what's your favorite food that you can't eat we all love food but how much do we actually know
about the things we all crave and love well let's find out with 10 curious origins of your favorite
foods part two who thinks of that some sort of genius mac and cheese where's my mac and cheese
is there anything more comforting than a bowl of warm mac and cheese on literally any given day
well contrary to what most people might think the origins of mac and cheese aren't exactly all
american the true original mac and cheese dates all the way back to the 1300s in southern italy
and was more a type of lasagna than anything else but for the american version it's not as easy to
track down some say it comes from new england when a new casserole dish known as macaroni pudding was
showing up at church suppers others claim that it was nothing other than thomas jefferson's wife
after he brought back a pasta machine from a trip to italy and she used it to create the now famous
mac and cheese i was wondering if you could make me some of that righteous mac and cheese
like last year craft was the first company to take mac and cheese and sell it in a box
this was in 1937 right in the middle of the great depression no matter where it's from
mac and cheese boxed or not is delicious and there's no arguing that more mac and cheese
just keep it going keep it going don't be afraid of the burned edges just give me the tray wait so
what happened french fries stop eating people's old french fries pigeon have some self-respect
we say origins of french fries so you assume they must be french right well not exactly the origins
of french fries can actually be traced back to namur a city in belgium common belief claims that
the french fry was first created when the rivers froze during winter cutting off access to the fish
this meant that the good people of the village were not able to cook one of their stapled dishes
fried fish so they started frying potatoes instead and voila look what i found french fries
u.s soldiers stationed in this francophone city during world war one allegedly dubbed
the potatoes french fries and well it's stuck and that's the story of how french fries came to be
at least one of the stories even though belgium has petitioned unesco to endorse the fry as an
official icon of belgian cultural heritage there is some speculation that fries actually come from
the spanish but that hasn't been proven i want the truth the truth is we might never be 100
sure where the true original french fries were born but one thing is sure they are insanely
tasty and we're more than grateful they were brought all the way here spam do you believe
a pigeon stuffed with spam you've probably come across spam at least once in your life however you
might not all be familiar with how and why spam was originally invented spam is pretty special
and let's say unique in its own way this very distinguished meat was first invented in austin
minnesota in 1937 in response to the growing need for non-perishable protein food items it
especially helped the us troops during world war ii and eventually became a staple of their diets
the reason it was so greatly in demand was it's a longer shelf life and because it didn't require
any refrigeration making this the perfect nutritious meal for soldiers or for your
busy busy weeknights spam also had an important influence in hawaii as it basically saved them
from starvation when the american government put restrictions on their fishing activities leaving
them to replace the fish with you guessed it our valiant spam this is why today if you go to hawaii
you'll most likely find spam in the majority if not every restaurant that's what i just booked for
hawaii hot dogs i want to buy eight hot dogs and eight hot dog buns to go with them yummy hot dogs
yet another american food staple that's not at all american hot dogs were not originally from the u.s
contrary to popular belief at least not entirely the hot dog once called dachshund sausages was
first invented in germany and made its way to america during the wave of german immigration in
the 1860s the first hot dog was sold in new york around 1870 by a german immigrant named charles
feltman at a little stand he set up on coney island he sold over 3 600 frankfurters that year
and it spread all across america like wildfire is there any mustard no mustard no mustard
stories say the sausages began being sold in buns because a vendor who usually gave gloves to
customers to hold their hot sausages ran out of gloves so he started serving the goods in a bun
instead so technically it's not 100 american but close enough now an iconic food to eat anytime and
anywhere hot dogs are here to stay hey hot dog guy can i get six hot dogs down here
kool-aid welcome to the party everybody have their cooling who as a kid didn't love a nice cold
sugary glass of kool-aid after a hard day at school the process of preparing this powder
delicacy was very easy but still had to be done meticulously all you needed was a giant pitcher
a pack of kool-aid powder and a cup or two or five of sugar mix it all together and you had
the perfect after school treat but did you know that this little sacred ritual almost
never existed at least not in the way we know it today the powdered version of kool-aid didn't
come into our lives until the 1920s originally kool-aid wasn't even called kool-aid it was called
something a little more aggressive than that fruit smack he's like like the kool-aid guy he is fat no
he's just a little bloated the smacking beverage was sold as a liquid concentrate in four ounce
corked glass bottles and was available in only six flavors while the sales did great in its hometown
of hastings nebraska the creator edwin perkins had to come up with a new effective way to sell his
drink on a nationwide scale cue the powder packet to reduce the risk of broken bottles and the high
shipping costs the glass bottles were transformed into cheap little paper envelopes filled with
powder greatly inspired by another childhood favorite jello powdered kool-aid was now ready
to be shipped without any worry and thank goodness it was hey so can i have some of that kool-aid now
ketchup i bought this ketchup just so i could have as much as i want ketchup is the definition of an
american hero it goes great with everything it saved our burgers and fries from dullness and 97
percent of u.s households report having a bottle in the fridge so it's safe to assume that it has
