that's definitely not Chinese food croissants come from France and sauerkraut is from Germany
right wrong here are 10 national foods Americans always get wrong tomato sauce
actually originated in France a meatball rolled in bread crumbs with a caramelized tomato sauce
drizzle there's nothing more quintessentially Italian than spaghetti with tomato sauce or so
you saw it you might be surprised to learn that tomato sauce didn't originate in Italy
at all it's actually from France forget escargot and beef bourguignon the most famous French dish
in history might actually be pasta with red sauce red spaghetti sauce first appeared in
French cuisine way back in 1797 164 years before Julia Childs mastering the art of French cooking
was published The First Time tomato sauce was mentioned in an Italian cookbook wasn't
until the early 19th century it seems the French have the Italians beat by at least a few years
tomato sauce or as it's known in France sauce tomat is one of the five major sauces in classical
French cooking if you want to be as skilled in the kitchen as Jacques Pepin you better know
how to use sauce tomat it's often served with eggs veggies roasted meats and of course pasta
tomato sauce may not have originated in Italy but plenty of other pasta sauces did creamy
white sauce and wine sauce date all the way back to ancient Rome however the Romans didn't eat
these sauces with pasta the ancient Romans didn't eat tomatoes either since Tomatoes weren't grown
in ancient Rome they were introduced to Italy in the 16th century by way of South America
tempura is actually from Portugal Japanese
Japan is known for its wonderful food from Sushi to Sashimi to Yakitori the Japanese
restaurant seen as a foodie's paradise however there are numerous famous Japanese foods that
aren't actually Japanese at all you probably know that Ramen is actually Chinese and that
Curry was introduced to Japan by the Royal British Navy but did you know that tempura
is actually Portuguese Jesuits from Portugal introduced tempura to the Japanese people in
the mid-16th century according to historians the Portuguese Jesuits began exchanging recipes with
Japanese locals one recipe that caught the eye of the Native Japanese was patient also known as
little fish of the garden the Portuguese version of tempura consisted of battered and fried green
beans which was a staple food in Portugal the Japanese quickly put their own spin on the recipe
by using local ingredients we will improvise them today there are as many varieties of tempura as
there are anime if you visit Tokyo you can sample all different kinds of temporary including shrimp
yam shiso Leaf mushroom and even tomato if you're really adventurous like Homer Simpson
you can even try Fugu tempura just make sure the chef removes all the poison from the fish first
sauerkraut first appeared in Asia sauerkraut that is good sauerkraut goes perfectly with bratwurst
wieners and frankfurters forget the ketchup if you top your hot dog with sauerkraut you'll be
in heaven it's also the perfect topping for a Cheesy and crispy reuben sandwich it might just
be the perfect German condiment but wait a minute sauerkraut isn't even German most people associate
sauerkraut with Germany but that's actually amiss Germany may have created Adidas sneakers and the
Volkswagen Beetle but sauerkraut was imported into Germany so where did sauerkraut originally
come from anyway many historians believe that the delicious pickled sour cabbage actually originated
in Asia according to Legend Genghis Khan and his Mongol hordes introduced sauerkraut into Germanic
territories in the 13th century if you want to be as strong and powerful as Genghis Khan then
you better eat your vegetables sauerkraut to be exact new to our Channel then take a quick second
and hit that subscribe button and never miss a new video thanks croissants come from Austria
but where's the smoked turkey can you imagine a more perfect breakfast than a croissant and
a cup of coffee from a Parisian Cafe croissants are absolutely magical it doesn't matter if you
get them from a tiny French bakery or from Costco they're always buttery flaky and delicious most
people think that these famous pastries originated in France but that couldn't be further from the
truth in actuality croissants are a French take on a classic Austrian puff pastry called kipful
France may have made croissants famous but without Austria we wouldn't be able to enjoy a sausage egg
and cheese Criss sandwich from Burger King so what exactly is kipho well it's very much like
a croissant it's moist and mouth-watering and it looks quite similar to a croissant as well
thanks to its distinct Crescent shape there are differences however while you can get croissants
filled with sweet Confections like chocolate and marzipan Savory options are much more
popular kitful on the other hand is sweeter than a Wonka bar thanks to mountains and mountains of
powdered sugar so how did the kitful morph into the croissant well in 1838 an Austrian Baker
named August Zhang set up shop in Paris he only stayed in the city of light for a short period
of time and when he left enterprising French Bakers altered his kitful recipe to create the
croissant we know today how ingenious Caesar salad is Mexican Caesar salad with tater tots
instead of croutons oh that's me salad trying to eat healthy what comes to mind when you think of
Mexican food tacos burritos chimichangas maybe you get a craving for your super-sized Baja Blast from
Taco Bell those are all good choices but there's one famous Mexican food you shouldn't Overlook
we're talking about the Caesar salad what's that you say you didn't know that the Caesar salad
originated in Mexico well it did and it's a truly fascinating Story the Caesar salad isn't from Rome
and it's not from the USA it was created by an Italian immigrant in Tijuana over the Fourth of
July weekend in 1924 restaurateur Caesar cardini created the Caesar salad when he found himself in
a pinch salad how do you make a salad he simply tossed what he had available into a bowl gave it
a good mix and voila the Caesar salad was born the original recipe consisted of romaine lettuce
Dijon mustard black pepper lime juice croutons parmesan cheese and egg yolk fresh ground garlic
olive oil and Worcestershire sauce a couple years later Caesar's brother Alex added anchovies to the
mix for an extra bit of Kick the Caesar salad was an instant hit especially with Americans who were
crossing the border to escape prohibition these tourists thought the Caesar salad paired perfectly
with a good libation Caesar's restaurant in Tijuana is still open to this day and
