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In lieu of a birthday treat, I’m going to start with a quiz that I’ve filched from Axios and finish up by asking for a list of five places that have foods named after them. Answers way, way below.

Fill in the blank with a world capital:

___ folder

___ syndrome

___ bean

___ sprout

___ sausage

Chicken ___

___ broil

___ sling

___ mule

Now, list five places that have foods named after them.

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Answers

Manila

Stockholm

Lima

Brussels

Vienna

Kiev/Kyiv

London

Singapore

Moscow

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Five places that have foods named after them:

Bologna – Spaghetti Bolognaise

Frankfurt – Frankfurters

Hamburg – Hamburger

Edam – Edam cheese

Cheddar – Cheddar cheese