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[–] galanthus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Russians actually call russian salad "olivier", after the guy who made it, but it was invented in Russia by a man that was born there, so I am not sure you can say it is French.

[–] ooli2@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] galanthus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Olivier

I suppose he was of franco-belgian descent, but he was born in Russia, raised in Russia, died in Russia, and invented his salad in Russia as a chief of a russian restaurant.

Even the french agree: "Lucien Olivier est un chef russe d'origine franco-belge" - from Wikipaedia.

Also:

"Nationalité - russe"