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fless1 | 14:24 Thu 15th May 2003 | Travel
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Why is the kitchen on a boat called the galley?
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Two possible explanations...

One is that it is taken from the name of an early ship where oarsmen sat on either side of a straight gangway

The other is that cooking on ships was originally done in the raised area of the ship called the gallery.
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