# Foods named after geography

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 21, 2004, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-named-after-geography/230343 "2004-02-21T07:14:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-named-after-geography/230343/27 "2004-02-23T06:07:22Z")

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Not only have I never seen a “California burger” in California, I have never seen it outside of central Minnesota.

And before you ask, it’s a hamburger. With lettuce and tomato.

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