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Besides Hamburger, Frankfurter and Neapolitaner, do you have other foods that are named after a city in similar pattern? (i.e. -er) (lemmy.world)
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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

The cinnamon roll, schnecke, is named after the town where the inventor's slimy ex-girlfriend lived.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why slimy? Where can I find this story?

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

schnecke is a really weird term of endearment

[–] chobeat@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

it's bullshit. Schneke just means snail, because the pastry looks like a snail.

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