How Taco Bell Was Founded On A Stolen Idea
Taco Bell is famous for its quick and easy take on Mexican fast-food. However, despite its long history, the idea behind the chain is far from original.
Read MoreTaco Bell is famous for its quick and easy take on Mexican fast-food. However, despite its long history, the idea behind the chain is far from original.
Read MoreWhether you use it to drizzle on tomatoes or to marinate fruit, balsamic vinegar is a cherished ingredient. But why is it called balsamic?
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Read MorePort has been popular choice among wine aficionados for hundreds of years. If you've never given this Portuguese wine a try, you should.
Read MoreWhether you're at home or abroad, you're never far away from churros. But where was this ubiquitous, delicious sweet treat actually invented?
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Read MoreIn terms of beverages, diet soda is a relatively new invention. Here's the reason why a company you've never heard of came up with this innovative beverage.
Read MoreIn 1904, Bulgarian scientist Élie Metchnikoff argued that yogurt could stave off the aging process and make people live longer. But can it?
Read MoreFamous for its chocolate bars, the Hershey brand is a household name. But, did you know the company also has a theme park located in Pennsylvania?
Read MoreThe Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, with its iconic orange packaging, is one of the best-known candies worldwide. But where exactly did the name come from?
Read MoreThe iconic red bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos is widely thought of as the flagship of the brand, but it is neither the first nor the second flavor produced.
Read MorePastina soup, made with warming broth and tiny pasta stars, has been known by many names in many households, but one of the most common is "Italian penicillin."
Read MoreDue to its rich flavor, salmon sashimi is very popular. This dish's proper name, and how best to eat it, is information every lover of sashimi needs to know.
Read MoreThere may be no beverage more deeply intertwined with American culture than soda pop. But the oldest soft drink brand in the U.S. might not be who you expect.
Read MoreThe oldest ice cream company in America has been slinging scoops for more than 160 years. For most of this time, it has called one city, and one market, home.
Read MoreWhen early spring rolls around, it's prime time for making maple syrup. So, how do farmers harvest sap and take it from the tree to the bottle?
Read MoreThere are several theories as to why Kentucky Fried Chicken changed its name to KFC in 1991. However, only one of these theories is definitely true.
Read MoreThere is a rule at a steakhouse that you might not about and never even considered to be bad etiquette, but if you do it, then you'll want to stop.
Read MoreRecently, Thai coffee has gained a stellar reputation, but how did a country that barely produced any coffee until the 1960s develop such a great product?
Read MoreIt's long been thought that Dom Pérignon invented the "Champagne method," a process integral to Champagne production. However, some evidence now contests that.
Read MoreThere is nothing in the restaurant world more eye-catching than a tableside dish dancing with flames. But why is it that we find fiery food so fancy?
Read MoreReleased in 2002, this fantasy video game, in which an elf name Skye battled a dark lord and searched for her mother, was actually a Skittles advertisement.
Read MoreBack in 2020, Planters attempted to redesign its mascot by killing off Mr. Peanut in a fiery Super Bowl advertisement. We're not sure we'll ever be the same.
Read MoreThe tradition of adding "million dollar" to recipe names has been around for a long time, but this modifier isn't indicative of expensive ingredients.
Read MoreWe've all seen the boxes sitting next to each other on the grocery shelves, but what is it that actually separates English and Irish breakfast teas?
Read MoreIt seems like there is another food recall almost everyday, but the largest egg recall was back in 2010. Here's what caused the massive outbreak.
Read MoreChicken fried steak certainly sounds delicious, but what does making it actually involve. We dive into the history of this Texan specialty dish.
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