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Old 01-18-2013, 08:40 PM  
Si
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Belgian waffles, I think they are known as this in anywhere but Belgium, doesn't mean they are American. I've had Belgian waffles in England, Canada and Holland/The Netherlands.

The Belgians also invented what I know as chips, not sure if they were responsible for fries. Fries may be French but in France they are simply frites or Fries but not French.

A French Canadian may not know what a Citreon is, they don't have them in Canada.

Most French people who are atleast slightly culinary educated would dismiss poutine as western merde.

And no I'm not bashing Quebec, it's a beautiful province.

These are weird things that exist in todays world, we probably didn't know about before, or atleast find weird these days.

If you don't live in the UK you ought to here about the weird new rules here. You can't call something directly, if it doesn't come from there.

Like a Cornish pasty can't be called a Cornish pasty unless it is from Cornwall. Etc.

So a Wiener, wouldn't be able to be called a Wiener unless it was from Wien (Vienna).

Or, I think they have to be called "styled" like Chinese "styled" rice, because it isn't from China etc.
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