Food History
A Lunch Menu From the Titanic Just Sold for $88,000
The "unsinkable" ship served corned beef, mutton chops and custard pudding
Americans Used to Eat Four Meals a Day
Rest in peace, “second supper”
How Mason Jars Went from Thrifty to Hip
One jar that can be used to store pickles, serve cocktails and, with some craftiness, light up a room (just not all at the same time)
How Doughnut-Loving Cops Became a Stereotype
A sugar-sweet symbol for beat cops around the country
Flour Was Part of the Human Diet 32,000 Years Ago
A stone pestle inside an Italian cave bears traces of starch from wild oats
Archaeologists Recreate 4,000-Year-Old Hittite Feast to Better Understand Their History
The chef crushed buckwheat on stones and used no kitchenware other than a knife
How Food Became Religion in Peru's Capital City
Great cooking is what defines Lima today, but the culinary boom started decades ago, during a time of conflict
Early Americans Went to Great Lengths to Get Caffeine
Pottery shards reveal 1,000-year-old traces of caffeine in places where it wasn't readily available
Archaeologists Had a Huge Reenactment Party to Verify Ancient Pit Oven
A prehistoric-style barbecue helped feed 200 guests — and prove archaeologists’ hypothetis
American Vegetarianism Has a Religious Past
Thank the creators of corn flakes and graham crackers for veggie burgers and not-dogs
Americans Used to Eat Robin Pie and Calf’s Foot Jelly
A food historian points out some forgotten favorites
Blueberries: A Biography
The world's commercial blueberries all have their roots in New Jersey
Who Were the First People to Eat Chickens?
A find in Israel shows evidence of chicken consumption from as early as 400 B.C.E.
Why Is This Wild, Pea-Sized Tomato So Important?
Native to northern Peru and southern Ecuador, this tiny and rapidly vanishing tomato boasts outsized influence on world gastronomy
The Foods Americans Once Loved to Eat
Turtles, beavers and eel were once beloved staples of the continental diet. What happened?
Napoleon Had a Thing for Rotisserie Chicken
The military powerhouse ate chicken dinners 24/7 — even as his army starved
There's Only One Way to Make a Dark 'n' Stormy Without Breaking the Law
The cocktail has a surprising, and litigious history
The Civil War’s Division of North and South is Reflected in Cookbooks
Naval blockades kept the South starving for salt and other foods, a fact reflected in the recipes of the time
In 1938, the NY Times Wrote About a Weird New Food: The Cheeseburger
Apparently, cheese on meat needed some explanation
Eat Like a Parisian in a Parisian Apartment
An Internet-based service allows visitors an authentic taste of food, friendship and culture
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