Stamets [Mirror] to [email protected] • 2 years agoInternational game of 'Food Telephone'startrek.websiteimagemessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up11.44K
arrow-up11.44KimageInternational game of 'Food Telephone'startrek.websiteStamets [Mirror] to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink31•2 years agoI was curious about French Toast the other day. Turns out it was invented by someone with the last name French and the intention was to call it French’s Toast. But when he printed the name, he forgot the apostrophe and ‘S’!
minus-squareAltima NEOlinkfedilinkEnglish17•2 years agoSimilar story with German chocolate cake. It was German’s chocolate cake. A guy named German.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•2 years agoAnd Black Forest cake was actually created by Forest Whitaker.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-22 years agoThat’s a legend; the name was used in England before the mythical Mr. French existed in the US! (also French Toast was invented at least before the 6th Century)
I was curious about French Toast the other day. Turns out it was invented by someone with the last name French and the intention was to call it French’s Toast. But when he printed the name, he forgot the apostrophe and ‘S’!
Similar story with German chocolate cake. It was German’s chocolate cake. A guy named German.
And Black Forest cake was actually created by Forest Whitaker.
In france we call it “pain perdu”, lost bread
I really like that.
That’s a legend; the name was used in England before the mythical Mr. French existed in the US!
(also French Toast was invented at least before the 6th Century)