it's a whole new spin on Italian fast casual dining we all know where french fries fortune
cookies and spaghetti and meatballs come from or do we here are 10 national foods Americans mess
up every time tempura your hands make poetry a fish you're heading out for a sushi dinner and
you notice that one of the first things on the menu is tempura battered deep fried vegetables
and seafood are considered a staple of Japanese Cuisine so it may be shocking to find out that
this food isn't actually Japanese in origin the roots of this dish are actually in Portugal the
dish arrived in Japan in the 16th century when Portuguese Jesuits were traveling on
a Chinese ship the Dish's original name isn't even tempura this name came about later as a
simplified version the initial name of tempura is translates to Little Fish of the garden and
originally referred to battered and fried green beans so it seems that not only has the name
undergone some changes but so is the dishes itself it's now typically made with seafood
like shrimp and vegetables like yams broccoli and zucchini of course over centuries of making
a dish changes are bound to happen it's hard to believe that a dish many Americans believe
to have its origins in Japan is actually a dish that originated from another country and even a
different continent entirely holy geography of course holy geography indeed Robin croissants
croissants are a quintessentially French baked good there are so many Americans would
believe but this food is from another Nation entirely though not a continent away like the
case of tempura the roots of croissants can be traced back to Austria the baked pastry wasn't
introduced to Paris until the early 1800s when an Austrian Baker opened up a bakery in Paris
and introduced the city to Austrian crescents of course these crescents are quite different
from the croissant they aren't made with the same puff pastry but they do have the same
shape and layers of dough rolled together to deliver Half Moon shaped baked goods the
French introduced the puff pastry to the Austrian Crescent baking process and as time went on this
became the commonly recognized version of what a croissant looks like with the baking adaptations
the French made to this traditional Austrian food it's easy to understand why so many would
believe that its roots belong in France but the truth is that isn't the case so maybe the dream
aim of eating croissants in Paris in view of the Eiffel Tower should actually be a
dream to have croissants in Austria in view of the hofbuck palace sauerkraut
raise your hand if you're among the number of people who believe that sauerkraut is a German
dish it's safe to say that if you believe this you're definitely not the only one it's one of
the most common foods that Americans mistakenly attribute to the wrong nation and it's more than
likely it's not just Americans making this mistake and just like croissants tempura and
the other Foods on this list the origins of sauerkraut are completely different from what
we would have thought or believed sauerkraut a dish made of fermented cabbage is actually
believed to have its origins in China where it has been eaten for centuries it's believed this
dish arrived in Germany in the 13th century and its arrival is attributed to Genghis Khan and
the Mongols over time sauerkraut which literally translates to sour cabbage evolved to become a
staple to go alongside traditional German dishes like sausage the dish has many Associated health
benefits like many fermented foods thanks to the fermentation process and the nutrients fiber and
minerals it offers while the name of this food is certainly German in origin the dish itself
has traveled a long way over its history to get there it's like wet sauerkraut in my hands first
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everyone else is doing it thanks so much french fries what did you think french fries were made
of French people with the word French right there in the name of this food it's easy to assume that
the food itself must be from France but that isn't actually the case the origin of this food
is believed to be the country of Belgium this might explain how the word French made its way
into the name as the French language is one of the country's official languages alongside Dutch
and German the story of how the name french fries came to be is a source of disagreement as there
are two conflicting stories the one thing they have in common is that Americans created the
name the first version is that during World War One American soldiers saw fried potatoes being
prepared by french-speaking belgians and dubbed the food french fries okay you love
french fries the second version is that one of America's founding fathers Thomas Jefferson would
frequently serve cut up and fried potatoes to his guests telling stories of how he enjoyed them in
France he would have these prepared by his French chef and would also call them by the French term
or in English raw potatoes cut into small pieces and then fried given that the food was surrounded
by stories of France prepared by a French chef and referred to in French in this story it's not
surprising that the dish would eventually be given the name french fries Which is far less wordy and
much easier to say as to which story is the true one no one can say for sure but given that the
word French is in there it's no surprise at all that so many Americans believe this dish has its
origins in France fortune cookies what's your stupid 21st century watered down fortune cookie
say Dad 40 cookies are believed to be a baked good that originates from China but the famous
cookies true roots are debated by Scholars some scholars believe and this theory is currently the
most supported and widely believed and accepted that the Cookie's Origins can actually be traced
back to Japan in the 19th century here the Cookie's shape appears in art and literature
documents near Kyoto Japan in the 1870sembe OR Fortune crackers were made in small confectionary
shops with miso and sesame and held a fortune in the center some even believe the origin of
the fortune cookie goes back even further than the first appearance in Japan during the 19th
century they believe the origins go back to 17th century Japan when fortunes and treats
were added to cookies While others believe this food to be uniquely American in origin and was
developed by Chinese immigrants the cookies were popularized across the United States by
the 1930s and continued to be enjoyed today now they're considered to be a staple item when you
