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Food History
Learn more about the history and origins of cooking, food and the culinary arts.
The Recipe Finder
What Would You Like to Cook?
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What Is Blue Cheese?
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Raw-Milk Cheese
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What's the Difference Between Creole and Cajun Cooking?
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How to Dry Age and Wet Age a Great Steak
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Who Invented the All-American Cheeseburger?
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What Is Chuck Steak?
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Menus on the Rms Titanic From 1912
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The Evolution of the Coffee House
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Raw vs. Pasteurized Cheese Debate
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What Is Gelatin?
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What Is Fondue?
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How to Tell If It's Oyster Season
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The History of Hamburger Meat
The History of Cheese
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What Is Rye?
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What Is Champagne?
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The History and Uses for Sriracha Sauce
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Tea Bags: History, Types, Uses, and More
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What Defines Authentic Soul Food?
Traditional British Fish and Chips
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The Brief History of Canning Food
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Ballottines and Galantines
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What Are Grits?
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What Is Peekytoe Crab?
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What Is Vegemite?
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The History of Basil
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What the Ancient Greeks Ate
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Traditional Passover Foods for the Seder
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What Are Buffalo Wings?
Homemade Bagels (Parve)
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The History of the Chestnut Tree
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Port-Salut Cheese
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Afternoon Tea in Britain: A Brief History
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Potatoes Dauphinoise vs. Potatoes Dauphine
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Is Ox Tongue the Same as Beef Tongue?
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The History of Doughnuts
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Fondue Cooking Tips and Recipes
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The Historical Background of Lamb as Food
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Anchovy Cooking Tips and Hints
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Amaretto Liqueur History
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Origin and Historical Uses of Cinnamon
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Dolphins and Canned Tuna
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What Is Honey?
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The History of Twinkies
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What Are Pineapples?
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The History of Salmon as Food
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Red Pistachios: Why Did They Disappear?
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What Are Mandarin Oranges?
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Pâté de Foie Gras History and French law
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Mulled Wine: Ingredients, Methods, and Traditions
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How to Select and Store Sweet Potatoes
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What Are Vanilla Beans?
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The History of Tomatoes as Food
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The History of Bananas
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What Is Graham Flour?
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The History of Broccoli
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A Brief History of the Strawberry
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The History of Gingerbread
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Origin and History of Worcestershire Sauce
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Caviar History