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Molcajete used to grind spices Molcajete as a food container. Molcajetes are used to crush and grind spices, and to prepare salsas and guacamole.The rough surface of the basalt stone creates a superb grinding surface that maintains itself over time as tiny bubbles in the basalt are ground down, replenishing the textured surface.
Early color television: Guillermo González Camarena made one of the earliest successful color television transmission systems in 1934. Although not the one used today, NASA used it in 1979 for a series of projects including Voyager 1. AcceleGlove: invented by José Hernández-Rebollar. It is an electronic glove that translates hand movements ...
The Pastry War (Spanish: Guerra de los pasteles; French: Guerre des Pâtisseries), also known as the first French intervention in Mexico or the first Franco-Mexican war (1838–1839), began in November 1838 with the naval blockade of some Mexican ports and the capture of the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa in the port of Veracruz by French forces sent by King Louis Philippe I.
The timeline of wars has been split up in the following periods: List of wars: before 1000; List of wars: 1000–1499; List of wars: 1500–1799; List of wars: 1800–1899; List of wars: 1900–1944; List of wars: 1945–1989; List of wars: 1990–2002; List of wars: 2003–present
Remnants of popcorn have been found in Mexico that date to circa 3600 BC. The origin of tacos is based on the pre-Hispanic custom of picking up other foods with tortillas as utensils were not used. [13] The origin of the word is in dispute, with some saying it is derived from Nahuatl and others from various Spanish phrases. [43]
Malted milk invented and marketed in England by James Horlick, and in 1873 started the J & W Horlicks company with his brother in Chicago. The first US patent for malted milk mixing powder was granted them in 1883. [110] Beverages England 1875 Milk chocolate in solid form invented by Swiss chocolatier Daniel Peter (initially meant for making a ...
Food history is an interdisciplinary field that examines the history and the cultural, economic, environmental, and sociological impacts of food and human nutrition.It is considered distinct from the more traditional field of culinary history, which focuses on the origin and recreation of specific recipes.
500 BC – The moldboard iron plough is invented in China; 500 BC – Row cultivation of crops using intensive hoeing to weed and conserve moisture practised in China; 300 BC – Efficient trace harness for plowing invented in China; 200 BC – Efficient collar harness for plowing invented in China; 100 BC – Rotary winnowing fan invented in China