Coca Cola was initially created to be a substitute for alcohol in the late 19th century by former Confederate officer, John Styth Pemberton. The soft drink is known for infamously containing small amounts of cocaine in its formula before 1903 by the…
Like London in the United Kingdom, there is more desire in Tokyo, Japan for more authentic American cuisine. Going into the 21st century, while Japan is home to an abundance of burger shops and retro themed diners, there is the beginning of demands…
Native to Mexico, Central America, and South America, cocoa beans have had a long standing history in the cuisine and culture of Mesoamerican cultures, notably the Olmecs, Mayan, and Aztecs.
The cocoa bean was the subject of plenty of mythology in…
This is a picture of a recipe that has been pulled from a website, detailing the ingredients and process needed to make a trencher. This recipe is surprisingly simple, with the most time-consuming step being to leave the dough mixture overnight in…
This item is a very good overview of bread trends throughout American history. It does a very good job at glossing over and giving brief ideas, but it is a great resource to understand how bread was able to become mainstream, especially things like…
This picture illustrates a portable pie oven, in bright colors and a fair amount of medieval flair. The oven is round and wood fired and is being transported on wheels, while being dragged by two men, with two others throwing bread in and out of the…
This ad from the era just after civil rights features prominent use of AAV, African American Vernacular. They released sets of targeted ads towards African Americans, hoping to draw in their once denied business.
This is one in a series of TV spots that Taco Bell ran in the 1990s. These commercials were aimed at giving the brand a more authentic (Read: Racist) feel. It really only made the brand look silly, and the commercial itself is very dated.
Kentucky Fried Chicken released a series of commercials early in their lifetime that claimed their food was just as good as home cooking while having none of the mess to clean up. These commercials included "mother's day" along with print ads…
American barbecue can trace its origins to the cooking techniques of Native Americans, notably the tribes inhabiting the Caribbean, and further utilized and developed by the enslaved Africans and their descendants throughout the centuries.
Barbecue…