head out to dine at a Chinese restaurant or order in without even having to order the them they're
usually handed out with your takeout meal or given to you at the end of your sit-down meal with your
bill while the origin of fortune cookies is debated it's safe to say that they do not
originate from China despite what many Americans might believe without fortunes the effects are
completely unpredictable Caesar salad Caesar you later Caesar salad is one of those dishes that
most people believe is American or Italian after all it's always available at Italian and American
style restaurants but would you believe that this salad is actually from Tawana Mexico it was
created by an Italian immigrant living in Tijuana this dish made its debut and became popularized
in Mexico thanks to Chef Caesar cardini in the early 1920s the salad and the chef made their
way to fame primarily because of prohibition which had Americans heading over the border to avoid the
alcohol restrictions in place back home because of this Chef cardini's Restaurant became widely
known and popular for Americans hopping over the Border well she didn't buy the big salad
I bought the big salad in fact the restaurant was so widely known that famous author and Chef Julia
Child has memories of her parents being excited to visit Tijuana and going to the restaurant she's
quoted as saying that one of her early memories of restaurant life was going to Tawana in 1925 or
1926 with her parents who were wildly excited that they should lunch at Caesar's restaurant
Chef cardini originally created this now staple salad option out of the ingredients he had on
hand at the time the original ingredients he used were romaine lettuce croutons boiled eggs garlic
olive oil and Worcestershire sauce oh and you can thank his brother for adding anchovies to
the mix two years later so even though many think about Italy or the United States when they hear
Caesar salad they should actually be thinking of Tijuana Mexico instead cheesecake are you eating
the cheesecake without me Cheesecake is a go-to dessert and favorite for many people and because
of the popular new New York style cheesecake it's commonly believed that New York is where
this dessert originates that cheesecake is a dish that has actually been around for centuries dating
back to ancient Greece and Rome in ancient Greece cheesecake was made with cheese curds and honey
in molds in ancient Rome they made cheesecake into loaves these loaves were called placenta
but nowadays that word isn't a very appealing name for a dessert or for any food in general
of course New York should be given some credit for cheesecake since this is where the style made with
cream cheese originates it was created by the chef Arnold Rubin in 1929 and yes if you guessed based
on the last name this is the same Chef who created the reuben sandwich Reuben style of Cheesecake
has become a favorite among cheesecake lovers and while many Americans would like to stick a claim
on cheesecake bean from their country and let's be honest who wouldn't want that this dish is one
that actually originates from the ancient world I bought you some cheesecake red pasta sauce AKA
tomato sauce we don't want a rice sauce it'll run all over the noodles and the noodles you
have enough sauce red pasta sauce is a staple for many Italian dishes so it makes sense to assume
this food is Italian right turns out this isn't the case while pasta and many pasta sauces can
be traced back to ancient Rome the recipes weren't for tomato sauces but were instead
for cream-based sauces and wine based sauces in fact not one of these recipes included Tomatoes
a pretty important part of creating a red tomato based sauce it wasn't even a possibility at the
time these recipes were created because the Tomato wasn't introduced to Italy until the 16th century
and the first recipe with cooked tomato in it didn't appear in Italy until the early 19th
century any idiot could do this the origins of red pasta sauce can actually be traced back to a
French cookbook that was released in 1797 which created the foundation for red sauce favorites
like marinara and Bolognese and while Italy can be credited did for pasta being covered in sauce
and thank goodness someone came up with that idea they cannot be credited for tomato based
sauces spaghetti and meatballs if you don't like spaghetti and meatballs why don't you get
the hell out just like how many people believe that tomato based sauces are Italian in origin
they also believe that spaghetti and meatballs is Italian too and just like the tomato sauce
spaghetti and meatballs can't be credited to Italy either spaghetti and meatballs is a dish
that actually originates in the United States it was developed by Italian immigrants who after
coming to the United States in the early 19th and 20th centuries were suddenly able to access meat
sources that would have been too difficult and too expensive to get in Italy at the time this
opened up possibilities for creating new dishes oftentimes cheaper meat would be purchased and
then paired with filler ingredients like bread and milk creating the foundation for
meatballs to stretch how far the meat could go in keeping people fed and feeling full this resulted
in prioritizing dishes made with a 4 Pantry Staples like ground beef bread crumbs dried
pasta and canned tomatoes it was a combination of Ingenuity and a need for affordable options
that led to the creation of dishes that featured more affordable ingredients as a result we have
the now iconic and always popular spaghetti and meatballs Americans know and love today
frog legs [Music] frog legs aren't exactly a food people are climbing over one another to
order but it's a famous dish all the same and many Americans credit the origin of this dish
to France it is after all a French delicacy but the roots of this dish can actually be traced
back thousands of years ago to Britain evidence that frogs and toads were consumed was found near
Stonehenge and can be dated back to between 60 to 50 to 7600 BCE but this discovery was only made in
the last 10 years before this it was believed that frog legs were introduced to the British
by the French in the 17th century and the French weren't alone and enjoying this protein and Omega
fatty acid-rich dish the Dutch enjoyed frog legs as well turns out that despite popular opinion
and beliefs the origin of frog legs isn't French at all instead this dish originated in Britain
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