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Remember when if one country was really mad at another they pulled out of the Olympics? Well, that was stupid and only served to punish the athletes anyway. So now how far have we come? We rename food instead! As if calling french fries "freedom fries" wasn't dumb enough, apparently Iranians have decided Danish pastries just have to go and have replaced them with "Rose of Muhammad".
What is even more stupid is that Danish pastries are really French in origin and there is no definitive proof that french fries originated in France. It's more likely they were created by a Belgian chef in Spain, the place where potatoes were introduced to Europe.
So where will it end? If the Germans get into it with Spain will they rename the Spanish mackerel? If the Albanians start fighting with the Greeks will they rename the Greek salad? Let's stick with the names we know and let countries find a better way to settle differences. Perhaps over a plate of Swedish pancakes (they can find my recipe here).
FOOD + DANISH
- Fort Street Food Crawl, Victoria, Bc
Fort Street is one of my favorite spots in Victoria. It has distinctive Edwardian and Victorian architecture and some lovely antique shops. In that way it typifies “classic Victoria.” But that’s not the whole story. It’s also dotted with some...
- French Food In Vietnam
I came here to eat Vietnamese food, but French food is very much part of the culinary landscape. So I eat French food too. Actually I enjoy French food. So far anyway, the French food I have had has been excellent, though not exactly the same same as...
- Trivia Challenge
Thanks to everyone for playing along with the first Cooking with Amy Trivia Challenge. And a challenge it was just coming up with a question! It's tough to find a question that you can't easily answer by heading over to Google these days. What...
- My Quest For The Perfect Fried Chicken
I was going to use this for my IMBB? entry, but as I only found out about it two days before the deadline...it just wasn't worth the effort. I don't exactly know why, but I am determined to find just the right fried chicken. We never had fried...
- Burgers And Fries
This post is dedicated to the events staff at Cody's Books. Because when Melissa, who is part of that group, went to an all-hands meeting she happened to mention that I was making hamburgers and fries, and everyone wanted to know how I was doing them. So...
Cooking
Food Fight!
Remember when if one country was really mad at another they pulled out of the Olympics? Well, that was stupid and only served to punish the athletes anyway. So now how far have we come? We rename food instead! As if calling french fries "freedom fries" wasn't dumb enough, apparently Iranians have decided Danish pastries just have to go and have replaced them with "Rose of Muhammad".
What is even more stupid is that Danish pastries are really French in origin and there is no definitive proof that french fries originated in France. It's more likely they were created by a Belgian chef in Spain, the place where potatoes were introduced to Europe.
So where will it end? If the Germans get into it with Spain will they rename the Spanish mackerel? If the Albanians start fighting with the Greeks will they rename the Greek salad? Let's stick with the names we know and let countries find a better way to settle differences. Perhaps over a plate of Swedish pancakes (they can find my recipe here).
FOOD + DANISH
- Fort Street Food Crawl, Victoria, Bc
Fort Street is one of my favorite spots in Victoria. It has distinctive Edwardian and Victorian architecture and some lovely antique shops. In that way it typifies “classic Victoria.” But that’s not the whole story. It’s also dotted with some...
- French Food In Vietnam
I came here to eat Vietnamese food, but French food is very much part of the culinary landscape. So I eat French food too. Actually I enjoy French food. So far anyway, the French food I have had has been excellent, though not exactly the same same as...
- Trivia Challenge
Thanks to everyone for playing along with the first Cooking with Amy Trivia Challenge. And a challenge it was just coming up with a question! It's tough to find a question that you can't easily answer by heading over to Google these days. What...
- My Quest For The Perfect Fried Chicken
I was going to use this for my IMBB? entry, but as I only found out about it two days before the deadline...it just wasn't worth the effort. I don't exactly know why, but I am determined to find just the right fried chicken. We never had fried...
- Burgers And Fries
This post is dedicated to the events staff at Cody's Books. Because when Melissa, who is part of that group, went to an all-hands meeting she happened to mention that I was making hamburgers and fries, and everyone wanted to know how I was doing them. So...