10 Foods Named After People

Original source : http://www.elistmania.com
Posted : April 2010
Author : entrepreneurboss

How cool would it be to have a food named after you? To know that every time people ordered it, or ate it, they would be saying your name? A host of salads, entrees, drinks, and desserts have been named for specific people, usually in honor of their memory or as a tribute to their lives. Some foods named after people are self-explanatory, but others have a more convoluted story behind them. There are also pretenders to the throne who claim to be the impetus for the names of various foods but are, in actuality, just trying to steal someone else's limelight. Warning: reading the following list while hungry may have diet-busting results. Bon appetit!

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