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16 Places Whose Names We Eat or Drink

April 25, 2008

16 Places Whose Names We Eat or Drink… (not including cheeses)

  1. Alaska, USA - baked Alaska
  2. Bologna commune, Italy - bologna or baloney
  3. Brussels, Belgium - brussels sprouts
  4. Cantalupo town and papal villa, Italy - cantaloupe
  5. Cayenne, French Guiana - cayenne pepper
  6. Corinth, Greece - currants
  7. Daiquiri, Cuba - daiquiri
  8. The Florida Keys, USA - key lime pie
  9. Frankfurt am Main, West Germany - frankfurters
  10. Hamburg, Germany - hamburger
  11. Linz, Austria - linzentorte
  12. Port Mahon, Menorca, Spain - mayonnaise
  13. Tabasco river and state, Mexico - Tabasco sause
  14. Tangier, Morocco - tangerines
  15. Turkey - turkey (mistaken for Turkish guinea fowl)
  16. Worcestershire, England - Worcestershire sause

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