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A sneaky birthday treat, filched from Axios

A sneaky birthday treat, filched from Axios

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Rashmee Roshan Lall
May 17, 2022
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In lieu of a birthday treat, I’m going to start with a quiz that I’ve filched from Axios and finish up by asking for a list of five places that have foods named after them. Answers way, way below.

Fill in the blank with a world capital:

___ folder

___ syndrome

___ bean

___ sprout

___ sausage

Chicken ___

___ broil

___ sling

___ mule

Now, list five places that have foods named after them.

********************************************

Answers

Manila

Stockholm

Lima

Brussels

Vienna

Kiev/Kyiv

London

Singapore

Moscow

****

Five places that have foods named after them:

Bologna — Spaghetti Bolognaise

Frankfurt — Frankfurters

Hamburg — Hamburger

Edam — Edam cheese

Cheddar — Cheddar cheese

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