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'''Maple syrup''' was a liquid condiment derived from the [[maple]] [[tree]]. Whilst in [[New Orleans]] in the early [[21st century]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] chose a [[restaurant]] that served deep fried [[rice cake]]s, to which he added maple syrup, and a side of [[grits]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead (novel)|The City of the Dead]]'') | '''Maple syrup''' was a liquid condiment derived from the [[maple]] [[tree]]. Whilst in [[New Orleans]] in the early [[21st century]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] chose a [[restaurant]] that served deep fried [[rice cake]]s, to which he added maple syrup, and a side of [[grits]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead (novel)|The City of the Dead]]'') | ||
:''In the real world, maple syrup, along with maple leaves, is a symbol of [[Canada]]. Grits are symbolic of the [[United States of America]], deep frying of [[Scotland]], and [[rice]] of [[China]]. The mix of racial stereotypes is likely the joke.'' | |||
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