american origins no but as it turns out that's not entirely true it actually comes from a completely
different continent the word ketchup comes from the hokian chinese word kitsyap which is a very
popular fermented sauce in china the original chinese ketchup is made with fish and trails
meat by-products and soybeans which isn't exactly the kind of ketchup you dunk your fries in at
mcdonald's what's the difference between ketchup and cats up the first recipe for the tomato-based
ketchup we all know and love was invented by a scientist from philadelphia in the 18th century
or as some people like to call it the golden age of ketchup and the best-selling brand of
ketchup heinz came out in 1876 with its very own version made with distilled vinegar which resolved
the whole preservation issue from previous incarnations it's heinz it only means one thing
since then ketchup has become the go-to condiment in basically every american and european kitchen
and the bright red bottle full of goodness is an essential item at any good barbecue cheese steak
chili pizza on a bun it's everything i've wanted to eat for the last 48 hours it really shouldn't
be surprising to hear that cheesesteak originated in philadelphia i mean you can't say cheesesteak
without hearing the word philly in front of it it's practically impossible one philly cheesesteak
what could be surprising however is how the famous philly cheesesteak got its humble beginnings
in the 1930s pat olivieri a hot dog vendor and namesake of pat's king of steaks wanted to make
himself a sandwich for lunch he threw some beef on the grill not really thinking too much about it
and a passing cab driver was immediately compelled by the smell and asked pat to make him one as well
the driver was so in love with the sandwich he told pat he should forget about hot dogs and sell
these babies instead and so he did and from that moment on the cheesesteak was born fast forward
to decades later when philly cheesesteaks are now a major part of philadelphia's cultural scene and
are served literally everywhere in america with perfectly sizzled beef caramelized onions and your
choice of cheese cheese steaks are always worth savoring no matter the occasion have you ever
eaten a cheese steak with a mustache popsicles you like popsicles well sure have you ever
heard of serendipity an unplanned yet fortunate discovery that was not sought after but ended up
creating something amazing well this is exactly what happened when our favorite frozen treats
popsicles were invented and we owe it all to an 11 year old from the bay area way back in 1905 frank
epperson was about to make history on a cold night in california he made himself a lemonade with some
sugary soda powder water he carelessly left his glass outside overnight with the mixing stick
still in it and when he came outside the next morning it had frozen he pulled on the stick and
the whole frozen block followed and the rest as they say is history everson sold some around in
his neighborhood for a while but it's only in 1923 that the name popsicle was put in place after his
kids begged him to change the name before that it was called an epsicle because it reminded epperson
of icicles so these popsicles are weird but his kids wanted him to change the name to what they
called them pops sickles which is honestly really adorable today the term popsicle has become the
generic word for any frozen treat with the most popular flavor being cherry there are
over 2 billion popsicles sold each year they get the popsicles i get the sticks red velvet cake
red velvet red velvet is definitely one of the most polished cakes out there it's sophisticated
elegant and just looks like it's out of the average person's budget and when we dig deep
into its roots we can see that red velvet cake had a very decent and humble start in life
this cake was well sort of invented to make your instagram feed look prettier
kind of instagram unfollow velvet cakes have been made since the 1800s when ingredients like cocoa
and corn starch were added to soften the flour and make finer texture cakes this is where the
name gets its velvet component now for the red part here's where controversy arises
some people argue that it was beet juice that gave the cake that bright red color added to
the recipe sometime during world war ii to make the cakes moister and more appealing others say
it comes from a chemical reaction that happens when the cocoa powder vinegar and baking soda
mixed together which gives it that brownish red hue either way today we have a drum roll please
food dye it's the perfect way to let's say make it easier on the eye than that dreadful brownish
color even though red velvet cakes are still somewhat a little more pricey than regular cakes
we mostly buy them for their looks not for their taste birthday card and 31 red velvet cupcakes
brownies are you swallowing them whole you're eating them so fast are they even touching your
tongue yeah to be honest it's hard to imagine a world without brownies they're delicious
cute gooey chocolatey and oh so tasty and a sink that they originated in good old america
it all happened in the 19th century when bursa palmer president of the board of lady managers
who went heading to a conference in chicago found herself in the middle of a dessert crisis
she needed a portable pastry that would please the ladies and that would fit in a traditional
lunchbox her husband potter was the owner of palmer house hotel and so she asked the hotel
chef to help her out a little she asked for a dessert that was easier to eat than a piece of pie
and smaller than a layer cake so the chef set out to create just that he cracked the code
to one of america's favorite baked treats the brownie the decadent chocolatey brownie
pastry cubes made of sugar and fat no thank you i'll stick with my jerky the name didn't come
until much later however the first known printed use of the word was in 1896 in the boston cooking
school cookbook by fannie farmer three years after the recipe was created now hilton owned the palmer
house bakes up batches with the original recipe chocolate cake-like squares with walnuts and
apricot glaze thanks to this dessert emergency we can now enjoy these exquisite and refined
little treats any time we like i will have one oh yeah i'm not gonna have one craving another video
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