Food timeline

  • 12,000 BCE

    Apricots

  • 900

    Lemons

    They were know to ancient cooks. The acid flavor was incorporated into many dishes. They started selling them at a very high price.
  • 1500

    Mushrooms

  • 1500

    Risotto

  • Cashews

    A kidney-shaped nut that grows in a double shell at the end of a strongly sweet-smelling, pear-shaped fruit. It is related to poison ivy.
  • Noodles

  • Pasta

  • Scallops

  • Vanilla

  • Ketchup

  • Oysters

  • Quesadillas

  • Yorkshire pudding

  • English muffins

  • Tomato sauce

    The first tomato sauces were made by ancient South Americans. The practice of combining pasta and tomato sauce originated in the late 18th century.
  • Russian zakuski

  • Unsalted butter

  • Hotcakes

  • Tex-Mex

  • Waffles

  • Garlic bread

    It comes from ancient Mediterranean bruschetta. Garlic knots where most famous in the 1980's.
  • jerky

    This method was started by Native Americans. Buffalo was a popular meat source. It may have originated in peru.
  • french toast

    It was created by medieval European cooks. Recipes for french toast can be traced Ancient Roman times
  • Icecream

  • Doughnuts

  • Bagels