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

I have no idea, I made a few wild guesses...

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.

Salami, Wiener, Satsumas, and Pilsener?

*shrugs*

Okay I guessed....!

Some of them are too obvious. Weiner is from Vienna. Sherry is from Jerez. Pilsen is a place in the Czech Republic.

I want to live in Wiener

I'm sorry, but pilsener beer is from Plzen, Czech Republic. I was there last summer.

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!

Guessing- Salami, Pistachiok, Wiener, Scotch, Satsumas, Brazil

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.

Same here, but the Plzen spelling is much cooler.

What Enheduanna said...

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

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

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

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

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

Scotch Egg. 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. Yes. They come from Brazil.

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

Marmite. 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). Yes. From the city of Pilsen in the Czech Republic.

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

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 From the Spanish city of Jerez, where it was originally made.

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

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

Coffee. Yes. From Kaffa, the region of Ethiopia where the coffee plant originates.

Brazil Nuts is one I think
and Rum and also Scotch Egg I never heard of before
Pistachio Nuts I am not sure of

Cheddar from Cheddar in somerset
Cider Also from somerset