Things which aren't from where their name suggests

[burpo_the_wonder_mutt]

@MrDibble

That’s a Curly Wurly! <snip>

Did he ask you if you needed a ride?

[terentii]

@Nava

OOOH I Know that one!

In Spanish it’s called ensaladilla rusa, Russian salad. In Russia it’s called French salad, as we found out during a meal in which some of the guests happened to be from Russia. According to these, it was invented in Russia by a French chef (maybe he already knew it, but it’s unlikely as it’s indeed not something easily found in France). It’s a double-nationality salad!

I believe you’re referring to Salad Olivier, created by a chef of the same name in Moscow around the fin de siècle. In my experience, it also contains chunks of ham and/or tongue.

[MrDibble]

@zimaane

Bombay Sapphire brand gin was developed and is produced in England.

…and named after an actual gem…from Sri Lanka.

[Ellis_Aponte_Jr]

@pulykamell

Interesting. Never heard of it or the neighborhood in Brooklyn. When I first encountered “Red Hook,” I just remember it being similar to other beer names like “Red Dog” or “Red Stripe,” so it just seemed another name on a theme.

Interestingly, Red Hook, Brooklyn has its own brewery, called Sixpoint.

[furryman]

@kunilou

The Virgin Islands produces only a tiny percentage of all virgins.

Extra virgin olive oil isn’t made by (extra) virgins.

Strangely burritos don’t contain burro meat.

[terentii]

@furryman

Extra virgin olive oil isn’t made by (extra) virgins.

Olive Oyl wasn’t a virgin? :eek: :dubious:

[eschereal]

@zimaane

Bombay Sapphire brand gin was developed and is produced in England.

Not surprising, since “Bombay” seems to be a British name. Similarly, IPA did not originate in India, and, as I recall, India ink comes from China. Not sure where china comes from, but I am fairly sure it is not from China.

[DCnDC]

@eschereal

Not sure where china comes from, but I am fairly sure it is not from China.

Porcelain is very much from China.

[Yorkshire_Pudding]

@eschereal

Not surprising, since “Bombay” seems to be a British name. Similarly, IPA did not originate in India, and, as I recall, India ink comes from China. Not sure where china comes from, but I am fairly sure it is not from China.

But IPA was made to be shipped to India, when it was still part of the British Empire. So although potentially misleading as a name, it is born of accurate description.

[Rick_Kitchen]

@Yorkshire_Pudding

Bourbon Whiskey, I guess, now I come to think of it.

Bourbon Whiskey was originally distilled in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

[Dewey_Finn]

@Yorkshire_Pudding

@eschereal

Not surprising, since “Bombay” seems to be a British name. Similarly, IPA did not originate in India, and, as I recall, India ink comes from China. Not sure where china comes from, but I am fairly sure it is not from China.

But IPA was made to be shipped to India, when it was still part of the British Empire. So although potentially misleading as a name, it is born of accurate description.

Similarly, china, or porcelain, originated in China. Hence the name.

[Max_Torque]

I guess this fits: Häagen Dazs ice cream is from the United States, specifically the Bronx, even though it used to have a picture of Denmark on the label. The words “Häagen Dazs” don’t even mean anything, the guy who invented it thought it sounded “old world” and fancy, and he put an umlaut over the A to make it seem extra-spiffy, even though there is no umlaut in Danish.

[Yorkshire_Pudding]

@Rick_Kitchen

Bourbon Whiskey was originally distilled in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

Maybe, maybe not. There are various theories and no definitive historical record. I’ve certainly encountered people who angrily insist that it has to be distilled there to carry the name though - and that definitely isn’t true - so I’d contend that it has a potentially misleading name, at least.

[Rysto]

@DCnDC

There’s a chain of fried chicken joints in the UK called “Maryland Chicken.” As far as I can tell it has nothing to do with Maryland at all, it’s just an American-style fast food restaurant.

In Canada we have a chain called Boston Pizza. Americans tend to snicker at that name as Boston is not a city that is particularly renowned for its pizza.

There is also an Ontario chain called the Lone Star Grill, although I believe that chain was founded by a Texan who was sick of not being able to find decent Tex-Mex food in Ottawa.

[snowthx]

@Rysto

In Canada we have a chain called Boston Pizza. Americans tend to snicker at that name as Boston is not a city that is particularly renowned for its pizza.

There is also an Ontario chain called the Lone Star Grill, although I believe that chain was founded by a Texan who was sick of not being able to find decent Tex-Mex food in Ottawa.

Heh. We have Boston Market, which never had their HQ in Boston (it’s in Colorado).

Texas Roadhouse restaurants started in Indiana, and is HQ in Kentucky.

Kansas City, MO.

Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, not neighboring Placer county, in CA.

[CalMeacham]

@Rysto

In Canada we have a chain called Boston Pizza. Americans tend to snicker at that name as Boston is not a city that is particularly renowned for its pizza.

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Actually, Boston, with its Italian-filled North End, is particularly well-known for pizza and other Italian food. The chains Pizarria Regina and Papa Ginos* both originated there. The Prince Spaghetti ad (with “Little Anthony” of the North End) ran for years.

*Which just went bankrupt yesterday, although several of the stores are still in operation.

[psychonaut]

@Balthisar

wieners aren’t from Vienna or Frankfurt

Sure they are. The sausages known today as frankfurters or wieners originated in Medieval times in Frankfurt am Main, whence they were brought to Vienna and massively popularized by the butcher Johann Georg Lahner in the early 1800s.

[psychonaut]

@Yorkshire_Pudding

But IPA was made to be shipped to India, when it was still part of the British Empire. So although potentially misleading as a name, it is born of accurate description.

I still consider the name to be wrong because it’s not brewed by phoneticians.

[pulykamell]

@Max_Torque

I guess this fits: Häagen Dazs ice cream is from the United States, specifically the Bronx, even though it used to have a picture of Denmark on the label. The words “Häagen Dazs” don’t even mean anything, the guy who invented it thought it sounded “old world” and fancy, and he put an umlaut over the A to make it seem extra-spiffy, even though there is no umlaut in Danish.

Good one! I remember that as a kid in the 80s. The containers had a map of Denmark on the label, like you said, and certainly very much implied that it was Danish. I even seem to remember a big star marking Copenhagen on it. Ah, Google to the rescue! That’s what I remember.

ETA: Looking at it again, that has to be the worst crop of a map I’ve ever seen. I’ve been staring at it for the last minute or two, and I still am having difficulty fitting it into my mental map of the world, and I know damned well where Copenhagen is! I just feel like slightly more context would be helpful.

[snowthx]

@pulykamell

Good one! I remember that as a kid in the 80s. The containers had a map of Denmark on the label, like you said, and certainly very much implied that it was Danish. I even seem to remember a big star marking Copenhagen on it. Ah, Google to the rescue! That’s what I remember.

ETA: Looking at it again, that has to be the worst crop of a map I’ve ever seen. I’ve been staring at it for the last minute or two, and I still am having difficulty fitting it into my mental map of the world, and I know damned well where Copenhagen is!

Does Copenhagen snuff have anything to do with the city?