List of foods named after places explained
Lists of foods named after places have been compiled by writers, sometimes on travel websites or food-oriented websites, as well as in books.
Since all of these names are words derived from place names, they are all toponyms. This article covers English language food toponyms which may have originated in English or other languages.
According to Delish.com, "[T]here's a rich history of naming foods after cities, towns, countries, and even the moon."[1]
The following foods and drinks were named after places. Each non-obvious etymology is supported by a reference on the linked Wikipedia page. Food names are listed by country of the origin of the word, not necessarily where the food originated or was thought to have originated. Some foods are certified to originate in that region with a protected designation of origin (PDO).[2]
Africa
Ethiopia
Asia
East Asia
Taiwan
China
- Fruits and vegetables
- Meat products and dishes
- Staple food
Japan
- Fruits
Korea
South Asia
India
- Allahabadi cake — the city of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, north India
- Bandel cheese — the city of Bandel, West Bengal
- Bombay duck — fish dish named after the city of Bombay
- Chicken Chettinad — the region of Chettinad, Tamil Nadu
- Hyderabadi Biryani — the city Hyderabad and erstwhile Hyderabad State
- Hyderabadi Haleem — the city Hyderabad and erstwhile Hyderabad State
- Hyderabadi Marag — the city Hyderabad and erstwhile Hyderabad State
- Indian omelette
- Kakinada Kaja - the city Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
- Kalimpong cheese — the hill station of Kalimpong, West Bengal
- Madras curry sauce — the city of Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
- Malabar matthi curry — the Malabar Coast, southeast India
- Mangalore Buns - banana and yogurt fried bread from Mangalore
- Mangalorean Bangude Masala — fish dish named after the city of Mangalore, Karnataka
- Mangalorean Chicken Sukka — the city of Mangalore, Karnataka
- Mysore pak — the city of Mysore, Karnataka
- Narsobawadi Basundi — dessert from the town of Narsobawadi, Maharashtra
- Tirunelveli Halva — the city of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
- Thoothukudi or Tuticorin macaroon — the city of Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin), Tamil Nadu
- Fruits and vegetables
- Bangalore Blue — grape grown in districts around Bangalore city, Karnataka
- Bikaneri bhujia — bean-based snack food from the town of Bikaner, Rajasthan
- Devanahalli pomelo — the town of Devanahalli, Karnataka
- Mahabaleshwar strawberry — the city of Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
- Malabar spinach — the Malabar Coast
- Naga Morich, Dorset Naga and Naga Viper peppers — Nagaland state
- Nagpur orange — the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Nashik grape — Nashik district, Maharashtra
- Tamarind — "date of India" in Arabic
- Tasgaon grapes — the city of Tasgaon, Maharashtra
- Udupi Mattu Gulla — eggplant from the village of Matti, Udupi, Karnataka
- Staple food
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
- Ayam taliwang — chicken dish named after the town of Karang Taliwang, near Mataram, Lombok
- Bakpia Pathok — sweet rolls from the Pathok suburb of Yogyakarta, Java
- Batavia cassia (or Indonesian cinnamon) — the city of Batavia, Dutch East Indies, now Jakarta
- Bika Ambon — cake first sold at Ambon Street, Medan, north Sumatra. The street may have been named after Ambon Island, Moluccas
- Garut orange — Garut Regency, West Java
- Mie aceh — noodle dish from the region of Aceh, Sumatra
- Nasi Kapau — rice dish from the town of Nagari Kapau, near Bukittinggi, West Sumatra
- Nasi Padang — rice banquet from the city of Padang, West Sumatra
- Padang cassia (Indonesian cinnamon) — the city of Padang, West Sumatra
- Padang crab — the city of Padang, West Sumatra
- Sambal cibiuk — hot sauce from Cibiuk district, Garut Regency, West Java
- Sate Bandeng — Banten province, Java
- Sate Padang — the city of Padang, West Sumatra
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
West Asia
Armenia
Iran
Palestine
Turkey
Europe
Balkan States
Croatia
Romania
Central Europe
Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
- Baked goods
- Meat products and dishes
- Ammerländer Schinken — ham from the district of Ammerland, Lower Saxony
