Stamets [Mirror]@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoInternational game of 'Food Telephone'startrek.websiteimagemessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up11.44Karrow-down121
arrow-up11.42Karrow-down1imageInternational game of 'Food Telephone'startrek.websiteStamets [Mirror]@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square159fedilink
minus-squareAJam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·1 year 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 NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoSimilar story with German chocolate cake. It was German’s chocolate cake. A guy named German.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoAnd Black Forest cake was actually created by Forest Whitaker.
minus-squareセリャスト@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIn france we call it “pain perdu”, lost bread
minus-squaredoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year 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)