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Old 06-27-2010, 02:59 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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French fries and French toast are not really from France. Thomas' English muffins were invented in Northeast America, not known in England--though scones are, and they're similar.

Canadian bacon is not know as that in Canada.
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Old 06-27-2010, 03:03 PM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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Texas toast is supposedly from Texas. Originated in a "Pig Stand" Restaurant way back.
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Old 06-27-2010, 03:04 PM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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Chicken fried steak is the morphed version of weinerschnitzel, the Americans took it from the German settlers in Texas, I like both of them.
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Old 06-27-2010, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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I've never known scones to be remotely similar to English muffins, apart from both being baked goods. I do love both, though.
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Old 06-27-2010, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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Dunno about french fries not being from France, there seems to be a debate whether they originated in France or Belgium.....anyway, love me some pommes frites with mayo!
French fries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 06-27-2010, 06:42 PM
 
Location: Spokane via Sydney,Australia
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French fries and French toast are not really from France. Thomas' English muffins were invented in Northeast America, not known in England--though scones are, and they're similar.

Canadian bacon is not know as that in Canada.
"proper" English scones (the kind you have with jam and clotted cream for a Devonshire tea) are more like American biscuits than either muffins or the hard dry wedges they try to serve up here as scones. (those are actually a scottish version I believe)
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Old 06-27-2010, 06:44 PM
 
Location: Spokane via Sydney,Australia
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We could send a dictionary to the Italians.... We know we're right Bell peppers are Bell peppers here. Seriously, I mean what I say. I like peperoncini peppers...
That's funny - I've always known them as Capsicums (the "bell peppers" that is)
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Old 06-27-2010, 06:54 PM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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That's funny - I've always known them as Capsicums (the "bell peppers" that is)
Yep, now I'm wondering where Peperoni ranks on the Scoville scale...
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Old 06-27-2010, 06:56 PM
 
Location: Spokane via Sydney,Australia
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Maybe I should be happy rather than sad that we don't have an Americanised version of crumpets. (I had to resort to making my own)
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Old 06-27-2010, 07:22 PM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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Maybe I should be happy rather than sad that we don't have an Americanised version of crumpets. (I had to resort to making my own)
Don't think I've ever had either. Look like pancakes or waffles from what I just looked at. If you like what you made then who needs our version. Not sure I've had a real scone either.
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