food history

Since its introduction to the Western world in the Middle Ages, nutmeg has fueled conflict and obsession.

Chances are your vanilla flavoring is synthetic. Here's what makes the real thing—the second-most expensive spice in the ...

Plus: the difference between black, white, green, and pink peppercorns, and how to make the most of it ...

From tomato-glazed turkey to superstitious pudding, a look at festive feasts and traditions during America's Golden Era.

The aroma hits as soon as you step inside: hot sugar and rich chocolate, a perfume of nostalgia ...

By Lynette Hazelton From The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia—Take an onion, Jonathan Deutsch explained. Spend some time with it, ...

Food history professor Alberto Grandi made some polarizing claims in a recent interview, saying many Italian dishes are ...

By Rory Murphy From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH–When it comes to apples, only a handful of states do it better ...

As hard as it may be to imagine any state fair, carnival, theme park or baseball game without the classic corn dog, ...

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service At some time or another, you’ve probably been on a ...

Breakfast is truly a national treasure, but the meal beloved by many Americans has changed a lot over ...

As much fun as we have eating eggs in all kinds of different ways, it can be just as ...

In the lead-up to Easter, you have likely crossed your fair share of hot cross buns. For those ...

Considering its ubiquitous nature at restaurants and in homes throughout North America, it may come as a surprise ...

I'm a big fan of Chinese food. I’m also a fan of fortune cookies, and I generally grab ...

When we think of food in the past, it is often images of Henry VIII with a table ...

You’re undoubtedly familiar with marshmallows—the puffy, sweet confections that you might toast over a campfire in the summertime ...

From the rise of click and collect to the advent of dark kitchens, the very concept of the ...

Potato salad has always been a German thing to me. But the origin of the main ingredient was ...

I have fond childhood memories of family reunions on Pine Lake in Eldora, Iowa. Coming together from several ...

As a young kitchen apprentice at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, Frank Clark faced a challenging task. To demonstrate his ...

There are at least 350 shapes of pasta you can buy. Food blogger Dan Pashman apparently thought we ...

Legend: Genghis Khan came up with an early concept for hamburgers that involved tenderizing meat scraps under the ...

Most of us can look at our lives and careers and point to something that shaped their trajectory: ...

Whatever happened to "chestnuts roasting on an open fire"? I found the answer but in an unexpected place: ...

Today’s Thanksgiving meal, with a giant turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberries, and pumpkin pies, bears very little resemblance to ...

Given avocado’s popularity today, it’s hard to believe that we came close to not having them in our ...