Now you know where “fish and chip Friday” comes from!"

Cy 2 year s ago

It'd be nice to include sources to support these points. A summary Google search of "origins of churros" does not highlight any ties to China...

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Wilma 2 year s ago

Cy, These facts come from Reddit which makes them unequivocally true.

Iva 2 year s ago

Quote: Cy

origins of churros

Actually, a quick Google search for "origins of churros" turns up the following link about the 4th entry down, and does mention China.

www.bbc.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2F20200616-the-complex-origins-of-beloved-churros
&usg=AOvVaw2Quop2ruK5uE0trp7pDima&cshid=1656380523243080

Sula 2 year s ago

#2 I'll call BS on shaking cream in freezing temperatures makes ice cream, it would only get you cold butter.
But I do see where you got the idea, "Iced Cream". Why would anyone be out in freezing weather with a bag of Cream unless the churn hadn't been invented yet.

Liz 2 year s ago

#8 Swedish meatballs: For the meat part usually just ground beef. Perhaps mixed with pork sometimes but never only pork.

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Clare 2 year s ago

#3
its actually Kipferl not Kipfer
only austriansmarttalking

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Mabel 2 year s ago

#3 i would say that croissant originates from the victory of Hungarians against the ottoman empire (the only empire that contributed with nothing to the world) that is why it has the half moon shape.

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Woody 2 year s ago

I learned croissants were russian... created in the shape of a scycle to represent the hard work of farmers.

Where we think pasta is from: Italy.

Where pasta is really from: China.

Sorry Italy, you can’t have this one either. It’s said that pasta noodles were gaining popularity in Italy around the 13th century and were most probably introduced by European travelers. Those travelers likely discovered egg noodles thanks to nomadic Arabs who were responsible for bringing early forms of pasta westwards from Asia.

What does set Italian pasta apart from other noodles, though, is the use of durum wheat. Egg noodles had long been a staple part of the Chinese diet, dating right back to the 1st century BC. But the refinement of the process and the addition of durum wheat made pasta noodles affordable, versatile, and when dried, gave it long shelf life, it also tastes great when paired with Mediterranean native foods – firmly rooting it as a cultural staple in Italian cuisine.