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Schillerlocken – two quite distinct foods named after the curly hair of the German poet Friedrich von Schiller (1759–1805). One is cream-filled puff pastry cornets; the other is long strips of smoked dogfish belly flaps. Ranhofer named a dessert of pancakes rolled up, sliced, and layered in a mold Schiller pudding.
While plenty of foods were named after real people, so too were drinks. Veuve-Clicquot, a popular brand of Champagne, was named for Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, the widow ('veuve' in French) of ...
It turns out that the vast majority of brands named after real people are — of course — named after the company's founder. But each of these founders has a unique and oftentimes fascinating story.
List of organisms named after famous people; List of organisms named after famous people (born before 1800) List of organisms named after famous people (born 1800–1899) List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949) List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g., species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or persons are known as patronyms.
The popular workout Pilates is also named after its inventor. Even some more frightening items, including guillotines and one specific type of rifle, carry their creator's name as their own.
The following foods and drinks were named after places. Each non-obvious etymology is supported by a reference on the linked Wikipedia page. Food names are listed by country of the origin of the word, not necessarily where the food originated or was thought to have originated.
A baker called Dalmer had bought out her business and made it highly successful after he composed a special song for the vendors, [12] who sold the buns from mobile ovens. The earliest evidence of commercial production is an 1819 advertisement for the Sally Lunn "cakes" sold by W. Needes of Bath, bread and biscuit maker to the Prince Regent .