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National foods and dishes with surprising histories

Dishes with a surprising past
Bagels
Barbecue
Bobotie
Chicken tikka masala
Churros
Coleslaw
Croissants
Donuts
Fajitas
Fish and chips
French fries
Funnel cakes
General Tso’s chicken
Gumbo
Jambalaya
Hot dogs
Ketchup
Pandesal
Pao de queijo
Pasta primavera
Pizza
Spaghetti bolognese
Vindaloo
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Dishes with a surprising past

Foods are often linked to a specific place and even take on that country’s identity, but dig a little deeper and you’ll find that they actually may have originated somewhere else entirely.
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Lovefood Team

30 March 2017

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