- Black Forest ham — the Black Forest mountain range, southwest Germany
- Nürnberger Bratwurst — the city of Nuremberg, Bavaria
- Braunschweiger — sausage from the city of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony
- Brunswick stew — perhaps after Braunschweig (Brunswick)
- Frankfurter, Frankfurter Rindswurst, Frankfurter Würstchen, and Frankfurter Würstel — sausages named for the city of Frankfurt
- Frankfurter Rippchen — pork dish from Frankfurt
- Gaisburger Marsch — beef stew named after the district of Stuttgart
- Hamburg steak and Hamburger — the city of Hamburg
- Königsberger Klopse — meatball dish from the city of Königsberg, now Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave
- Pichelsteiner — stew named after the Büchelstein, a hill in the Bavarian Forest
- Regensburger Wurst — the city of Regensburg, Bavaria
- Thüringer rotwurst — the state of Thuringia
- Westfälische Rinderwurst — the region of Westphalia
- Westphalian ham — the region of Westphalia
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland
- Baked goods
- Cheeses
Eastern Europe
Baltic states
Russia
Ukraine
Nordic countries
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Southern Europe
Greece
- Fruits and vegetables
Italy
- Baked goods
- Cheeses
See main article: article and List of Italian cheeses.
- Fruits and vegetables
- Aprutino Pescarese — the Province of Pescara, Abruzzo
- Bosana — the town of Bosa, Sardinia
- Cantaloupe — the town of Cantalupo in Sabina, Lazio
- Caprese salad — the island of Capri, Campania
- Cerignola olive — the town of Cerignola, Apulia
- Florence fennel — the city of Florence, Tuscany
- Florentine citron — Florence
- Giarratana onion — the town of Giarratana, Sicilly
- Italia (grape)
- Italian sweet pepper
- Lucques olive — the city of Lucca, Tuscany
- Mazzarrone (grape) — the town of Mazzarrone, Sicilly
- Nocellara del Belice — the Valle del Belice, Sicily
- Castelvetrano olive — the town of Castelvetrano, Sicily
- Parmigiana — eggplant dish named after the city of Parma
- Pomodorino Vesuviano — tomato named after the Vesuvius volcano
- Pomodoro di Pachino — the town of Pachino, Sicily
- Roma tomato — the city of Rome
- San Marzano tomato — the town of San Marzano sul Sarno, Campania
- Sicilian orange salad — the island of Sicily
- Siracusa lemon — the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Tuscan pepper — the region of Tuscany
- Meat products and dishes
- Bologna sausage — the city of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
- Chicken Marengo — via the Battle of Marengo — the town of Spinetta Marengo, Piedmont
- Chicken marsala — via Marsala wine — the city of Marsala, Sicily
- Chicken parmigiana — the city or province of Parma
- Chicken Vesuvio — the vulcano of Vesuvius
- Cotechino Modena — the city of Modena, Emilia-Romagna
- Florentine steak — the city of Florence, Tuscany
- Genoa salami — the city of Genoa, Liguria
- Italian beef
- Likëngë, Loukaniko and Lucanica — sausages named after the ancient area of Lucania in southern Italy
- Milanesa or Cotoletta alla Milanese — meat fillet dish named after the city of Milan
- Parma ham or "Prosciutto di Parma " and Parmo — the city of Parma, Emilia-Romagna
- Paupiettes de Volaille Florentine — a French roulade named after the city of Florence
- Saltimbocca alla Romana — the city of Rome
- Sopressa Vicentina — salami from the city of Vicenza, Veneto
- Spaghetti bolognese — the city of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
- Speck Alto Adigo — bacon from the province of Alto Adige / South Tyrol
- Sauces and dressings
- Soups
Portugal
Spain
- Cheeses
- Fruits, nuts and vegetables
- Soups and stews
Western Europe
Belgium
France
- Baked goods
- Cheeses
- Abondance — the commune of Abondance, Haute-Savoie
- Banon — the town of Banon in the Provence
- Beaufort — the commune of Beaufort, Savoie
- Bleu d'Auvergne — the central historical province of Auvergne
- Bleu de Gex — the eastern historical Pays de Gex
- Brie — the historical Brie region near Paris
- Camembert — the town of Camembert, Orne, Normandy
- Cantal — the central department of Cantal
- Chaource — the village of Chaource in the Champagne region
- Comté — the eastern Franche-Comté region
- Crottin de Chavignol — the village of Chavignol, France in the central Loire valley
- Époisses — the village of Époisses, Burgundy
- Fourme de Montbrison — Montbriso in the upper Loire valley.
