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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 video is a humorous interpretation of how to make doughnuts, performed by the Swedish Chef on Sesame Street. He uses a "boomershootin" to punch holes in "moofin[s]" and hence, they become doughnuts. This is an example of breads being used on a…

The logo itself is blue, red, and yellow, and is a few large dots surrounding the actual brand "WONDER". This style of bread is a white, enriched, loaf that is sold pre-sliced and ready to eat. It is also very cheap and not very nutritional, which…

This book is a fascinating look at both ends of the spectrum of bread history. From the ancient origins of grains being ground into a pulp and cooked on hot rocks, to the modern advancements of biotechnology and major cultural forces, William Rubel…

White Castle Building No. 8 at West 33rd Street and Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The restaurant is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an example of a prefabricated porcelain-coated steel structure once built by…

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…

The importation of maize into international diets began with the first encounters with the native inhabitants of the Pre-Columbian Americas by European settlers and explorers starting as early as the 15th century.
Maize can trace its origins to…

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.

This book is both a historical account and a love letter of the French bread making process. It is important to the history of bread because the French have been world renowned for their breads for centuries and the decline of their bread is a…

This is arguably the best form of "Fast food." Worldwide, vendors travel the streets selling freshly cooked food for low prices. This is what lead to the interest in full-sized restaurants with comprehensive menus that provided food for low prices on…