UC wrote:
> 1) why the most famous country for French fries is Belgium?
>
> 2) why the hot dog is called "Wiener" in Frankfurt and "Frankfurter" in
> Wien?
>
> 3) why the Russian salad is called Salad Olivier in Russia?
>
> 4) why Brussels sprouts have a reference to the city of Bruxelles in
> every European language, but not in Dutch, where they're called just
> "Spruitkool" ?
>
> 5) why zuppa inglese (English soup) is a typical creamy Italian dessert?
As an antidote to these, English Mustard is called English Mustard here!
:)
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