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04/17/2022

01/20/2022

The earliest record of cheese making dates back to 5,500 BCE in what is now Poland. Today there are over 1,400 varieties of cheese.

01/19/2022

https://insanelygoodrecipes.com/flavored-popcorn-recipes/

Make movie night even better with these flavored popcorn recipes. From ranch to truffle to pepperoni pizza, these unique popcorn flavors are totally over-the-top!

01/19/2022

Popcorn started becoming popular in the United States in the middle 1800s. It wasn’t until Charles Cretors, a candy-store owner, developed a machine for popping corn with steam that the tasty treat became more abundantly poppable. By 1900 he had horse-drawn popcorn wagons going through the streets of Chicago.

01/14/2022

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/hot-pastrami-sandwich-recipe/

Prep Time: 20 minutes Serves: 6               Ingredients: 2 lbs thin sliced Pastrami 6 dill pickles – sliced in half lengthwise 6 slices Swiss […]

01/14/2022

Popular delicatessen meat, pastrami is usually made from beef. Others make their pastrami sandwich with pork, mutton, or turkey. Before refrigeration, butchers originally created pastrami as a way to preserve meat. To make pastrami, they placed the raw meat in brine. Then they partially dried it and seasoned it with various herbs and spices to be smoked and steamed.

01/12/2022

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01/12/2022

When making a true curried chicken, don’t reach for the curry powder. Instead, stew the chicken in a sauce made from clarified butter (known as ghee) onions, garlic, and a medley of spices such as cumin, coriander, cinnamon, ginger, and turmeric. Other ingredients include chilies and tomatoes.

01/11/2022

In 1884, an American doctor, Hervey Thatcher of New York City, developed the first modern glass milk bottle. He called it the “Thatcher’s Common Sense Milk Jar.” He used a waxed paper disk to seal the milk in the glass bottle. Later, in 1932, plastic-coated paper milk cartons were introduced commercially as a consequence of their invention by Victor W. Farris.

01/10/2022

Chocolate comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao, which has been cultivated for at least three millennia, is grown in Mexico, Central America, and Northern South America.

01/07/2022

https://www.thespruceeats.com/tempura-batter-recipe-2031529

This quick and easy authentic Japanese tempura batter requires only egg, ice water, and flour. Follow a few simple steps and you'll get excellent results.

01/07/2022

Where did tempura originate? No one really knows. What we do know is back in 1549, Portuguese sailors arrived in Japan and introduced a way of battering and frying food that is now infused into the culture.