Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip…and why? Welcome to the Food Timeline.
Food history is full of fascinating lore and contradictory facts. Historians will tell you it is not possible to express this topic in exact timeline format. They are quite right. Everything we eat is the product of culinary evolution. On the other hand? It is possible to place both foods and recipes on a timeline based on print evidence and historic context. About culinary research.
water & ice—————-salt I & II—————- shellfish & fish—————- eggs & insects —————- rice I, II & III—————- emmer grain–17,000BC— einkorn grain–16,000BC— almonds–10,000BC— sheep —9,000BC— apples & lentils—8,000BC— pork —7,000BC— beans: old world & new—7,000BC— walnuts old & new—7,000BC— pistachios—7,000BC— cattle domestication—6,500BC— wine—6000BC— maize & spelt —6000BC— sushi—2nd Century— coffee—9th Century— hamburgers—13th century— kiwis & Mexican limes—14th century— pork & beans—1475— tomatoes in Europe—1544— Camembert cheese—1554— Brussels sprouts & kohlrabi—1587— rum—1650— rice in South Carolina—1690— French fries I & II—18th Century— Hereford cows—1742— sugar beets—1747— grapes in California—1769— Jersey cows—1771— tomatoes in America—1781— Mandarin oranges/Europe—1805— lady fingers—1820— soft drinks in America—1830— Worcestershire Sauce—1835— Poland Spring water—1845— breakfast cereal—1863— Underwood Deviled Ham—1867— Long Island duck—1873— summer pudding—1875— Heinz Ketchup—1876— Wheatena—1879— salt water taffy—1883— fudge & Good and Plenty—1893— Salisbury steak—1895— Fruitcake, Corsicana TX—1896— Cottolene—1900— Mt. Clemens Flakes & Marmite–1902— New York pizza —1905— Crisco & Junket—1911— Fettuccine Alfredo—1914— Moon pies—1917— Eskimo Pie & Good Humor—1920— Wonder Bread & Wheaties —1921— Kool-Aid & Pez—1927— canned soda—1938— American Tex-Mex—1950s– Oregon Marionberries—1956— Life cereal—1961— Buffalo Wings—1964— Kobe beef & wagyu—1976— Yukon gold potatoes—1981— Orangetti spaghetti squash—1986— Flavr Savr tomatoes—1994— Flat Iron steak—2002— |
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—10,000BC—Agriculture begins I & II –10,000BC— bread & beer —4000BC—yeast breads: pitta & focaccia —2300BC—Ancient Egypt —1700BC—Mesopotamia banquets & recipes —1000BC—Jerusalem, Labeneh —3rd Century BC—Chinese moon cakes —1st Century—Ancient Rome I, II, III & IV —1588—English pastry, from The Good Huswifes Handmaid for Cookerie in her Kitchen —1717—Massialot’s Le Nouveau Cuisiner Royale et Bourgoise I & II —1747—Yorkshire pudding & sweet potato pie —1756—Welsh rabbit —1765—apple butter Cooking Club of Tu-Whit Hollow —1894—Recipes Tried and True, Marion Ohio —1903—Baked stuffed cucumbers, Landmarks Club Cookbook —1924—Caesar salad —1930′s—Popular U.S. foods & menus —1948—Mr. Truman’s recipes I, II, & III —1953—Mrs. Eisenhower’s Million Dollar Fudge —1964—Hot Dutch Tuna Buns & pita bread, NYC World’s Fair —1978—hummingbird cake
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Thanks to The Morris County Library for their great help in putting this information together
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