American diners have been serving a taste of revenge for decades, as a response to British attacks during the American Revolution. Diner lingo, such as 'Burn the British,' was used to refer to toasted English muffins. This unique culinary vernacular is remembered on Patriots' Day, which commemorates the start of the American Revolution.
The taste of revenge was served in American diners for decades. The British burned Falmouth, Maine in 1775; Fairfield, Connecticut in 1779; and Washington, D.C. in 1814. Hungry Americans returned the favor for decades every time they ordered breakfast.
Burn the British!' was a popular outcry from waiters to cooks in a largely forgotten uniquely American culinary vernacular. That would be diner lingo. ''Burn the British' meant toasted English muffins,' recalled David Steinmann, who was born in Brooklyn in the 1940s and today is chairman of the Jewish Institute for the National Security of America . The phrase and many others are remembered by diner-lingologists today as six U.S. states celebrate Patriots' Day.
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