Does your family make a certain dish and call it by the totally wrong name?

[Boopuff]

I saw some people on another thread mention that their family makes a traditional dish and calls it the wrong name. In my husbands family they make "hot tamales" the first family gathering Aunty brought them. I thought "wow! that's a lot of work to make up tamales" but when she arrived with a crock pot.... turns out it was Sloppy Joes. I can't figure where they got the idea that Sloppy Joes were tamales... It was hilarious when my FIL traveled to Arizona and ordered the real thing... LOL

 

[Micca]

I know what you mean, we make a dish referred to as Mexican Lasagna. It is a casserole we make that originated with an actual Mexican Lasagna recipe, but over the years evolved into something resembling a turkey tetrazzini with a can of diced chile peppers and a heap of cheese mixed in. It is delicious, but bears little resemblance to the OG recipe.

 

[gmi3804]

How about "Chop Suey" in America, which resembles some kind of Hamburger Helper concoction with elbow macaroni, with nothing Chinese about it? Even "Chinese" chop suey is a totally American conceit.