Tag: food
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What is a Hamburger?
The hamburger is one of the world’s most popular foods, with nearly 50 billion served up annually in the United States alone. Although the humble beef-patty-on-a-bun is technically not much more than 100 years old, it’s part of a far greater lineage, linking American businessmen, World War II soldiers, German political refugees, medieval traders and…
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Popcorn
An iconic snack synonymous with the movie theatre and entertainment, actually packs quite a pop as a healthy snack as well. Archeologists have found traces of popcorn in 1,000-year-old Peruvian tombs. This week, we’ll take a look at the story behind this popular snack, and discover that there’s more beneath that hard husk than meets…
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History of Coleslaw!
When I order at Popeyes chicken, I always order a large side of coleslaw, giving me the satisfaction of, with the large volume of fried chicken, eating vegetables. Then I was reading up about history of Coleslaw and found this: Coleslaw (from the Dutch term koolsla meaning ‘cabbage salad’), also known as cole slaw or…
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The Cup Noodle – カップヌードル Kappu Nūdoru
Instant noodles were invented in 1958 by Momofuku Ando, the Taiwanese-born founder of the Japanese food company Nissin. He used Chicken Ramen as the first instant ramen noodles. In 1970, Nissin formed the subsidiary Nissin Foods (USA) Co. Inc, to sell instant noodles in the United States. Nissin recognized that the bowls traditionally used to package instant noodles in Asia…