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This is a list of ancient dishes, prepared foods and beverages that have been recorded as originating in ancient history. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with Sumerian cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing from the protoliterate period around 3,000 to 2,900 years BCE.
~3900 BCE: In Mesopotamia (Ancient Iraq), early evidence of beer is a Sumerian poem honoring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, which contains the oldest surviving beer recipe, describing the production of beer from barley via bread. [36] ~3600 BCE: Date of the oldest definitive known evidence for popcorn, discovered in New Mexico, United ...
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
Slightly different from the frozen dinner selection at stores today, TV dinners increased in popularity when television sets became a staple in U.S. households in the late 1950s.
From Hershey's to Toblerone, here are eight of the oldest candy bars in the world, all of which are still around and available for purchase today. Lindt chocolate 1.
This is a category for notable foods that were once eaten but are no longer commonly eaten, or which are no longer eaten in their original form. Subcategories This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total.
Polenta, a porridge made with the corn left to Italian farmers so that land holders could sell all the wheat crops, still a popular food Pumpernickel , a traditional dark rye bread of Germany, made with a long, slow (16–24 hours) steam-baking process, and a sour culture
10. Divinity Candy. Divinity is a classic, nougat-like candy with a foundation of whipped egg whites, corn syrup, and sugar. Flavors and fillings like dried fruit or chopped nuts make this candy ...