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multiple2-Mar-2007quizmsgman by votes43557.3%

  Which of these food and drink names are derived from geographical locations?

A follow-up to http://surveycentral.org/survey/14298.html

Of the following list of foods and drinks, half of them are derived from the names of geographical locations. The others are not.

Your task is to pick the ones that are derived from geographical locations.

Note that, for the purposes of this survey, "derived from" means that the food either originated at the location in question or is specifically named after it. A food which has a name that is merely coincidental with that of a geographic location doesn't count.

VotesAnswer
16Brazil Nuts
14Salami
11Cheddar (cheese)
11Scotch Egg
10Pilsener (beer)
9Wiener (sausage)
8Satsumas
5Pistachio Nuts
5Sherry
3Marmite
2Rum
2Cider
1Tea
0Coffee

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bill Survey Central Gold SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorThis user is on the site NOW (3 minutes and 40 seconds ago)
posted 3-Mar-2007 10:43am  

I have no idea, I made a few wild guesses...
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 3-Mar-2007 11:20am  

Cheddar (a town in England), Wiener (Vienna), Pilsener (Pilsen, Germany). Those ones I know for sure. Then I'll guess salami, because pretty much all Italian food is named after the town or region it comes from. Scotch Egg and Brazil nut seem too obvious, and seem likely not to really come from those places. But according to the phrasing of the question, at least Brazil seems likely to be right. Scotch might not be--there could be another derivation for it. So I'll vote for Brazil nut but not Scotch egg. I'm really not sure about the rest, although I do know that tea comes from the Chinese word for tea, not a geographical location (although many types of tea are named for where they come from). I'm going to pick sherry as one, since alcoholic beverages are more likely to have regional/geographical names. And satsuma. But they're just guesses.
blondie20
posted 3-Mar-2007 1:05pm  

Salami, Wiener, Satsumas, and Pilsener?
mandy
posted 3-Mar-2007 2:08pm  

*shrugs*
Enigma
posted 3-Mar-2007 2:26pm  

Okay I guessed....!
Zang Survey Central Subscriber
posted 3-Mar-2007 2:54pm  

Some of them are too obvious. Weiner is from Vienna. Sherry is from Jerez. Pilsen is a place in the Czech Republic.
mve17
posted 3-Mar-2007 3:00pm  

I want to live in Wiener
Maarten Survey Central Subscriber
(reply to Enheduanna) posted 3-Mar-2007 8:40pm  

I'm sorry, but pilsener beer is from Plzen, Czech Republic. I was there last summer.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
(reply to Maarten) posted 3-Mar-2007 11:58pm  

Oops, I didn't realize it was in the Czech Republic, not Germany. And in English, it is generally spelled Pilsen, which is more pronounceable that Plzen!
RGirl
posted 4-Mar-2007 1:21am  

Guessing- Salami, Pistachiok, Wiener, Scotch, Satsumas, Brazil
CarlHalling
posted 4-Mar-2007 8:30am  

Salami: Italy; Pistacho nuts: Mexico?; Cheddar: Britain; Wiener: Austria or Germany; Scotch egg: Scotland?; Brazil nuts: Brazil; Satsumas: Japan?; Marmite: Great Britain; Pilsener: Belgium? Germany?; Rum: Jamaica; Sherry: Spain; Cider: Great Britain; Tea: India, China, Sri Lanka; Coffee: Middle East.
Maarten Survey Central Subscriber
(reply to Enheduanna) posted 4-Mar-2007 8:58am  

Same here, but the Plzen spelling is much cooler. *wink*
Irene007 Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 4-Mar-2007 9:33am  

What Enheduanna said...
msgman
posted 4-Mar-2007 2:57pm  

OK, here are the correct answers, in the order of the original list:

Salami. *uncheck* No. The name comes from the Italian verb salare, meaning 'to salt'.

Pistachio Nuts. *uncheck* No. The origin f the name is uncertain, but it has nothing to do with geography.

Cheddar (cheese). *check* Yes. From the town of Cheddar in Egnland.

Wiener (sausage). *check* Yes. From "Wien", the German spelling of "Vienna".

Scotch Egg. *uncheck* No. The scotch egg was invented by the London food store Fortnum & Mason, in 1738, but the reason for the name is unknown.

Brazil Nuts. *check* Yes. They come from Brazil.

Satsumas. *check* Yes. Named after the Satsuma region of Japan where the variety became popular.

Marmite. *uncheck* No. The name comes from a French word for a type of cooking pot (the shape of the jar is intended to represent a French marmite.

Pilsener (beer). *check* Yes. From the city of Pilsen in the Czech Republic.

Rum. *uncheck* No. There is an island called Rum, but rum has never been made there!

Sherry. *check* Yes. From the Spanish city of Jerez, where it was originally made.

Cider. *uncheck* No. The word is from an Old French word meaning "strong drink".

Tea. *uncheck* No. The word is from one of the two pronunciations of the Chinese word for tea.

Coffee. *check* Yes. From Kaffa, the region of Ethiopia where the coffee plant originates.
JessicaWoman99
posted 5-Mar-2007 9:43pm  

Brazil Nuts is one I think
and Rum and also Scotch Egg I never heard of before
Pistachio Nuts I am not sure of
rubylillysue
posted 4-Nov-2007 9:48am  

Cheddar from Cheddar in somerset
Cider Also from somerset



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