Ding Baozhen, a 19th-century Qing Dynasty official and governor of Sichuan Province, is the man who inspired this dish. The title derives from ‘Gong Bao’ which translates as ‘Palace Guardian’, his official title.
In the 1960s, beef Wellington was a popular choice on menus. While it’s named after the Duke of Wellington, a British military hero who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815,
Found on Italian restaurant menus, carpaccio is thinly-sliced raw beef drizzled in dressing. Like the bellini, we have Giuseppe Cipriani, the owner of Harry’s Bar in Venice, to thank for its creation.
It was a man of God, no less, who encouraged the consumption of the fibre-rich crackers that carry his name. The Reverend Sylvester Graham was a 19th-century Presbyterian minister and advocate of the temperance movement.
A lamington is an Australian speciality of sponge cake covered in chocolate and dusted in desiccated coconut – and it's named after Lord Lamington, the Governor of Queensland in the late 19th century.
As one of the longest reigning monarchs in British history, Queen Victoria’s name has been given to many things. One of them is the Victoria sponge, a sandwich cake filled with cream and berries.
The popularity of the sandwich is attributed to 18th-century John Montagu, the 4th Earl Sandwich. It’s said he asked to be served meat between two slices of bread so he could continue working or – as some historians believe – carry on gambling.
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