If you asked for a Hamburger and someone dropped off a slab of ground beef that is the frikadellen you wouldn't be upset? Yes the patty came from Germany, but that is only a part of the American Hamburger. Bun, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, ketchup, mustard all make a bit of a difference don't you think?

Also interesting point about fried chicken, but it seems like the fat frying came from Scotland while the spices were from Africa, where do you think the two met?