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

[princesscinderella]

I think American Chop Suey or Goulash is regional like - Hoagie - Grinder or Submarine sandwich. All are the same but a different name. My husband’s family is from New England so they called it chop suey and it was goulash in my house as a kid. I too never liked it, green/red peppers just overpower everything and should be used sparingly IMO.

I make what I refer to as “bland chicken” in the crockpot where I put spices and an onion with some chicken breasts to make it pull apart and tender. I will then use it for multiple dishes for a few days, such as tacos, in pasta, buffalo chicken dip etc. I called it bland because then it can have other spices or sauces with it later. Well my son’s girlfriend tried my bland chicken and she said it’s not bland at all and tastes great and renamed it versatile chicken. It started a debate amongst the kids and they decided it should always be e called bland chicken because it’s funnier than versatile chicken. My son now makes it in his small crock pot after calling for the recipe at his college apartment. He loves to make chicken nachos with it.

 

[SirDuff]

Growing up we had a dish my father’s side of the family called “china”. It wasn’t until I left home that I realized the rest of the world called it shepherds pie or cottage pie.
My father’s family is from Quebec and apparently this is common in that area. There are theories on why but no one really knows.

Not quite "china", it is "pate chinois" in Quebec.
https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/shepherds-pie-quebec/