28 Foods Named After People - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep. 23)

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  • @hankschannel
    @hankschannel 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh God...I always thought it was "nobody does IT like Sara Lee" which is also true, and not a double negative. They should just switch...
    Also, there is much debate going on here. I am Hank...

  • @LarsOcchionero
    @LarsOcchionero 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I missed the Tournedos Rossini, which is probably some of the most indulgent food in existence (Tournedos, so beef filet, fried in butter, with a slice of light-fried foie gras, slices of black truffle and Madeira sauce, named after the composer Gioachino Rossini (probably mostly known for the William Tell overture and the Barber of Seville)

  • @ShadowNinjaIceWolf
    @ShadowNinjaIceWolf 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    @Mental Floss with regards to 6:20 , The slogan is perfectly fine as is. If you were to eliminate the double negative by replacing both words with positive counterparts, it would read: "Everybody does like Sara Lee". Which is again a perfectly fine, if uninteresting slogan.

  • @TalkingSarcastically
    @TalkingSarcastically 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When John said "Thanks for watching Mental Floss" I could have sworn he said "Thanks for watching menopause" which I found hilarious.

    • @piros100
      @piros100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      he does that every time. I think he means it 😂😂😂

  • @Mazekwon
    @Mazekwon 10 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    How many people noticed that he missed a Pork Pitch during the Salisbury steak info?

    • @MannOfTheHill345
      @MannOfTheHill345 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good to see I'm not the only one who noticed he missed it.

    • @strawberries1186
      @strawberries1186 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Mazekwon It was torture

    • @dstinnettmusic
      @dstinnettmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They never got their pork chop party

  • @CEMMballet26
    @CEMMballet26 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The earls of sandwich lived in the building that is now my school! The picture they used of the fourth Earl is hanging up in the entrance hall, and I tour-guide round the building on a Sunday afternoon. I am also very proud to announce that I was head of the Montagu house, named after the family of the earls of sandwich! Having John Green discuss something so close to home for me is awesome!! Thanks John!

  • @zombienaterr
    @zombienaterr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "It's hard to get a doctor to prescribe the hot beef injections I so desperately need"? Things okay at home?

    • @kanedaku
      @kanedaku 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I heard that line I paused and came straight to the comments...
      Then I read the comments.

  • @Icarus172
    @Icarus172 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great episode, I love how you crush the childhood so quickly at the end.

  • @snorisnorelsen5938
    @snorisnorelsen5938 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He missed a pork reference when he was talking about salisbury steak. So much for the pork chop party.

    • @cstephenson2020
      @cstephenson2020 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      😢

    • @kirstenwalstedt1620
      @kirstenwalstedt1620 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's missed four now in the videos I've watched

    • @lawrencearagon8989
      @lawrencearagon8989 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't forget the hot brown sandwich, it's made with turkey and bacon 🐖

  • @TheSoundOfGeorgia
    @TheSoundOfGeorgia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always learning new stuff. I’ve definitely heard of Nellie Melba (because I’m Australian), but I had no idea she had food named after her.
    Kind of bummed Pavlova didn’t make the list.

  • @kimskah
    @kimskah 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just enjoyed a John Greene/ Mental Floss bingefest! More please!

  • @MickeyCuervo36
    @MickeyCuervo36 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Huh... I always thought the slogan was "Nobody does it like Sara Lee."

  • @madmonkey914
    @madmonkey914 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Youse guys always blow my mind. Thanks to Cast and Crew!! And Hank and John.

  • @kirby-rh5js
    @kirby-rh5js 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He didn't put a coin in the bank the 2nd time he said "bacon"...

  • @BBall0027
    @BBall0027 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Also, Mrs. Fields was a ball girl for the Oakland Athletics in the late-1960's. On a semi-related note, in the mid-1970's, the same team hired a then-teenager named Stanley Burrell to be the owner's "eyes and ears". The players nicknamed him "Hammer" because they thought he looked like MLB legend Hank Aaron. He later became known as "MC Hammer".

  • @DNMRULES
    @DNMRULES 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Does John realise that every single time he ends the show he calls it "menopause"?

  • @darrelstinkmeaner4673
    @darrelstinkmeaner4673 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just realized, the lead instrument in the mental floss theme is a therimin!

    • @drjong2651
      @drjong2651 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's probably just a synthesiser playing a sine wave. Therimin's were essentially just manually controlled synthesisers

    • @drjong2651
      @drjong2651 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's probably just a synthesiser playing a sine wave. Therimin's were essentially just manually controlled synthesisers

  • @leoschultz9046
    @leoschultz9046 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What? Beef Wellington wasn't good enough to make the list?

