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Wiener Schnitzel? - which might have originated in Milan (according to Wikipedia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_Schnitzel

by PeWi on Sun Oct 25th, 2009 at 11:03:33 AM EST

Re: Food misnomers (4.00 / 2)

Yep. Milan was once Austrian.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Oct 25th, 2009 at 11:37:48 AM EST
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Re: Food misnomers (none / 1)

Wiener Schnitzel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Due to the strong Austrian influence of the Austro-Hungarian era, Wiener schnitzel is very popular in Hungary, known as bécsi szelet^[4] (Viennese slice), borjú bécsi (Viennese veal) or rántott hús (breaded meat).

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Oct 25th, 2009 at 11:42:33 AM EST
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Re: Food misnomers (none / 0)

This is only my hypothesis, but I believe the name rántott hús (breaded meat) was spread to replace the equivalent bécsi szelet (Viennese slice) in communist times, with bécsi szelet having a partial comeback in restaurants (it has a classier sound) since 1989. (Either way, it is usually served with french fries rather than the potato salad of the Viennese original.)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sun Oct 25th, 2009 at 03:40:30 PM EST
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Re: Food misnomers (4.00 / 2)

Quite popular in Germany also. Used to be my favorite and I miss it a lot.
I've been in the US of A for 30 years now and I've seen some horrific food choices, but I've never seen anyone eat a chip sandwich with peanut butter! I would not be responsible for....

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by mint julep on Tue Oct 27th, 2009 at 12:36:03 PM EST
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