The Food That Built America on History Channel now. PART 2 on now.
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So I will ask - Chicken Cosmos or Chik Fil A?
Also - Pat's or Geno's?
Also - Pat's or Geno's?
It's "The Food That Built America", not "The Food That Killed America."
It's "The Food That Built America", not "The Food That Killed America."
That would be these
The pioneers moving west had their covered wagons stocked with those brands? Daniel Boone introduced them to Kentucky? Custer ate cornflakes for breakfast the morning of his last stand?
It is a little known fact that Custer had a double cheese anchovy pizza before his demise.
I don’t remember the scene in detail, but here is an Archie Bunker line I remember from All in the Family:
“Why can’t we have something American, like pizza?”
Definitely not the breakfast of champions, he should have ate Wheaties
It's "The Food That Built America", not "The Food That Killed America."
https://www.domesticatedcompanion.com/the-grossest-food-from-every-single-us-state/39/?xcmg=1
First of all, that link is one of those pain-in-the-ass slideshows where you have to scroll through the obnoxious ads just to find the “Next” button. They make me want to jam a pen in my carotid.
Second of all, they lost me with the first entry, chicken fried steak. Chicken fried steak is awesome. Give me lots of the white gravy and piping hot buttermilk biscuits and corn bread, and I’m set.
I’m thinking it involves Armour, Swift and a few other large meat packers as well as focusing on corn, grains and dairy from the 19th century Midwest.
Just finished watching this last night on the DVR. I can honestly say that I didn't know about 99% of history behind these food titans. Very interesting.
Reminds me of the Saint Paul Stock yards. One of many regional yards throughout the U.S.
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I love SPAM! And if you've never tried, SPAM, bacon, and eggs, you should
Interesting history, not much of it was new or startling. I was probably a bit educated by the nasty thievery of C.W. Post from the Kelloggs. But this isn't really about American food, it's about American pantry products and the food industry.
The Mount Rushmore of cuisine in America would have the faces of Julia Child, James Beard, Jacques Pepin, and Paul Prudhomme. None of them were mentioned in the show.
The Mount Rushmore of cuisine in America would have the faces of Julia Child, James Beard, Jacques Pepin, and Paul Prudhomme. None of them were mentioned in the show.
with all due respect, those are chefs. Birdseye, with help from a WOMAN not yet age 30 (and before women could even vote) revolutionized food worldwide by freezing food for later consumption and/or transportation. This changed the trajectory of how people eat worldwide and forever. At the same time, these companies fed the western armies with K rations (Kellogs) and chocolate bars that could also have changed the arch of history. Because Prodhomme came up with a nice spice or Child started a TV show, they won't change history. I agree those people changed the taste of food, but the people in this show changed diets of people worldwide.
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For most of my life Heinz ketchup was the only one that I wanted and would use but about a year ago at the Moon and Raven pub in downtown Williamsport they had Wegmans organic ketchup and now it’s the only one I use.
Awesome!, but I can't figure out why my chest hurts?I love SPAM! And if you've never tried, SPAM, bacon, and eggs, you should
Seriously, looks good, but probably not the everyday breakfast.
Nah. Not everyday. But twice a month works for me.Awesome!, but I can't figure out why my chest hurts?
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