- List of ambiguous food titles
The names of various foods can sometimes be ambiguous as the name contains nothing concerning its origins or the food's ingredients. Some dishes are named after an important place, even if it has no connection to the actual dish, or after an important person. Some dishes are named as the result of misunderstandings and still others have unknown reasons for their names.
General
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Nasi goreng pattaya —- A Malaysian dish, notPhatthaya 's local dish.*
Ants Climbing a Tree —- A Chinese dish that consists of noodles with pork on it, seeming as if the ants are climbing onto a tree.*
Bombay Duck —- A dish consisting of dried Bummalo fish, but containing nothing in connection with a duck. The name dates back to the period where British armies were stationed inBombay ,India , and they could not stand the smell of the dried fish as it was identical to the smell of a mail container in London. In Hindi, the term "mail" is "dak"; causing the dish to be called "Bombay Dak", which later became "Bombay Duck."*
Chicken Maryland —- A friedchicken inbutter served with friedbanana in butter and sliced pineapples. Sometimes the chicken is wrapped withham . The dish is not fromMaryland , and might have been introduced toEurope fromSouthern Asia by English people.*
Gunpowder Tea —- Chinese tea found inGuangdong .* Hawaiian Pizza —- Never came from
Hawaii . The name is from the Hawaiian pineapples which are put on the dish.*
Lion's Head —- A Chinese dish made from pork.* Norwegian Omelette —- Not a Norwegian dish, but rather a French dessert. The name results from the dish's use of egg whites and it's cold ice cream center.
* Singapore Mai Fun —- Noodles fried in curry which can be found in various places within
Asia and America, but can never be found inSingapore .flagicon|Thailand Thai Food
* Khao Phat Amerikan (American Fried Rice) —- Not an American dish. Furthermore, American people do not usually have rice as a main dish.
* Kai Sam Yang (Three-Kind Chicken) —- Made of peanuts, dried salted shrimps and lemon grasses, but not any chicken.
* Suea Rong Hai (Crying Tiger) —- Made from
beef , not anytiger meat.* Lot Chong Singkhapo (Singapore Rice Noodle) —- A Thai dessert consisting of noodles made of rice eaten with
coconut cream andice . It is not from Singapore and has nothing to do with the country. The name of the dish comes from the "Singapore" Theatre inBangkok where the dessert was first made.* Khai Luk Khoei (Egg of Son-in-law) —- A Thai dish made from boiled egg which are peeled and fried in oil, then mixed with a sauce made of
sugar andfish sauce simmered together. It contains nothing in relation to a son-in-law and his egg, as well as egg in slang (penis ).flagicon|United States American Food
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Boston Cream Pie — A cake, not a pie.*
Buffalo Wings — Made of chicken wings, not buffalo meat. The name is from Buffalo City inNew York where the dish was first cooked.*
Caesar Salad — Does not pertain toJulius Caesar , as is commonly believed. The name was in commemoration ofCesar Cardini , the menu originator.*
Chinese Chicken Salad — Even a Chinese is not sure what it is.*
City Chicken — Does not consist of chicken, but cubes of fried meat.*
French fried potatoes — The origin of which is suggested to beBelgium , notFrance .*
French Dressing — A dressing which is unknown to French people.*
German Chocolate Cake — Not fromGermany , it is instead an American dessert.*
Hamburger — Does not contain anyham . The name is from Hamburg City inGermany where it was first produced.*
Hot Dog — Contains no dog meat, but it has the appearance of asausage inside, which is identical to a Dachshund dog, which has caused the food to be entitled so.
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