Place names that include specific food references

[Pan]

Bethlehem. Hebrew: Beit Lechem (House of Bread); Arabic: Beit Lahm (House of Meat)

In Malaysia, there are loads of them. The furthest inland village in the township I used to live in is called Durian Pahit (Bitter Durian); another inland village is called Padang Pauh (Field of Pauh [a type of mango]). Further south is the township of Jambu Bongkok (Bent Guava, though that would refer to the tree). Also Tanjung Rambutan (Rambutan Cape), famous in Malaysia for its insane asylum.

In the U.S., Appleton, Wisconsin comes to mind. There's Orange, New Jersey, but I doubt that refers to the fruit. Oyster Bay is in Long Island, though, and there's Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Edited February 15, 2004 by Pan (log)

[Pickles]

Sandwich, MA--well...they do have plenty of sandwich shops there!

(and it's East Orange, NJ )

[Gifted Gourmet]

Among the more unusual:

Hot Coffee, Mississippi

Two Egg, Florida

Pietown, New Mexico

Cookietown, Oklahoma

This what you had in mind, Pan?

[Mark Sommelier]

I guess Hamburg and Frankfurt don't count, do they?

[Mudpuppie]

Oatmeal, TX

Peanut, CA

Walnut Creek, CA (in fact, there are lots of cities with nuts in the name)

Strawberry, AZ

And, of course, Greater Tuna.

[Pan]

Pickles, there's Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and maybe West Orange (I can't remember) in New Jersey.

Gifted Gourmet, keep 'em coming.

No, Mark, places after which foods were named would belong in another thread.

[Pan]

Where's Greater Tuna?

[Mudpuppie]

Greater Tuna.

[Gifted Gourmet]

Then there is Strawberry, Arizona and Carrot River, Saskatchewan ...

Dumfries,Va. and Rice, Va.

Blueberry Hill,Maine

Chicken, Alaska

Burnt Corn, Alabama

Cocoa, Fla.

Oysterville and Starbuck, Washington ..oops, brand name!

You did say "Gifted Gourmet, keep 'em coming" did you not??

and then there is Sugar Tit, South Carolina .... so that either works with foods or sexual reference town names....

Edited February 15, 2004 by Gifted Gourmet (log)

[brngckn]

I live in Pearland, TX...sadly, no orchards anymore.

[tsquare]

Oysterville, WA

[Cleo]

Pickles, there's Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and maybe West Orange (I can't remember) in New Jersey.

Yes, there is West Orange, too.

[hillvalley]

I live in Pearland, TX...sadly, no orchards anymore.

That's so sad

[afoodnut]

Great topic

Fruita, Colorado to start. Fruit orchards, of course. More as I think about it.

[afoodnut]

And of course there's Fruita, Utah (in Capitol Reef National Park); also named for its orchards.

[Mabelline]

Ajo, Arizona

Sugarland, Texas

Possum Grape, Arkansas

[afoodnut]

How about Buffalo, Wyoming (or New York, if you insist)?

[afoodnut]

Salmon River, Idaho.

[tsquare]

Stretching the food connection - not true food references:

"Brew"ster

Carnation (like the instant breakfast)

"Eat"onville

"Farm"ington

"Kettle" Falls

"Leaven"worth

"Mill" Creek

Pomeroy (mustard?)

Rainier (as in the cherries)

"Ritz"ville

Sunnyside (up, eggs)

Sultan (raisins, yes?)

Starbuck (nuf said)

Tum"water"

"Water"ville

all in Washington State.

[Mabelline]

Mt. Lemon, Az.

Cherry Creek, South Dakota

Grapevine, Texas

Hereford, Texas

Bison, North Dakota

Whitefish, Montana

Potato Creek, South Dakota

Mineral Wells, Texas

[Gifted Gourmet]

and then there is:

Lollipop, Texas

Chocolate Bayou, Texas

Chestnut, Illinois

[afoodnut]

Sugar City, Colorado (beet sugar industry)

[uberleet]

Fruitland

Salmon

Elk City, Elk River

Bear

Camas (this was a Native American staple: About Camas. Confusingly, Camas the town is in Jefferson County, not Camas County)

Eagle, Swan Lake and Swan Valley

Fish Haven

Reubens

Soda Springs (do beverages count?)

Sugar City (another one!)

All in Idaho, most are very small towns.

There's also Bear Lake and Caribou Counties, not to mention Cassia (but no Cinnamon!).

[Brad Ballinger]

If you're into game, from Minnesota I offer you...

Deer River

Elk River

Moose Lake

Buffalo

And of course...

Trout Lake

Bluefish Lake

Fish Lake

But also...

Cherry

[Pan]

There's a Cherry Hill, New Jersey.