Myths and legends surrounding the origins of food are, not surprisingly, very common. Here’s a new one on me: according to one story, deftly told by Roland Bourdeix on one of his blogs, the island of Niue — the Rock of Polynesia — owes its name to two very special varieties of coconut. But don’t take my word for it; read Roland’s post.
Are there other places named specifically for foods? And is there some central repository of myths and legends that involve agriculture and food? I don’t know of one.
What pop up in my mind is Ølby,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ølby
The name means Beer Town, is probably named in the Viking age, like most towns ending with “-by”
My kind of town.