Is Hidden Valley the original ranch dressing? (Spoiler alert: it is.)
Today we are checking out the history of the most popular salad dressing – by far – in this country: ranch dressing.
Category: Food History
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Food history: Bananas Foster
This food history is almost embarrassingly short and sweet.
Most of the time with Food History posts, it is difficult to decipher the background of a dish, because many meals simply evolve and grow over time. Or, the food item can be traced so far back the precise origin is unclear.
Then there are the biggies like coffee and ketchup, where the history is so expansive it’s impossible to cover it all in one blog post.
But with Bananas Foster, we’ve got the exact, undisputed, quick history right here.
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Food history: apple cider
Cider as we tend to think of it here in America is of the nonalcoholic variety. It’s sweet, and wholesome, and we buy it at farmers markets and orchards during September and October.
To the rest of the world, cider equates to hard cider, which is how it originated.
Let’s look further into the history of apple cider.
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Food history: apple pie
Continuing on through apple month, also known as September, let’s find out what the history of apple pie is.
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Food history: applesauce
I shouldn’t have complained about a lack of information on the history of hash browns – there is significantly less data out there on the history of applesauce.
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Food history: hash browns
I did not find as much information as I would have liked on the history of hash browns.
So, if you know more than I do, please share with the whole class.
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Food history: ketchup
Much like with the history of coffee, ketchup’s extensive background can fill an entire book. Consequently, there are details and information going far beyond this post.
But let’s go over the rundown of all major points we can on the history of ketchup.
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Food history: chicken cordon bleu
Unlike other Food History posts, the background of chicken cordon bleu is not a long one – it is in fact a fairly recent addition to the American palate.
Chicken cordon bleu is not one of those recipes that was simply created one day; it is a dish that evolved over time. (more…)
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Food history: cotton candy
If you’ve been to a county fair or carnival yet this summer, you may have had this sugar-spun sweet.
Four people are said to have invented cotton candy – and two of them are dentists.
