dsi1 wrote:
> Nomen Nescio wrote:
>
>> Why call a dutch oven a dutch oven? I'm sure that many other
>> cultures/nations have been using that idea ever since iron was
>> cast.

The manufacturing process was invented by the Dutch according to Alton
Brown on a Good Eats episode.

> I'm sure the Chinese don't call what they eat "Chinese food."

We definitely use the term "American food" for a range of items from
many different American regional cuisines. There's even a category on
my Garman GPS to search for American style restaurants.