the Caesar salad recipe remains unchanged frog legs are an English delicacy hey spit that out
there's some weird food in France foie gras sea whelks and stinky cheese are bizarre Delicacies
in France but the strangest food of them all is undoubtedly frog legs Frog's legs are found on
menus all over Paris but some people get a bit squeamish when they think of this delicacy the
average American might associate Frog's legs with France but the truth is far stranger according to
archaeologists from England there's evidence that Brits were eating frogs and toads as far back as
6250 BCE have you owned a French restaurant you may want to take Frog's legs off the menu because
it turns out this delicacy is actually British it's really not that surprising considering they
eat jelly deals in Great Britain which would you rather eat eel or frogs why not both neither sound
particularly appetizing but you'll never know unless you try them here's some more evidence
that Frog's legs are actually a British food at a dig site near Stonehenge archaeologists
found evidence of ancient peoples eating a menu reminiscent of something Andrew Zimmern might eat
archaeologists found evidence that these natives ate wild boar Red Deer wild cattle and Toad's legs
come to think of it Toad's legs are probably a bit more filling than Frog's legs so Bon Appetit
cheesecake is not from New York I love cheesecake you're lactose intolerant New York cheesecake is
divine but maybe it needs a new name you see cheesecake didn't originate in New York at
all Arnold Rubin yes the same guy who created the reuben sandwich created New York style cheesecake
at his Manhattan Deli back in 1929 but cheesecake itself dates back much further Reuben's New York
style cheesecake was unique because it used cream cheese instead of the traditional cottage cheese
Reuben knew he had a hit on his hands right off the bat without Reuben there would be no
Cheesecake Factory so let's all be thankful that he was such an innovator there have been
many different kinds of cheesecakes in history Reuben and created a new Twist on an old classic
but Europeans have been making cheesecakes for thousands of years the ancient Greeks were very
fond of Honey Cakes and poppy seed cakes but their favorite cakes were somewhat similar to the modern
cheesecake they would mix honey with cheese curds and place the mixture into a mold now I want it
you probably wish you had doc Brown's DeLorean so you could travel back in time and try some
ancient Greek cheesecake yourself ancient Romans also ate cheesecake too the Romans called them
placenta cakes and they were baked into loaves with a crust Roman placenta cake consisted of
many layers and was filled with cheese and honey more honey was added to the top to make the cake
even sweeter fortune cookies are Japanese not Chinese three orders of wonton soup and then
oh ah some fortune cookies too you've probably never received a fortune cookie after you've
eaten sushi but maybe you should it turns out that fortune cookies are actually Japanese
not Chinese the fortune cookie is most closely associated with Americanized Chinese food you've
probably eaten plenty of fortune cookies after devouring some fried rice egg rolls or a plate
of sweet and sour pork however treats filled with fortunes can be traced back to the Edo
period in Japan it turns out that Samurai used to eat rice crackers filled with numerological
Guidance the Japanese called these ancient fortune cookies omikuji senbei and historians have found
evidence of their existence in numerous texts the Japanese may have created fortune cookies but the
Chinese perfected them here's a famous fortune cookie quote that sums it up perfectly success
lies in the hands of those who want it Chinese immigrants to the U.S wanted to make the fortune
cookie successful and they succeeded wonton soup without a fortune cookie just wouldn't be the same
Americans invented spaghetti with meatballs spaghetti angel I'm making a spaghetti angel
you can thank the good old USFA for spaghetti and meatballs this famous Italian Dish isn't really
Italian at all you're unlikely to find anyone in Italy eating meatballs with their pasta instead
meatballs are eaten all by their Lonesome Sans pasta it was Italian-American immigrants who
decided to start mixing meatballs with pasta Italian immigrants could rarely afford meat in
the old country but when they came to the states they had access to a wealth of beef pork and veal
all that meat was an offer they couldn't refuse Italian immigrants began grinding up cheap cuts
of meat and mixing it with breadcrumbs to create meatballs these meatballs were then paired with
red sauce and pasta to create what we now know as spaghetti and meatballs don't you
like spaghetti and meatballs huh today the dish is incredibly popular you can find it everywhere
from Italian restaurants on Staten Island to the canned food aisle of your local grocery store if
you're traveling to Italy however you're unlikely to fine spaghetti and meatballs at any restaurant
you visit if you're hoping to find some good old-fashioned Italian American comfort food
during your next trip to Verona or Milan simply ask for beef Ragu that's the closest dish you'll
find to spaghetti and meatballs in Italy not as American as apple pie something more important to
do number five you've probably heard the saying as American as apple pie about a million times well
it turns out that saying doesn't make much sense at all you see apple pie isn't actually American
in fact it originated in Europe there weren't even apple trees in America until European
settlers brought the apple seeds with them apples are actually native to Kazakhstan not the USA
as Borat would say it's nice when European settlers first arrived in America all they
found were poultry crab apple trees frankly you can't do much with crab apples you can use them
to make jam or cider but they're definitely not so suitable for pies the first settlers quickly
realized this so they made sure to send word back to the old country once apple seeds arrived the
planting began after a few Bountiful harvests apple pies became commonplace in America apple
pie became synonymous with the USA thanks mostly to Folklore remember Johnny Appleseed he didn't
really spread apple seeds all over the USA But European settlers sure did they brought all sorts
of different kinds of apples to the new world advertisements also played a huge part in making
apple pie an American staple advertisements in the 1950s and 60s from companies like Pillsbury and
Crisco made apple pie even more popular in the United States we've got more just tap or click
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