- Laguiole — the village of Laguiole in the southern Aveyron department
- Langres — the Langres plateau in the Champagne region
- Livarot — the town of Livarot in Normandy
- Mâconnais — the city of Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire
- Maroilles — the village of Maroilles near the Belgian border
- Morbier — the village of Morbier near the Swiss border
- Munster — the town of Munster, Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region
- Neufchâtel — the town of Neufchâtel-en-Bray in upper Normandie
- Ossau-iraty — the Ossau Valley and the Irati Forest, French Basque Country
- Pont-l'Évêque — the town of Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados, Normandy
- Rocamadour — the village of Rocamadour in Occitanie
- Fruits and vegetables
- Meat products and dishes
- Sauces, dressings and condiments
Ireland
Netherlands
- Cheeses
United Kingdom
England
- Baked goods
- Cheeses
- Ashdown Foresters — the Ashdown Forest heathland, East Sussex
- Beacon Fell Traditional Lancashire Cheese — Beacon Fell, Lancashire
- Beenleigh Blue — Beenleigh Manor, Harberton, Devon
- Brighton Blue — the city of Brighton, East Sussex
- Buxton Blue — the town of Buxton, Derbyshire
- Cheddar — the village of Cheddar, Somerset
- Cheshire — Cheshire county
- Coquetdale cheese — the valley of the River Coquet, Northumberland
- Cornish Blue, Cornish Brie and Cornish Yarg — the county of Cornwall
- Cotswold cheese — via Cotswold stone after the Cotswolds area
- Derby, Little Derby and Sage Derby — Derbyshire county
- Dorset Blue Vinney from Dorset county
- Dovedale — the valley of the River Dove, Central England
- Gloucester and Double Gloucester — the city of Gloucester
- Lancashire — Lancashire county
- Lincolnshire Poacher cheese — Lincolnshire county
- Norbury Blue — Norbury Park, Surrey
- Parlick Fell — the hill Parlick, Lancashire
- Red Leicester — the city of Leicester
- Red Windsor — the town of Windsor, Berkshire
- Shropshire Blue — Shropshire county
- Stilton and Stichelton — the village of Stilton, Cambridgeshire
- Sussex Slipcote — the historic county of Sussex
- Swaledale — Swaledale, a valley in North Yorkshire
- Wensleydale — Wensleydale, a valley in North Yorkshire
- Fruits and vegetables
- Allington Pippin (apple) — the village of Allington, Lincolnshire
- Beauty of Bath (apple) — the city of Bath, Somerset
- Beauty of Kent (apple) — County Kent
- Blenheim Orange (apple) — the parish of Blenheim, Oxfordshire
- Chelmsford Wonder (apple) — the city of Chelmsford, Essex
- Claygate Pearmain (apple) — the village of Claygate, Surrey
- Cornish Aromatic and Cornish Gilliflower (apples) — the county of Cornwall
- Flower of Kent (apple) — County Kent
- Kingston Black Apple — the village of Kingston St Mary, Somerset
- Norfolk Biffin and Norfolk Pippin (apples) — the county of Norfolk
- Oxford Marmalade — a brand named after the city of Oxford
- Ribston Pippin (apple) — the estate of Ribston Hall, North Yorkshire
- Star of Devon (apple) — Devon County
- Sturmer Pippin (apple) — the village of Sturmer, Essex
- Upton Pyne apple — the village of Upton Pyne, Devon
- Warden pear — the village of Old Warden, Bedfordshire
- Worcester Pearmain (apple) — the city of Worcester
- Wyken Pippin (apple) — the village of Wyken, now a suburb of Coventry, West Midlands
- Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb — Yorkshire county
- Meat products and dishes
- Sauces and condiments
Scotland
Wales
North America
Canada
Caribbean
Cuba
Mexico
United States
- Baked goods
- American muffin
- Boston brown bread, Boston cream doughnut and Boston cream pie — the city of Boston, Massachusetts
- California-style pizza — the state of California
- New York cheesecake — New York City
- Chicago-style pizza — the city of Chicago, Illinois
- Detroit-style pizza — the city of Detroit, Michigan
- Fig Newton — the city of Newton, Massachusetts
- Hawaiian pizza— the state of Hawaii
- Kentucky jam cake — the state of Kentucky, USA
- Key lime pie — via the Key lime from the Florida Keys islands
- Mississippi mud pie — the Mississippi River
- New England brown bread — the New England region
- New Haven-style pizza — the city of New Haven, Connecticut
