Table of contents:
- Alessandro Martini
- John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich
- Anna Maria Louise of Orleans, Duchess de Montpensier
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- César, Comte du Plessis-Pralen, Duke de Chuassier
- Facundo Bacardi Masso
- Daria Evdokimovna Pozharskaya
Video: How famous surnames became names for popular gastronomic delicacies
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Not all of the people mentioned in this article had the same direct relationship to cooking as Lucien Olivier, the owner of the famous Hermitage restaurant. However, they all, willingly or unwillingly, donated their names to popular dishes or drinks. How popular vermouth became "Martini", and delicious cutlets - "Pozharskie", as well as many other things in this review.
Alessandro Martini
In 1847, several entrepreneurs organized in Italy, near Turin, a company for the production of a new strong drink - vermouth. The original recipe was created by one of these winemakers, Luigi Rossi. However, several centuries later it was not his name that became the name of the most famous brand of alcohol, but the surname of the first founder of the company, Alessandro Martini. It was originally called Martini, Sola & Cia. Then Martini & Rossi, well, in the end, just Martini.
John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich
In this case, the name of the dish was given by the name of a person who loved it so much that contemporaries even joked about it. The fact is that the famous English diplomat and the first lord of the Admiralty had an addiction to gambling. Sitting all night long at the card table, in order not to be distracted by food, he often snacked on a piece of boiled meat, placed between two slices of bread. Such is the historical fast food in the truest sense of the word.
Anna Maria Louise of Orleans, Duchess de Montpensier
One of the historical facts known about the “great mademoiselle”, niece of Louis XIII and a member of the Fronde, is that she could not live without small caramel sweets, which she always carried with her in a tin box. The whole world simply calls them lollipops, but when in the 19th century this delicacy began to be produced in Russia, there was a need for a new word, because We already had "lollipops" - well-known cockerels on sticks. They chose the name of Anne de Montpensier, who became famous, among other things, thanks to the work of Alexandre Dumas. So the duchess turned into candy.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The story of how a famous historical figure gave his name to a puff cake has two versions. According to the first, this was the name of one of the dishes for the royal dinner dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the victory over Napoleon Bonaparte. And according to the second, the name comes from the distorted word Napolitano (Naples). By the way, besides Russia, this cake is called Napoleon only in the USA, in other countries it is known under the names: Millefeuille (1000 layers), Vanilla slice or Cream slice, Tompus or simply - French royal cream.
César, Comte du Plessis-Pralen, Duke de Chuassier
The famous diplomat and marshal of France would probably have been surprised to learn that his name would be better known to descendants as the name of a delicious dish made from ground almonds. This happened thanks to the duke's chef. It was he who came up with the recipe for the dessert ingredient, which the whole world now calls "praline". By the way, a similar story happened with the advent of "Stroganoff beef", or beef stroganoff - a dish named after Count Alexander Grigorievich Stroganov.
Facundo Bacardi Masso
A successful entrepreneur of Spanish descent, Bacardi was able to correctly use the scientific achievements of his time. Through distillation, fermentation, filtration and aging, he was the first to extract from low-quality unrefined rum the product that is now known all over the world as the famous Cuban brand. The family business Bacardi and Company becomes the largest spirits producer in Cuba, and Facundo Bacardi receives the unofficial title of “El Rey de los Rones” (“King of Rum”).
Daria Evdokimovna Pozharskaya
The history of chicken cutlets, known all over the world today, is similar to a novel. To talk about it, we can even give the floor to the classics. French writer Théophile Gaultier in his book "Journey to Russia" (1867) mentions this dish: "In England they eat salmon cutlets, in Russia - chicken cutlets. This dish has become fashionable since Emperor Nicholas tasted it at an inn near Torzhok. and found it tasty. The recipe for chicken cutlets was given to the innkeeper by an unfortunate Frenchman who could not otherwise pay for the shelter and thus helped this woman make a fortune. The chicken cutlets are really delicious! " In addition, there is an "adventurous" version of this story, according to which the innkeeper deceived the emperor by serving him chicken cutlets instead of veal. The dish, however, pleased the monarch so much that when the deception was revealed, he awarded the innkeeper and his wife, and ordered the cutlets to be called "Pozharsky".
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