Difference between revisions of "Things named after places"
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(not inappropriate, sorry, my mistake) |
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*[[English muffin]] | *[[English muffin]] | ||
*[[Hamburger]] - named after the city of [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] | *[[Hamburger]] - named after the city of [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] | ||
| + | *[[Parma ham]] | ||
| + | *[[Champagne]] | ||
| + | *[[Mayonnaise]] - after Mayon in Menorca | ||
| + | *[[Danish pastries]] (though in Denmark these are called Viennese Pastries) | ||
| + | *[[Vaudeville]] theater | ||
| + | *The [[Ebola virus]] | ||
| + | *[[Belgian waffles]] | ||
[[Category:Items]] | [[Category:Items]] | ||
Revision as of 11:46, March 30, 2009
- French fries
- Panama hat - not made in Panama (according to Ripley's Believe It Or Not)
- Buffalo wings - made from chicken, not buffalo meat
- Bermuda shorts
- Canadian Bacon
- Dutch Oven
- English muffin
- Hamburger - named after the city of Hamburg, Germany
- Parma ham
- Champagne
- Mayonnaise - after Mayon in Menorca
- Danish pastries (though in Denmark these are called Viennese Pastries)
- Vaudeville theater
- The Ebola virus
- Belgian waffles