The difference between currants and raisins is more complex than one would at first assume.
Let’s check it out.
Tag: food
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Food history: chicken noodle soup
Both chicken soup and noodle soup have been around for centuries, but it was Campbell’s who really brought the two together, culminating in the now famous chicken noodle soup.
But the name itself was an accident.
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Difference between: croque monsieur and croque madame
This is a nice quick one folks! The difference between croque monsieur and croque madame.
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Snapshot: celtuce
Celtuce is the new, cool vegetable on the food scene. Who knows – maybe it’ll become the next kale.
Let’s take a quick peek at what this food item is all about.
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Food history: Bolognese sauce
These days, Bolognese sauce basically translates to any meat pasta sauce, but it used to have a more specific definition.
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Difference between: black-eyed peas and purple hull peas
Confession: This was a difficult Difference Between – I couldn’t find a lot of information on purple hull peas. Although, what I did find was quite favorable.
In the interest of today being New Years Eve – I do love seasonal posts! – I did want to write about black-eyed peas, a Southern staple and longtime good luck New Years food.
So, here’s what I found with the difference between black-eyed peas and purple hull peas.
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Food history: candy canes
Not much is known about the history of candy canes – at least, not much that is backed up by reliable historical records. But we’ll go over what we do know.
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Difference between: hot chocolate and hot cocoa
This is one of those Difference Between posts that, before I came across it on accident, I didn’t even know there *was* a difference.
The terms are used interchangeably, but there is indeed a difference between hot chocolate and hot cocoa.
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Food history: gingerbread houses
We learned in the history of Christmas cookies that gingerbread was one of the first cookies to be associated with Christmas.
But what about gingerbread houses, specifically?
