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A far better comparison would be the Taco Bell Chalupa which shares the name with a Mexican dish but has nothing in common with the Mexican dish.

Taco Bell, much like American-Chinese food, or McDonalds, accelerated past cultural escape velocity a long time ago.

See also the concept of American Lite-Beer-like-beverage vs German Beer.

The concept of cultural escape velocity applies to more aspects of culture than just food.