Brussels sprouts? Scotch eggs? Swedish meatballs? Which food names can you trust? We often associate certain dishes with specific countries, their names seemingly giving away their heritage. But what ...

If you want some summer squash during a U.K. visit, keep an eye out for courgette instead of zucchini. The name also lends itself well to British “courgetti”—courgette spaghetti, a spin on the ...

Food names don’t always follow logic. Over time, the most peculiar ones stuck not because they made sense, but because people remembered them. It helps when they’re funny, oddly specific, or just ...