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This book is the journey of white bread in American society as it journeys from the "superfood" packed with nutrients that it began as, to the cheap and poor option in many supermarkets. This book explores diet trends as well, noting that recently…

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…

Automat food vendors like these were much more common in Europe and still are. This one, from New York, featured low-price, ready-made items for affordable prices. Image getting off the train, headed to your job at the type-writer company, and…

Fish and Chips restaurants like this one in Kent England aren't entirely fast food, but definitely fall under "Quick service restaurant." These were important to building the public's taste for a place to spend time with their friends between work…

The Big Mac. The grandaddy of it all. McDonald's most famous sandwich helped launch the brand to the top of the fast-food industry. The only sandwich more famous than the Big Mac perhaps is the McRib, but only due to it's fleeting nature.

This chicken sandwich is the subject of much debate. It arguably started a whole war. It spent months out of stock, people physically fought to get this sandwich. Then, after Popeyes' hype died down several other brands began releasing their chicken…

This article dives deep into the similarities between brewing and baking, with similarities being cereal grains and fermentation and differences being the end product and the exact details of the bread/beer making process. In fact, bread was commonly…

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.
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This picture shows a recipe for how to make bread in ancient times and the process that it entails. This recipe is incredibly simple and easy to replicate, with the biggest hurdle being finding the ingredients necessary. This process starts with…

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…