Half the dishes you love aren't from where you think. The Sole has strong opinions about pineapple on pizza, the Apple keeps answering 'Italy', and the Wiper has forgotten what he had for breakfast. Tuck in.
Food Origins Quiz: 10 Questions Most People Get Wrong
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- Where did fortune cookies most likely originate?
- In which city was the Caesar salad invented?
- In which country was Hawaiian pizza invented?
- Who or what are nachos named after?
- What was the kiwifruit called before New Zealand rebranded it in 1959?
- The word ketchup originally referred to what?
- Who did the most to make pad thai Thailand's national dish?
- Which city claims to be the birthplace of chicken tikka masala?
- What did the Aztecs use cacao beans as?
- The croissant's ancestor, the crescent-shaped kipferl, comes from which country?
Sources
- Fortune cookies were invented by the Japanese (History.com)
- Hail Caesar salad, born 100 years ago in Tijuana (GPB / NPR)
- Hawaiian Pizza (The Canadian Encyclopedia)
- The History of the Nacho (TIME)
- What's in a name: the Chinese gooseberry (Zespri)
- The origins of ketchup run through fish sauce (Christian Science Monitor)
- A Brief History of Pad Thai (Mental Floss)
- Ali Ahmed Aslam, credited with inventing chicken tikka masala, dies (CBS News)
- Chocolate in Mesoamerica (World History Encyclopedia)
- The history of the croissant (Europeana)
Fact-checked 31 Oct 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it in public.
