10 Foods Named After People | Quazen

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You probably know where the sandwich comes from (and no, I don’t mean the kitchen) and you may also know who invented the Biro pen or the Gillette razor. But who were behind the naming of the Beef Wellington, Crepe Suzette, Bloody Mary or even the Pizza Margherita?

Find out in this interesting article: 10 Foods Named After People | Quazen.

As a follow-up, you might like to take a look at this list of food and other articles, such as the Geiger Counter, Bowie Knife (not after who you think), Morse Code or the Molotov Cocktail.

For those of you who want to know even more, here’s a list of things named after Albert Einstein and another page telling the story of how musician Frank Zappa got a planet named after him.

Strange Random Frank Zappa Quote:

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it’s not open.

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