  • @hensterino
    @hensterino 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I burst with laughter when you said Hank looked like Orville Redenbacher. hahaha

  • @sectorcodec
    @sectorcodec 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The a in à la king should have an accent grave.

    • @prankpatrol89
      @prankpatrol89 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      avait la king :3 We need to put a needle (the accent grave) because you can't say avait. That's how I remembered it.

    • @toriitoraa
      @toriitoraa 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're right I am french and I can confirm that it needs a "à"

  • @509734
    @509734 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    he mentioned pork when talking about salisbury steak and didnt add a quarter. Thats like one tenth a pork chop that wont be in the pork chop party

  • @TheBlackrose1989
    @TheBlackrose1989 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel makes my brain exponentially happier.

  • @morganb6717
    @morganb6717 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    4:00 John, you are a reasonably smart fellow, however, that is not a pun. sounding it as "nope unintended" grasps at a play on words, but not all wordplays are puns.

  • @TheWishingPanda
    @TheWishingPanda 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've seen way to many episodes of Mental Floss with John Green...
    I think I have a nerd crush.

  • @user-rd8xg2um4w
    @user-rd8xg2um4w 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Betty Crocker isn't real?!?!? My childhood IS a lie!

  • @loulagman
    @loulagman 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    THE "NO PUN INTENDED" IS STILL MINDBLASTING, OH GOSH.

  • @ChibiTurtle
    @ChibiTurtle 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    your brothers with hank... i love his channel

  • @MentalFloss
    @MentalFloss  11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have a food named after a person that we missed? Tell us during the Hangout at 2p EST (RSVP link in the description). Other comments/questions are welcome too!
    Can't make it? Reply to this and we'll try to answer as many questions as possible.

  • @IoEstasCedonta
    @IoEstasCedonta 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee" is litotes, not a double negative.

  • @piros100
    @piros100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    here are some from my country, Hungary:
    Újházy chicken soup - named after the cook who made it
    Jókai bean soup - named after the famous 19th century novelist who loved it.
    Gundel pancakes - named after the restaurant owner who collected special recipes for his business
    Dobos cake - named after the pastry chef who created it.
    Esterházy cake - named after Prince Paul III Anton Esterházy de Galántha, diplomat and politician in the 19th century.

  • @theantithesis1
    @theantithesis1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So we can just say "punintended?"

  • @Khordin
    @Khordin 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that makes John Green move up to my favorite Vlogbrother. xD
    That was just awesomely funny.

  • @mattio79
    @mattio79 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    every third time you say "mental floss" i think you are saying "menopause" " welcome to menopause"

  • @ABooleanEarth
    @ABooleanEarth 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    What I really learned from this is how surprisingly new many of these foods are. Boysenberries began in 1923? That's crazy!

  • @celestialfeels5925
    @celestialfeels5925 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    6:34 What are you? a Gay fish?

  • @thedustofsnow
    @thedustofsnow 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The French dish 'vol-au-vent' (the puffy pastry is so light, it will fly away in the presence of wind, hence 'vol-au-vent') is called 'koninginnehapje' in Flemish because it was invented at the French court. Konining means queen (hence the name). It looks a lot like the 'chicken a la king' you were talking about.

  • @aradiameg6310
    @aradiameg6310 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    THE CAKE IS A LIE

  • @ChibiStar100
    @ChibiStar100 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    My God I fell in love with this show

  • @meezchef
    @meezchef 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Aw, no Pavlova? Anna Pavlova would be disappointed.

  • @julioalvarezmd
    @julioalvarezmd 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey John!! Here is another one for you. In Chile Barros Luco Sandwich is named after Ramon Barros Luco, Chilean president in 1910. The sandwich includes beef and cheese.

  • @BBall0027
    @BBall0027 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Also, the Webster of Merriam Webster hated the British so much, that's why Americans spell some words differently than the British.

  • @JeAxra
    @JeAxra 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mental Floss is one of my absolute favorite series. I really need to subscribe to this magazine. Also...NO PUN INTENDED IS A PUN! o_o

  • @RizzyKhaos
    @RizzyKhaos 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You like fish sticks?
    what are you, a gay fish?

    • @summer6100
      @summer6100 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      When he first said it I heard 'fish dicks', and had to back up the video to figure out what I missed. Whoops.

    • @andie_pants
      @andie_pants 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, he did say he desperately needs hot beef injections. :-P

  • @norrepud
    @norrepud 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sometimes when John says 'thank you for watching Mental Floss' at the end of these videos, I hear 'thank you for watching menopause.'

