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Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo

Tradition has it that the site was haunted by Nero's ghost or demons in the form of black crows; therefore the pope chopped down the walnut tree sheltering the crows and built a chapel in its place.

Bernard Brocas

It has been claimed that he captured and chopped off the head of a King of Morocco, but the story seems to be apocryphal.

Bhaji on the Beach

In Mumbai, Pav Bhaji is a popular beach side snack food, consisting of bhaji (a thick potato-based curry) garnished with coriander, chopped onion, and a dash of lemon and lightly toasted pav (a type of bread).

Chaat

There are common elements among these variants including dahi, or yogurt; chopped onions and coriander; sev (small dried yellow salty noodles); and chaat masala, typically consisting of amchoor (dried mango powder), cumin, Kala Namak (rock salt), coriander, dried ginger, salt, black pepper, and red pepper.

Charcoal biscuit

In August of 2012, charcoal biscuits were featured in the dessert round of an episode of the Chopped: Grillmasters tournament on Food Network.

Chopped liver

Sally Rogers, played by Rose Marie, is asked by a "second-rate comedian" Fred White, played by Guy Marks, "What do you think you are, Your Majesty, chopped chicken liver?"

Chuck Zito

In 2013 Zito competed on Food Network Television's Chopped along with NASCAR's Danica Patrick, former NFLer Tiki Barber and Olympic Champion Natalie Coughlin.

Cornelia, Georgia

He came from the southeast, around Currahee Mountain, by way of Chopped Oak (which was called "Digaluyatunyib" by the Cherokee Indians).

Dizz Knee Land

You could see a guy's head being chopped off and, you know, a leg flying away and someone embracing someone in a lovely kiss and then flip the channel and then a chainsaw goes buzzing through, you know, some butter and it accidentally cuts your mom's head off and then you flip again and they're making love and then you flip again and it's Montana going 'I'm going to Disneyland'.

Ed Klepfer

His career was chopped up due to time spent fighting in World War I, as part of the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

Ewiger Wald

Further, it depicted the forest sheltering ancient Germanic tribes, Arminius, and the Teutonic Knights, facing the German Peasants' War, being chopped up by war and industry, and being humiliated by black soldiers from the French occupation army.

Giuseppe Meazza

Italy were awarded a penalty after Silvio Piola, the team's new center forward, was chopped down in the box by "the Divine Master", Domingos da Guia.

Korokke

Korokke is made by mixing cooked chopped meat, seafood, or vegetables with mashed potato or white sauce, rolling it in wheat flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs, then deep frying this until brown on the outside.

Lonoke, Arkansas

According to local legend, the town was named for a large red oak tree that was found while trees were being chopped down in order to build houses.

Mercury Eight

In 1990, Mattel Hot Wheels created a model of 1949 Mercury with a chopped top.

Minced meat

Mint sauce, sauce made from finely chopped mint leaves, soaked in vinegar, and a small amount of sugar

Mount Barker, Western Australia

St Werburghs Chapel was built in 1872 with walls made from chopped straw and clay and woodwork formed from local jarrah.

Muesli

Other ingredients commonly included are additional grated or chopped fresh fruit (e.g., bananas, apples, berries, grapes, mango), dried fruit, milk products (e.g., fresh milk, yogurt, cream, condensed milk, fromage frais, quark, cottage cheese, or nondairy milk substitutes), lemon juice, ground nuts, seeds, spices (especially cinnamon), honey and muesli mix.

Predicament

The screenplay was written by the director Jason Stutter, who chopped up and rearranged Morrieson’s dialogue.

River Swilly

The river takes its name Súileach from a man-eating water monster that was chopped in half by Saint Columba, who was born in Gartan.

Swishahouse

The label began by distributing mixtape series such as Before da Kappa, After da Kappa, Choppin Em Up and Fuck Action (which featured chopped and screwed versions of R&B songs).

Thousand Islands

Thousand Island dressing was named for the chain of islands by the actress who popularised the dressing, May Irwin, stating that she thought the chopped vegetables in the dressing looked like the Thousand Islands region.

Vaccinium floribundum

It is sold at some markets and is used for a dish celebrating the Day of the Dead along with spices and other chopped fruits.

XO sauce

Developed in the 1980s in Hong Kong for Cantonese cuisine, XO sauce is made of roughly chopped dried seafoods, including scallops, dried fish and shrimp, and subsequently cooked with chili peppers, onions, and garlic.


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