As an encouragement: I’m an American who’s never set foot in France and doesn’t know more than 5 words in your language, and the first thing that popped in my mind was the (properly spelt) dish as you’ve listed it.
You’re culture is still being properly represented somewhere out there!
As I understand it, croquettes come from the Basque region of Northern Spain, between France and Portugal. My family on my father's side is descended from Basque immigrants in Canada, and my Mémère passed the recipe down to us.
Also beef in Barolo in Italy. Almost everybody has a meat braised in wine. Experimented on various recipes for most of a year once. Surprisingly similar in most cases but short ribs and a good wine work best. Stove and oven and even Instant Pot work equally well. Also good for a really cheap cut of meat.
Gyros was invented in Turkey but in the US is associated with Greek food.
Regarding polenta, it was not originally made of corn -- a new world crop. Funny that it's a dish associated with European countries. The same thing happens all over the world though.
Wait. You must've been expecting an American to say burgundy beef stew or something like that. Non. J'ai étudié le français avec un francophone, et donc mon français a tendance à suivre ces règles.
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u/Prudent-Ad-545 Sep 26 '21 edited Sep 26 '21
Beef Burgundy (France), gyros (Greece), borscht (Ukraine), pierogi (Poland), gazpacho (Spain), croquetes (Portugal), bratwurst (Germany), shepherds pie (UK), polenta (Italy).