Wikipedia is your friend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_rarebit . Rabbit far predates rarebit. Doesn't everyone knew that rarebit is a bastardization of rabbit?
Never an insult to the Welsh: ......According to the Oxford English Dictionary, 'Welsh rarebit' is an "etymologizing alteration. There is no evidence of the independent use of rarebit". The word rarebit has no other use than in Welsh rabbit.
"Eighteenth-century English cookbooks reveal that it was then considered to be a luscious supper or tavern dish, based on the fine cheddar-type cheeses and the wheat breads. Surprisingly, it seems there was not only a Welsh Rabbit, but also an English Rabbit, an Irish and a Scotch Rabbit, but nary a rarebit"
Michael Quinion writes: "Welsh rabbit is basically cheese on toast (the word is not 'rarebit' by the way, that's the result of false etymology; 'rabbit' is here being used in the same way as 'turtle' in 'mock-turtle soup', which has never been near a turtle, or 'duck' in 'Bombay duck', which was actually a dried fish called bummalo)'
You ought to accept Beijing for Peking duck. Since the city has more accurately and commonly been called Beijing duck, more and more people call the dish by this name too.
Never heard of Beijing Duck. And if my Chinese take out menu in my desk drawer says "Peking Duck", I'm going to say that the Chinese still say Peking Duck.
So a man and his wife go to a Chinese restaurant and order Chicken Surprise. When the dish gets there, the man reaches to serve himself, and the lid rises up. Two beady eyes look around, then the lid slams down again. He asks his wife if she saw it. She hadn't, so she reached toward it. Again, two beady little eyes peek out. Perturbed, they call the waiter and demand an explanation. He asks what they ordered. "Chicken Surprise", they say. He says, "Oh. I am very sorry. I brought you Peking Duck!"
Sorry to now enter an old discussion, but the Peking folks are right. Some things named Peking are still that in English. For example, it's Peking University, not Beijing University.
The dish is called "beijing kaoya" in Mandarin, but I don't think I've ever heard it called "Beijing duck" in English. Then again, I don't look at the English side of the menu in Chinese restaurants nearly as much as I used to. Since there's not another dish called "Beijing duck" in English, I agree with QM that there doesn't seem to be any harm in allowing it.
Chicken Kiev is more than simple breaded chicken cutlet. The problem with labeling it such is that in Italian cuisine, a piece of breaded chicken cutlet is known as chicken Milanese, which in itself is named after the city of Milan.
you are right, but real milanese cutlet requires veal meat (even if you can find it made by chicken or pork meat), being with this more similar to what in germany and austria they call wienerschnitzer.
I was going to make this quiz... decided to do a search before making it, though, and it's already here. I would have included Key Lime Pie and Champagne, and the clue I would have given for Frankfurter would have been "sausage in a bun" or something like that.
There should be enough to do another quiz, although they may not be as obvious or may be brand names - Turkish Delight or Turkish Taffy, French fries, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Swiss cheese, Neapolitan ice cream, Danish pastry, etc.
93% guessed a French Toast. I didn't. And I'm French.
Really don't know what it can be. Maybe "pain perdu", but it's not for breakfast, and not specially french (german, belgian too). Maybe"oeufs au plat", but it's for breakfast in England really more than in France...
I suppose 7% people trying this quizz are French too !
I only know about French Toast because of the scene in Kramer vs Kramer when Dustin Hoffman has to make breakfast for his son for the first time and it's a disaster. In the UK there used to be a product of dry pre-toasted bread which we called French Toast (it's a more common breakfast food in Europe, I think, but under different names).
Love the scene in KvK. And later on in the film when they have their french toast routine down and are making it in silence knowing that Billy is going. So touching.
Long Island Tea is a great drink, but getting a proper one is just about impossible. The barmen usually cheat and charge for 5 liqueurs etc. but your lucky to get the equivalent amount for 2.... The only time I had a 'LIT' properly is when I asked the barman on board a cruise liner to do each part slowly in front of me ...... it was terrific ...... never got it again.
In Southeast Alaska baked alaska often means halibut topped in a sauce of mayonnaise, onion, and other not particularly delicious things. Never heard of this other thing in the clue and I'm from SE alaska and live in the interior of Alaska currently.
I love New England clam chowder, but am usually dissatisfied with how little clam is in it. So I keep a couple of cans of chopped clams around to add to my chowder. Problem solved! Mmmmm....
I remembered this quiz as I was eating a delicious piece of cake and wondered what it might be called in English. There is no actual English translation for "Russischer Zupfkuchen" but you can find it on the internet as Russian Chocolate (Covered) Cheesecake. A more literal translation would be Russian Pluck-Cake.
jkabq, the best way to avoid having to sigh, is to persuade US quiz-makers to do exactly as undeadwarrior suggests. That way those of us who are fed up with attempting quizzes only to discover that they are US-centric, can simply avoid them altogether.
undead has a point. Many of the answers in this quiz are simply not in the vocabulary or diet of anyone who isn't either a) from the USA, or b) resident in the USA. However, Dijon mustard, for example is world-renowned. And "Puffy batter cooked in drippings"? Come on.... what are drippings? It is dripping - singular - which is fat from roasting meat. In fact, Yorkshire puddings are often now cooked in hot oil of any kind, often vegetable oil, depending on the chef.
I normally don't agree with these comments, but in this case yes. I got 20/22 simply by typing in US cities and stares towards the end of the quiz. Was astounded by how many kept turning up correct!
I'm from Yorkshire. I'm vegetarian. I have never in my life eaten a Yorkshire pud that was cooked in ' drippings', or even 'dripping', which is animal fat. Where on earth do you Yanks get your recipe books from? No wonder so many of you are obese, and contributing on such a grand scale to global warming with your McShite burgers
Yorkshire puddings were always cooked in dripping originally. It's only comparatively recently that healthier alternatives became available and we stopped using it so much.
And...bit late to comment, I know...but there's no need to be rude to Americans. Whatever your opinion of McDonalds, I'm sure they're just as popular in Yorkshire as they are in the rest of the country.
Never heard of Buffalo wings (nor a place called Buffalo) - wouldn't Korean wings fits this clue?
You should consider removing half of these answers anyway and putting some more world-renowned dishes here. I make 12/22 as being exclusively from North America.
"Eighteenth-century English cookbooks reveal that it was then considered to be a luscious supper or tavern dish, based on the fine cheddar-type cheeses and the wheat breads. Surprisingly, it seems there was not only a Welsh Rabbit, but also an English Rabbit, an Irish and a Scotch Rabbit, but nary a rarebit"
Michael Quinion writes: "Welsh rabbit is basically cheese on toast (the word is not 'rarebit' by the way, that's the result of false etymology; 'rabbit' is here being used in the same way as 'turtle' in 'mock-turtle soup', which has never been near a turtle, or 'duck' in 'Bombay duck', which was actually a dried fish called bummalo)'
Really don't know what it can be. Maybe "pain perdu", but it's not for breakfast, and not specially french (german, belgian too). Maybe"oeufs au plat", but it's for breakfast in England really more than in France...
I suppose 7% people trying this quizz are French too !
Arizona Iced Tea
if the "correct" answers keep changing to satisfy unconscious (or
perhaps quite conscious) insecurities of the politically correct mob.
...no, "Long" is better.
And...bit late to comment, I know...but there's no need to be rude to Americans. Whatever your opinion of McDonalds, I'm sure they're just as popular in Yorkshire as they are in the rest of the country.
You should consider removing half of these answers anyway and putting some more world-renowned dishes here. I make 12/22 as being exclusively from North America.