Granola first was invented in the 1860s (not the 1960s) and eaten by health nuts of the day. It was a severe dish made from nothing but double-baked sheets... 13 of the Best Places to Get Apple Pie in America Crumb-topped, lattice-topped, or layered with caramel and welcoming a ...
Invented in El Floridita, a grandiose bar on the cusp of Habana Vieja and Centro Habana, in the late 1910s, the frozen daiquiri (made with rum, lime, sugar, and crushed ice) was popularized by – guess who? – Ernest Hemingway in the 1940s. The American scribe knocked back copious dou...
Black pudding is actually an ancient food and there are references to it in Roman cooking literature as early as the 4th or 5th century AD. It has had a chequered history and has even been banned in the past. In some religious circles, eating this ‘blood sausage’ was considered to be ...
Christmas pudding Christmas pudding originated as a 14th century ‘porridge’ of beef, mutton, currants, raisins, prunes, wine and mixed spices. The pudding was traditionally stirred from east to west in honour of the Three Wise Men. A silver sixpence (2½p) was often added to bring luck...
Herriton was annoyed with Harriet for betraying irritation. Lunch was nasty; and during pudding news arrived that the cook, by sheer dexterity, had broken a very vital knob off the kitchen-range. “It is too bad,” said Mrs. Herriton. Irma said it was three bad, and was told not to...
The scrambled egg sandwich was addictive, and I washed it all down with a Hong Kong hot lemon tea. Address: 38A Kweilin St, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong Opening hours: 24 hours Prices: Tea costs 13 HKD and the egg sandwich is 20 HKD Tofu pudding at Duen Kee Restaurant (端記茶樓) 20...
Frangipane is named after 16th century Italian nobleman Marquis Muzio Frangipani, who invented a bitter almond-scented fragrance that was used to perfume gloveswhile
The most iconic cooked version is Oysters Rockefeller, which was invented right here in New Orleans atAntoine’sback in 1899. If you’re wondering where the name comes from, these oysters were named after John D. Rockefeller – who was the richest man in the country at the time – for ...
Known in different cultures as black pudding,boudin noir,botifarró, the German version is made by cooking pork blood with a filler (usually bread or oatmeal) until it's thick enough to congeal when cooled. Seasoned with salt, pepper, marjoram, thyme, allspice and ginger, it appears almost ...
Sundae, at its most basic, is a type of blood pudding: pig or cow intestines stuffed with glass noodles, ground meat and vegetables. And congealed blood. All steamed into coils of unassuming but tasty meaty goodness, ready to be sliced and served – usually with other pork parts, like lu...