- New York-style bagel, New York-style pastrami and New York-style pizza — New York City
- Parker House roll — the Parker House Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts
- Quad City-style pizza — the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois
- Smith Island cake — Smith Island, Maryland
- St. Louis-style pizza — the city of St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Paul sandwich — the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Texas toast — the state of Texas
- Toast Hawaii — the state of Hawaii
- Cheeses
- Fruits, nuts and vegetables
- Adirondack Blue and Red potatoes — the Adirondack Mountains, New York
- Anaheim pepper — the city of Anaheim, California
- Arkansas Black apple — the state of Arkansas
- Arkansas Traveler tomato — the state of Arkansas
- Boston baked beans — the city of Boston, Massachusetts
- Canadice grape— Canadice Lake, New York
- Carolina Reaper pepper — the state of South Carolina
- Concord grape — the town of Concord, Massachusetts
- Cortland apple — Cortland County, New York
- Delaware grape — the town of Delaware, Ohio
- Esopus Spitzenburg apple — the town of Esopus, New York
- Fresno chile — the city of Fresno, California
- Hanover tomato — Hanover County, Virginia
- Idared apple — the state of Idaho
- Key lime — the Florida Keys archipelago, south Florida
- Lakemont grape— the hamlet of Lakemont, New York
- Michigan salad — the state of Michigan
- New Mexico chile pepper — the state of New Mexico
- Newtown Pippin apple — the village of Newton, now a borough of New York City known as Elmhurst, Queens
- Rainier cherry — Mount Rainier, Washington
- Rhode Island Greening apple — the state of Rhode Island
- Rome Beauty apple — Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
- Roxbury Russet apple — the former town of Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
- Santa Fe Grande pepper — the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Texas caviar — pea salad from the state of Texas
- Tompkins King apple — Tompkins County, New York
- Ulster cherry — Ulster County, New York
- Vidalia onion — the city of Vidalia, Georgia
- Virginia peanut — the state of Virginia
- Wolf River apple — the Wolf River in Wisconsin
- York Imperial apple — the city of York, Pennsylvania
- Meat products and dishes
- American chop suey — ground beef pasta dish basically unrelated to chop suey
- American goulash
- Barberton chicken — the city of Barberton, Ohio
- Beef Manhattan — the borough of Manhattan, New York City
- Bourbon chicken — Bourbon Street in New Orleans Louisiana
- Buffalo wing — the city of Buffalo, New York
- Chicago-style hot dog — the city of Chicago
- Chicken Maryland — the state of Maryland
- Carolina burger — the states of The Carolinas
- Coney Island hot dog — Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City
- Filet américain or steack à l'Americaine — "American steak"
- Kansas City strip steak and Kansas City-style barbecue — Kansas City, Missouri
- Kentucky hot brown — meat sandwich from the state of Kentucky
- Lebanon bologna — the city of Lebanon, Pennsylvania
- California burger — the state of California
- Maxwell Street Polish — the Maxwell Street market in Chicago, Illinois
- Memphis-style barbecue — the city of Memphis, Tennessee
- Michigan hot dog — the state of Michigan
- Nashville hot chicken — the city of Nashville, Tennessee
- New York strip steak — New York City
- Philadelphia Pepper Pot — the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Philly cheesesteak — the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh rare steak — the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Rocky Mountain oysters — testicle dish named after the Rocky Mountains
- Seattle-style hot dog — the city of Seattle, Washington
- Smithfield ham — the town of Smithfield, Virginia
- Southern Louisiana Ponce — the state of Louisiana
- St. Louis-style barbecue — the city of St. Louis, Missouri
- Texas hot dog and Texas Tommy (hot dog) — the state of Texas
- Sauces, dressings and condiments
- Seafood
Oceania
South America
Peru
By type of food
Cheeses
See main article: article and List of cheeses.
