Lists of foods named after places have been compiled by writers, sometimes on travel websites or food-oriented websites, as well as in books.
Since all of these names are words derived from place names, they are all toponyms. This article covers English language food toponyms which may have originated in English or other languages.
According to Delish.com, "[T]here's a rich history of naming foods after cities, towns, countries, and even the moon."
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. Some foods are certified to originate in that region with a protected designation of origin (PDO).
Africa
African eggplant
African pepper
Bourbon vanilla — Île Bourbon, now the island of Réunion
Canarian wrinkly potatoes — Canary Islands
Egyptian onion — Egypt
Gabon nut — Gabon
Guinea grains or Guinea peppers — the Guinea region of the African West coast
Guineafowl — the Guinea region
Galinha à africana — "African-style chicken" Madagascar vanilla — Madagascar Moroccan citron — Morocco Muscat of Alexandria — the city of Alexandria, Egypt Niger seed — the Niger River Sauce Africaine — "African sauce" Tunisian tajine — Tunisia Tangerine (and therefore Tangelo and Tangor) — the city of Tangier, Morocco Tunis cake — British cake named after the city of Tunis, Tunisia
Ethiopia
Abyssinian tea (khat) — Abyssinia, the former name of Ethiopia
Ethiopian banana
Ethiopian cardamom
Ethiopian eggplant
Ethiopian mustard
Ethiopian pepper
Asia
Asian pear
East Asia
Mongolian barbecue— Mongolia, though originating from the Taiwanese cuisine
Mongolian beef — named after Mongolian barbecue
Taiwan
Taiwanese fried chicken — Taiwan
Taiwan tangerine
China
Chinese steamed eggs
Cantonese seafood soup — Canton province, now spelled Guangdong
Sichuan pepper — Sichuan province
Fruits and vegetables
Amur grape — the Amur River
Chinese artichoke
Chinese gooseberry (the original name of kiwifruit) Chinese mustard Chinese parsley — better known as coriander or cilantro Chinese pear and Chinese white pear Gobi manchurian — Indian fried cauliflower dish named after the Manchuria region Hainan yellow lantern chili — the island province of Hainan
Meat products and dishes
Anfu ham — Anfu County, Jiangxi
Chinese chicken salad
Dezhou braised chicken — the city of Dezhou, Shandong
Dong'an chicken — Dong'an County, Hunan
Fujian red wine chicken — Fujian province
Hainanese chicken rice — Hainan province
Jinhua ham — the city of Jinhua, Zhejiang
Lanzhou beef lamian — the city of Lanzhou, Gansu
Nanjing Salted Duck — the city of Nanjing, Jiangsu
Peking duck — the city of Beijing
Peking pork — mistakenly after the city of Beijing
Wenchang chicken — the city of Wenchang, Hainan
Wuhan duck — the city of Wuhan, Hubei
Wuxi Fried Spare Ribs — the city of Wuxi, Jiangsu
Staple food
Chinese dumplings
Chinese pancake
Chinese sticky rice
Chinkiang pot cover noodles — the city of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu
Danyang barley porridge — the city of Danyang, Jiangsu
Hainanese curry rice — Hainan province
Hokkien fried rice and Hokkien mee — Fujian province, formerly romanized as Hokkien Shanghai fried noodles and Shanghai-style noodles — the city of Shanghai Yangzhou fried rice — the city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu