What's a food named after a person?

Answer 1

Peach Melba - Created by Auguste Escoffier around 1892 in honor of Nellie Melba, an Australian soprano. It's a dessert of vanilla ice cream with peaches and raspberry sauce.

Pavlova - A dessert named for Anna Pavlova, a Russian ballerina.

Oysters Rockefeller - Named for John D. Rockefeller.

Reuben sandwich - Named for Reuben Kulakofsky and was created for him to take to his poker game.

Margherita Pizza - Named for the Queen Consort of Italy by a chef in Naples. It's red, white, and green colors are for the Italian flag.

Answer 2

Granny Smith apples came from the name of an Australian woman: Maria Ann Smith, who developed this variety of apples near Sydney. Many other people are named in food items. Here are a few:

Caesar salad - after Caesar Cardini (1896-1956), a restaurateur in Tijuana, Mexico, who ran a restaurant named Caesar’s. The salad is not named after Julius Caesar, unless the Roman general was the inspiration for Cardini’s given name.

Graham Crackers - after Sylvester Graham (1794–1851), dietary reformer.

Macadamia nuts - after Australian chemist John Macadam (1827–1865).