Yummy!! American dog??

French Fries (oh oh Freedom Fries?? :-p, we Japanese call this French poteto. ) don't come from France (they originated in Belgium) and are called "Frites" in France. In the same way, French toast is "Pain perde" in France. Why are they called French in North America? But in Japan they are also called like that.

This is "Siberia cake" in Japan. Since sweet bean is sanded by sponge. I know this cake originated in Japan, So Why Siberia? :-) I don't know... And this corn dog is called "American dog". Why American dog? :-) I don't know... and I had to see this insect when I search American dog in google...umm why? :-( I don't want to know.

Except for common name, like coffee(Kilimanjaro), tea(Ceylon), or California roll, I tried to find some foods and meals which have the name of foreign country or district in Japan.

This is North Carolina caramel(by Fujiya(JP)), this is Vermont curry(by House(JP)). This is canned coffee named Georgia(by Coca Cola Japan(JP))

Comments

[Em]

'French' is a cooking term, the potatoes are frenched, then fried, hence French Fries.

[Esther]

From their website, it looks like the Georgia coffee is produced by the Coca-Cola company...which is based in Atlanta, Georgia!

[Wolf]

Got to love "cultural drift" when it comes to food and language.

eh eh, neo-global food for the always foreign-addicted Japanese people. BTW, never order a "pasta alla bolognese" in Italy, it does not exist in italian cooking. It's a foreign creation. Common food with exotic names taste better. jaa mata!

[david]

In the state of Texas, many people enjoy "Tex-Mex" food. It is Mexican food cooked in a more "American" manner. One of the more popular restaurants in South Texas is called Taco Cabana -- very good fajitas!

http://www.tacocabana.com/menu/fajitas.asp

[cecile]

very interesting indeed =)

i'd love to try siberia cake when i go there. it looks
yummy. sweet beans? you mean azuki? i love azuki.
especially azuki ice cream, hehe.