- Abondance — the commune of Abondance, Haute-Savoie, France
- Akkawi — the city of Acre, Israel
- Alpujarra — Alpujarra region, Andalusia, Spain
- American cheese — common name for processed cheese.
- Appenzeller — the canton of Appenzell, Switzerland
- Ashdown Foresters — the Ashdown Forest heathland, East Sussex, southeast England
- Asiago — Asiago, a plateau and town in the Venetian Prealps, Italy
- Bandel — the city of Bandel, West Bengal, India
- Banon — the town of Banon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
- Bastardo del Grappa —Monte Grappa in the Venetian Prealps, Italy
- Beacon Fell Traditional Lancashire Cheese — Beacon Fell, Lancashire, England
- Beaufort — the commune of Beaufort, Savoie
- Beemster — the Beemster polder
- Beenleigh Blue — Beenleigh Manor, Harberton, Devon England
- Bergenost — the city of Bergen, Norway
- Berner Alpkäse — the Bernese Oberland region, Switzerland
- Bitto — the in Lombardy, Italy
- Bleu d'Auvergne — the historical province of Auvergne, France
- Bleu de Gex — the eastern historical Pays de Gex, France
- Bonchester — Bonchester Bridge, south Scotland
- Bra — the town of Bra, Piedmont, Italy
- Brie — the historical Brie region near Paris, France
- Brighton Blue — the city of Brighton, East Sussex, south England
- Buxton Blue from the town of Buxton, Derbyshire, England
- Cabrales — Cabrales, a municipality in Asturias, Spain
- Caerphilly — Caerphilly, a town in Wales
- Camembert — the town of Camembert, Normandy, France
- Cantabrian Cream — the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain
- Cantal — the department of Cantal, France
- Casciotta d'Urbino — the city of Urbino, Marche, Italy
- Casín — Caso, a municipality in Asturias, Spain
- Castelmagno — the municipality of Castelmagno, Piedmont, Italy
- Castelo Branco — the city of Castelo Branco, Portugal
- Colby — the town of Colby, Wisconsin
- Coleraine — the town of Coleraine, Northern Ireland
- Comté — the eastern Franche-Comté region, France
- Coquetdale cheese — the valley of the River Coquet, Northumberland, England
- Cornish Blue, Cornish Brie and Cornish Yarg — cheeses from Cornwall, England
- Cotija — the town of Cotija de la Paz, Mexico
- Cotswold cheese — the Cotswolds area, England
- Crottin de Chavignol — the village of Chavignol, France
- Cuba cheese — the town of Cuba, New York
- Danbo cheese — Denmark
- Gamonéu — small town in Onís, Asturias, Spain
- Garrotxa — Garrotxa county, Catalonia, Spain
- Gloucester and Double Gloucester — the city of Gloucester, England
- Gorgonzola — the town of Gorgonzola, Milan, Italy
- Gotland Blue — the island province of Gotland, Sweden
- Gouda — the city of Gouda, Netherlands
- Grana Padano — the Po Valley (Pianura Padana), Italy
- Graviera — the region of Agrafa on Crete, Greece
- Gruyère — the town of Gruyères, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Guayanés — the Guayana Region of Venezuela
- Gudbrandsdalsost — the Gudbrand Valley in Norway
- Harzer — the Harz mountain range in Northern Germany
- Ibores — the Ibor Valley in Extremadura, Spain
- Idiazabal — Idiazabal, small town in Basque Country, Spain
- Jarlsberg — the former county of Jarlsberg in Norway
- Kalimpong — the hill station of Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
- Korycinski — the town of Korycin, Poland
- L'Etivaz — the hamlet of L'Etivaz, Vaud, Switzerland
