Writing Reference: Food History
B.C.
10,000 - almonds, cherries, bread, flour, soup
8,000 - wheat â 7,000 - wine, beer, pistachios, pig, goat, sheep, lard
6,500 - cattle domestication, apples â 6,000 - tortilla, dates, maize
5,000 - honey, ginger, quinoa, avocados, potatoes, milk, yogurt
4,000 - focaccia, watermelons, grapes, pomegranates
3,200 - chicken domestication â 3,000 - butter, onion, garlic, apricots
2,737 - tea â 2,500 - olive oil, seaweed, duck â 2,300 - saffron
2,000 - peaches, liquorice, marshmallow, pasta, ham, sesame seeds
1,500 - chocolate, vanilla â 1,200 - sugar â 1,000 - mangoes, oats, pickles
900 - pears, tomatoes â 700 - cinnamon â 600 - bananas, poppy seeds
500 - artichokes â 400 - pastries, appetizers, vinegar
300 - parsley â 200 - turkeys, asparagus, rhubarb â 65 - quince
1stâ13th Century
1st Century - chestnuts, lobster, crab, shrimp, truffles, blueberries, raspberries, capers, kale, blood (as food), fried chicken, foie gras, French toast, omelettes, rice pudding, flan, cheesecake, pears in syrup
3rd Century - lemons â 5th - pretzels â 6th - eggplant
7th Century - spinach, kimchi â 9th - coffee, nutmeg
10th Century - flower waters, Peking duck, shark's fin soup
11th Century - baklava, corned beef, cider, lychees, seitan
12th Century - breadfruit, artichokes, gooseberries
13th Century - ravioli, lasagne, mozzarella, pancakes, waffles, couscous
14thâ19th Century
14th Century - kebabs, moon cakes, guacamole, pie, apple pie, crumpets, gingerbread
15th Century - coconuts, Japanese sushi and sashimi, pineapples, marmalade, risotto, marzipan, doughnuts, hot dogs
16th Century - pecans, cashews (in India), Japanese tempura, vanilla (in Europe), fruit leather, skim milk, sweetbreads, salsa, quiche, teriyaki chicken, English trifle, potato salad
17th Century - treacle, pralines, coffee cake, modern ice cream, maple sugar, rum, French onion soup, cream puffs, bagels, pumpkin pie, lemonade, croissants, lemon meringue pie
18th Century - root beer, tapioca, French fries, ketchup, casseroles, mayonnaise, eggnog, soda water, lollipops, sangria, muffins, crackers, chowder, croquettes, cupcakes, sandwiches, apple butter, souffle, deviled eggs
19th Century - toffee, butterscotch, cocoa, Turkish delight, iodized salt, vanilla extract, modern marshmallows, potato chips, fish and chips, breakfast cereal, Tabasco sauce, Kobe beef, margarine, unsalted butter, Graham crackers, fondant, passionfruit, saltwater taffy, milkshakes, pizza, peanut butter, tea bags, cotton candy, jelly beans, candy corn, elbow macaroni, fondue, wedding cake, canapes, gumbo, ginger ale, carrot cake, bouillabaisse, cobbler, peanut brittle, pesto, baked Alaska, iced tea, fruit salad, fudge, eggs Benedict, Waldorf salad
20th Century
1901 - peanut butter and jelly â 1904 - banana splits â 1905 - NY pizza
1906 - brownies, onion rings â 1907 - aioli
1908 - Steak Diane, buttercream frosting â 1909 - shrimp cocktail
1910 - Jell-O (America's most famous dessert)
1910s - orange juice â 1912 - Oreos, maraschino cherries, fortune cookies
1912 - Chicken a la King, Thousand Island dressing
1914 - Fettuccine Alfredo â 1915 - hush puppies
1917 - marshmallow fluff â 1921 - Wonder Bread, zucchini
1919 - chocolate truffles â 1922 - Vegemite, Girl Scout cookies
1923 - popsicles â 1924 - frozen foods, pineapple upside-down cake, Caesar salad, chocolate-covered potato chips
1927 - Kool-Aid, s'mores, mayonnaise cake â 1929 - Twizzlers
1930s - Pavlova cakes, Philly cheese steak, Pigs in blankets, margaritas, banana bread, Cajun fried turkey â 1931 - souffle, refrigerator pie
1933 - chocolate covered pretzels â 1936 - no-bake cookies
1937 - Reubens, chicken Kiev, SPAM, Krispy Kreme
1938 - chicken and waffles â 1939 - seedless watermelon
1941 - Rice Krispies treats, Monte Cristo sandwiches â 1943 - nachos
1946 - chicken burgers, tuna melts, Nutella â 1947- chiffon cake
1950s - chicken parm, Irish coffee, cappuccino, smoothies, frozen pizza, diet soda, TV Dinners, ranch dressing â 1951 - bananas foster
1953 - coronation chicken â 1956 - German chocolate cake, panini
1957 - Quebec Poutine â 1958 - Instant ramen noodles, crab rangoon, lemon bars â 1960s - beef Wellington, green eggs and ham, red velvet cake
1963 - black forest cake â 1964 - Belgian waffles, Pop Tarts, Buffalo wings, ants on a log, pita bread â 1965 - Gatorade, Slurpees
1966 - chocolate fondue â 1967 - high fructose corn syrup
1970s - California rolls, pasta primavera, tiramisu â 1971 - fajitas
1975 - hicken tikka masala â 1980 - turducken
1980s - Panko, portobello mushrooms, bubble tea, chicken nuggets, Sriracha, Red Bull energy drink, everything bagels
1990s - artisan breads, Jamaican jerk â 1991 - turkey bacon, chocolate molten lava cake, earthquake cake â 1993 - broccolini
1995 - Tofurkey â 1997 - grape tomatoes
21st Century
2002 - flat iron steak, tear-free onions â 2007 - Kool-Aid pickles, cake pops
2008 - Mexican funnel cake â 2013 - cronuts, test tube burgers
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