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Do the English know about the English muffin?
Original: Sometimes I wonder if the English are aware we have a muffin named after them over here and if there's an equivalent of
People online are musing about the English muffin, the griddle-baked bread popular in North America, wondering whether people in England realise it carries their name and whether anything similar is sold there. The question has sparked light banter about transatlantic food naming and the oddness of a staple bearing another country's name in one place but not the other.
Why now: The quirky mismatch between the muffin's name and its limited presence in England invites casual cross-Atlantic food banter.
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Evidence
- Sometimes I wonder if the English are aware we have a muffin named after them over here and if there's an equivalent of that muffin over there. # food · EricBono@beige.party · 2
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