foodpanda ZINE | 9th Issue | MARCH 2015 THE ORIGINS OF FOOD | Page 2

When people really like something, they tend to act a bit strange. Every now and then
they become rather possessive and proud they even name it with their own name.
But when it comes to delicious food, the origin of the name seems to get lost in the
greatness of their taste. foodpanda selected the top 10 foods that owe their name and
fame to another person’s name and fame, but ultimately outshined their godfathers.
So the next time you eat a pizza margherita or one of these historical foods, picture
the story of its namesake and have a very British and very royal afternoon with Earl
Grey tea and Victoria Sponge cake.

Earl Grey

tea

Earl Grey tea and the classic Victoria
sponge cake, are Britain’s most favoured
food and drink named after historical figures. Earl Grey tea takes its name from
Charles Grey, the second Early Grey,
and British prime minister from 1830 until
1834. It has a distinctive bergamot flavour
to it, which at the time of discovery, was
seen as new and exciting. Twinings tea
claims to be the home of Earl Grey tea
and says: “The story goes that Earl Grey,
the Georgian prime minister, was given
cases of this tea by a Chinese Mandarin.
He liked it so much he brought it home
and asked Twinings to recreate it for him.”