  • @rstott24
    @rstott24 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite part of this:
    "...many parts, and not just cow." was followed immediately by a banner ad for McDonald's.

  • @brokenblondehart
    @brokenblondehart 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I will never be able to look at Orville Redenbacher without seeing your face now. Thank John for me.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video!
    Very interesting that many of these seem like they were accidentally invented.
    Thank you for the video.

  • @erikandfox
    @erikandfox 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need a gif of John exploding his brain.

  • @neilwick5219
    @neilwick5219 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    William Mellis Christie (1829-1900) was born in Scotland but emigrated to Canada at the age of about 19 and founded a bakery that became the largest maker of biscuits in Canada by the 1880's.
    General Tao's Chicken is named after Chinese military leader Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), though no-one seems to know why it's named after him.

  • @erichutzel5485
    @erichutzel5485 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the video, and I don't know the exact rules on the office pork chop party, but I noticed three separate pork references (two bacon, one pork for the Salisbury steak) and only one contribution was made to the piggy bank. Just trying to get you guys to that party sooner if possible ;)

  • @OhMyGoshItsALeg
    @OhMyGoshItsALeg 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who told you Betty Crocker wasn't real?! The Batterwitch has her gnarled claws in everything.

  • @AGCrean
    @AGCrean 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a Papa John's ad before this video. I think that is awesome.

  • @crazymeimei
    @crazymeimei 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I went to culinary school with a girl named Betty Crocker, it was awesome!

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    New respect for Reddenbacher has been applied to my life.

  • @AngelicMouseGirl
    @AngelicMouseGirl 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are some dishes I've never heard of on this list. Interesting!

  • @holypicklesmofo
    @holypicklesmofo 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Born and raised in Louisville, and I applaud your pronunciation.

  • @dovalojd
    @dovalojd 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    "As long as" was originally part of the longer phrase "for as long as", where "long" referred to time, not distance, eg; "My foot has been hurting for a long time. For as long as it continues to hurt, I won't run." The meaning then was "for such time as", or more simply "while".
    When people shortened it by omitting the word "for" it became less obvious that this conditional only applied to ongoing things, and so people also began using the phrase for one-time conditions to mean "if".

  • @ThomSimonson
    @ThomSimonson 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know about "pumped" but I love the intro. Brief but interesting.

  • @JustLikeLuna
    @JustLikeLuna 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh god, can you imagine calling your produce "Piszek's Fishsticks". I would not be able to stop laughing....

  • @rickrolled33
    @rickrolled33 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:50 you mentioned bacon and didn't put in for the staff pork chop party

  • @callumc.2384
    @callumc.2384 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The pun bit. It just made me laugh. Genuinely laugh. Oh dear.

  • @PrairieMcFox
    @PrairieMcFox 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Speaking of apples, McIntosh apples (and the computer that was named after them) are both named after John McIntosh who discovered the hearty, sweet, and bake-able fruit growing on a single sapling in some brush around his farm in Upper Canada in 1811.

  • @BasementRuthie
    @BasementRuthie 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like people have mentioned Pavlova, but not that it was named for Anna Pavlova. Also yes, it's an Aus/NZ debate over who "owns" it. There was a funny segment on Adam Hills Tonight where Adam got a chef to make both recipes and made his guests blind taste-test them and say which was better. XD

  • @TheArnatos
    @TheArnatos 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi I just finished reading "Looking fo alaska" and in midle of "The Fault in Our Stars" good books BTW but now im quite sad.So i have a question. What is most happy and cheerful book you ever read.

  • @jordanford9216
    @jordanford9216 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The German chocolate cake thing was on V Sauce 2 yesterday.

  • @justjoshy14
    @justjoshy14 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I learned a lot of this from the show Good Eats. Nice to see it was accurate.

  • @stephaniephilo514
    @stephaniephilo514 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I ever make a breakthrough dish, I'll name it John Green after my favorite author.

  • @kilo3989
    @kilo3989 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    John Green, stop exploding my mind while I'm trying to floss it.

  • @PetitGlace
    @PetitGlace 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    BEST EPISODE EVER!!!!! - love a foodie nerdfighter :D

  • @neos1234125
    @neos1234125 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dame Nellie Melba lived in my home town for a while. JOHN GREEN MENTIONED SOMEONE WHO LIVED NEAR WHERE I LIVED (although at completely different times)!!!

  • @JoshSemans
    @JoshSemans 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have never wondered that until now. Woah.