- La Serena — La Serena district in Extremadura, Spain
- Laguiole — the village of Laguiole, Aveyron, France
- Lanark Blue — Lanarkshire county, Scotland
- Lancashire — Lancashire county, northwest England
- Langres — the Langres plateau, Champagne region
- Lappi — Lapland region of Finland
- Leerdammer — the city of Leerdam, Netherlands
- Leyden — the city of Leiden, Netherlands
- Lighvan — the village of Liqvan in Iran
- Limburger — Limburg, a former duchy, now mostly in Belgium
- Lincolnshire Poacher cheese — Lincolnshire county, England
- Liptauer — the historical region of Liptov in Slovakia
- Minas cheese — the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Molbo cheese — the Mols peninsula in Jutland, Denmark
- Montasio — the mountain Jôf di Montasio in the Julian Alps, Italy
- Monte Veronese — the Province of Verona, Italy
- Monterey Jack — Monterey, California
- Morbier — the village of Morbier, Jura, France
- Morlacco — the Morlachia region, now part of Croatia
- Munster — the town Munster, Alsace, France
- Murcian and Murcian wine cheese — the Region of Murcia, Spain
- Nablusi — the city of Nablus, West Bank
- Neufchâtel — the town of Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Normandy, France
- Norbury Blue — Norbury Park, Surrey, England
- Norvegia — Norway
- Parmesan — the city or province of Parma, Italy
- Parmigiano-Reggiano — the cities of Parma and Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Passendale cheese — the village of Passendale, Belgium
- Pecorino di Filiano — the town of Filiano, Basilicata, Italy
- Pecorino Romano — the city of Rome, Italy
- Pecorino Sardo — the island of Sardinia, Italy
- Pecorino Siciliano — the island of Sicily, Italy
- Pecorino Toscano — the region of Tuscany, Italy
- Penteleu— the Penteleu mountains, Romania
- Piave — the Piave river, Veneto, Italy
- Picón Bejes-Tresviso — the small town of Tresviso, Cantabria, Spain
- Pinconning cheese — the city of Pinconning, Michigan
- Red Leicester — the city of Leicester in central England
- Red Windsor — the town of Windsor, Berkshire, England
- Rigotte de Condrieu — the town of Condrieu, Rhône, France
- Robiola, possibly named after the town of Robbio, Lombardy, Italy
- Rocamadour — the village of Rocamadour, Lot, France
- Romano cheese — the city of Rome
- Roncal — the Roncal Valley in Navarre, Spain
- Roquefort — the village of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, Aveyron, France
- Rosa Camuna — the Val Camonica, Lombardy, Italy
- Sainte-Maure de Touraine — the town of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, Indre-et-Loire, France
- Swaledale — Swaledale, a valley in North Yorkshire, England
- Swiss cheese — generic name in North America for several related varieties of cheese which resemble the Swiss Emmental
- Taleggio — Val Taleggio, Lombardy, Italy
- Teviotdale — the valley of the River Teviot, Roxburghshire, south Scotland
- Tilsit — the town of Tilsit in East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia)
- Tintern — the village of Tintern, southeast Wales
- Tomme de Savoie — the historic region of Savoy, France
- Tomme Vaudoise — the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
See also
Notes and References
- Web page titled "On the Map: Why Some Foods Are Named After Places", retrieved August 30, 2011
- Web site: TMEP. tmep.uspto.gov.
- Web site: Philadelphia - Our Brand. Philadelphia United Kingdom.