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 Swedish meatballs are from: Sweden.

Where Swedish meatballs are really from: Turkey.

Would a trip to IKEA be the same without Swedish meatballs? Based on the name, you could probably consider them one of the Scandinavian country’s most emblematic exports these days – but they actually come from Turkey. Or at least the recipe does. The idea of rolling meat into balls to make it more manageable to eat isn’t unique (China has been doing it for centuries) but it was the Turkish offering that the Swedes loved the most.

The Turkish recipe is said to have been brought to Scandinavia in the 18th century by King Charles XII. Known as köfte, Turkish meatballs are made using beef and lamb with common ingredients such as onions, eggs, parsley, panko, breadcrumbs, and salt for taste – Swedish meatballs these days are usually pork-based.