Foods that are named after places.
Would you like to visit places that have the same names as your favourite food?
The world is a wide and strange place, and if you are curious enough, you will find places with unique cultures, languages and cuisines. Sometimes you would even eat dishes named after a certain place. Most of the time, a dish takes the name of the place it was originated from, like Baked Alaska. As we all know that most of the European cheese is named after the place it is originated from. But here is the list of the food that we don’t know are associated with a place on the globe.
Fig Newton.
If you are guessing that these cookies have something to do with the legendary Sir Issac Newton, then we are really sorry to disappoint you. The cookies owe their origin to a place called Newton in Massachusetts, where they were produced in the 1890s. The cookies were produced by Kennedy Biscuit Company, who were known to name their products after the towns such as Harvard, Shrewbusy etc.
Vichyssoise Soup.
Celebrated Chef from Ritz-Carlton New York, Louie Diat created a soup dish which was to honour a place in France called Vichy. He said that the ingredients in the soup, such as potatoes and leeks, are inspired by the soup his mother would create while he was growing up in Vichy.
Worcestershire sauce.
There is a very interesting tale behind the creation and the name of the world-famous sauce. It is said that in 19th century England, many men from the military who were now retired attempted to recreate the pungent sauces they had grown accustomed to during their stay abroad. One of them, named Sir Marcus Sandy, made something out of molasses, garlic, vinegar. Tamarind and many other spices. He then took his concoction to his grocer in the town of Worcester, which was a shop called Lea and Perrin. And there, they started manufacturing the sauce commercially and named it Worcestershire sauce.
Mayonnaise.
For this one, there are many versions of how the creamy dressing we all love today came to be known as Mayonnaise. But one of the popular versions says that the sauce was called Mayonnaise inrecognition of Mahon, which was the capital of Minorca. It was captured by the French in the year 1756 after the seven years’ war after defeating the British.
So, what would you like to do? Eat the popular dish or visit the placethe dish is associated with?