  • @Redhotsmasher
    @Redhotsmasher 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pizza was named after an actual person?! MIND BLOWN.

    • @faeriebility
      @faeriebility 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just Margherita pizza. Not sure where "pizza" comes from, though.

  • @otakubabe555
    @otakubabe555 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have never before today heard of the Hot Brown sandwich but now I want one.

  • @heatherwanderer777
    @heatherwanderer777 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like food. I do not wish to participate in angry food discussions, I just wish to profess my undying love of food.

  • @Unicorn5ever
    @Unicorn5ever 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS INTRO GETS ME SO PUMPED

  • @justinbaker4384
    @justinbaker4384 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude thank you for saying Louisville correctly. You rock.

  • @PalookaWhale
    @PalookaWhale 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about Crepe Suzettes? Baby Ruth (named for Pres. Roosevelt's daughter)? Caesar Salad? The Rueben sandwich?
    This list is great, but could've been much longer!

  • @drexchem08
    @drexchem08 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for answering!!

  • @phillipmcdonald23
    @phillipmcdonald23 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hanks your brother? I bet you two have the best convos

  • @eastoncamp2761
    @eastoncamp2761 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should do a list of misused words!

  • @jackmartin865
    @jackmartin865 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    My mom grew up in Indiana and her house was very close to the Orville Redenbacher popcorn fields.

  • @Darticus42
    @Darticus42 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    "I believe sawdust is technically a vegetable."
    -Wise words of John Green

  • @uninvincibleete
    @uninvincibleete 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg I can't wait for Hank to be old so we can dress him up like Orville Redenbacher and he can sing Orville Redenbacher songs. I have seen the future, and it is beautiful~

  • @lemlle
    @lemlle 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Indeed! He lives in Indy and has probably heard it correctly enough that he picked it up.

  • @LeonardGreenpaw
    @LeonardGreenpaw 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    everything emits light when cooling, an effect of photons being emitted from electrons as they return to their resting orbitals. Normally this is in the infrared spectrum, which is why infrared is used to see heat, but as the electrons have a greater change in energy, the spectrum shifts into the visible area, first red, then orange, and probably yellow if great enough...
    ... I think

  • @SatoshiAR
    @SatoshiAR 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone notice that he didn't put a coin in the "Porkchop Party Jar" when he said "pork" for Salisbury Steak?

  • @ragefisten
    @ragefisten 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    My friend entered a joke contest by carefully crafting 10 amazing puns. He submitted them all hoping that atleast one would win a prize, but no PUN IN TEN DID.

  • @Bfyobrian12
    @Bfyobrian12 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question for you, John: Is/was Arnold Palmer a real person? Love your books and mental_floss (menopause)! Keep up the good work man!

  • @ethan-loves
    @ethan-loves 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ummm, at 1:27, you guys have a Tally Hall trophy. My favorite band... I love you all, mental_floss salon designing staff.

  • @derpinyourderp6818
    @derpinyourderp6818 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol seriously, when he said "hot beef injection" I was like, WHAAAAT?

  • @glitchxero4687
    @glitchxero4687 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well this video has cured me of eating any Salisbury steak I haven't made myself.

  • @765respect
    @765respect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only reason I came here was to see where pavlova ranks. Surely this was an oversight!

  • @Zerodero
    @Zerodero 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was at a health food store and I was looking through the magazines (as one does) then I came upon a really interesting magazine and after flipping through a few pages I was like man this a excellent magazine what does one call such a thing? so surprise surprise it was a mental floss magazine I was thrilled because I have heard about it and I never though id see one at my local grocery store but then a saw the price and slowly put it buck but it was still cool to find it

  • @skykennedy9389
    @skykennedy9389 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What about Anna Pavlova!!!!!! Famous ballerina who travelled to Aust?

  • @Anitaisapro
    @Anitaisapro 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    "I have tamed him, Mark" lol!!
    And I haven't heard of so many of these before! Because I'm not American...?

  • @TheBanannefication
    @TheBanannefication 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    in France "Chicken à la King" is called "Bouchée à la Reine", "reine" meaning "queen" :)

  • @DiamondBahaBlast
    @DiamondBahaBlast 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for watching menopause

  • @HLHaidysh
    @HLHaidysh 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You left out Pavlova, a light meringue desert named after Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. It was created in either Australia or New Zealand after she went there on a tour in the 1920's.

  • @ranicohen1780
    @ranicohen1780 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    john green.....your awsome!!

  • @caravantea
    @caravantea 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question: Why do clocks that use Roman Numerals use IIII and not IV?