Did you ever wonder where your favorite foods got their start sometimes a product is created by
design but some things are discovered completely by accident and still manage to find their way
onto store shelves so here are 10 famous foods discovered by mistake let's do it potato chips
most of the foods on this list were discovered by accident or at least through a process of
trial and error but when it comes to the potato chip it's a bit of a different story
george crumb dipped into his revenge pool to come up with what we now call potato chips
in 1853 the harried cook was frying up french fries but his customers at the swanky saratoga
spring resort kept complaining that they were too big and soggy oh thanks but i'll pass crum
was determined to teach his customers a lesson so he sliced the potatoes as thin as humanly
possible that will show them before frying them up until they were crispy apparently he didn't
get the reaction he was hoping for because the customers loved his new take on fries
these saratoga chips became such a hit that they were marketed and sold everywhere it makes you
wonder what people ate with their sandwich before or how they would add that extra fancy crunch
because this was during the era of slavery in the united states crumb an african-american man was
denied any credit for his accidental discovery of potato chips this was a huge injustice because he
invented one of the world's most popular snacks one thing is for sure he deserves all the credit
in the world you admit it yes corn puffs come on guys what do you say these cheese puffs are made
with cheese so it shouldn't come as a surprise that this snack food was discovered in wisconsin
the cheese capital of america the story of its creation however is a little more surprising
an agricultural company called flake all had special machines for cleaning its equipment
these machines were grinding corn into animal feed and would get all mucked up with the mashed
up grain to help clean the machines the workers would sometimes put wet corn feed through the
machines the heat of the machinery caused an interesting and fortuitous reaction the corn
feed puffed up an employee named edward wilson saw the puffed corn and decided to season them
and a new snack what we now call corn puffs or cheese puffs today was discovered this corn snack
was originally called corn curls some people like to point out that if you eat corn curls or corn
puffs slash cheese puffs you're actually eating repurposed animal feed really flake all decided
to patent the machinery used to make the cheese curls and contributed to snack food history what
would we do without our favorite finger staining movie snack huh i don't know ice cream cone
two scoops sir two make it three i'm not driving new york is the city that never sleeps but it's
also the city that didn't want to continue eating ice cream out of a cup ice cream vendor italia
marcioni had been serving the frozen treat to his customers in small glass dishes so you can
probably guess what's coming the glass dish would often break or get taken away by the customers so
marcioni realized he needed a disposable container for his ice cream the enterprising businessman
experimented with different solutions in his kitchen until he hit upon thin waffles that he
could roll up into a cone shape this turned out to be a genius discovery because not only were
these cones disposable but they were edible as well people have come to enjoy a good ice
cream cone in its own right with gourmet waffle cones sometimes being higher in calories than
the ice cream they hold oh my god i'm a fat guy marcioni received a patent for a waffle machine
that could make 10 at a time so he could keep up with the demand for his ice cream cones as
if the ice cream cone wasn't enough margioni also invented the ice cream sandwiches wafers when he
put the frozen treat between two cookies his ice cream cones are one of those inventions that seem
pretty obvious once they exist so it's surprising it took so long for someone to come up with it
you're right once again popsicles the frozen lollipop you want the red or the blue pal
how long do you think it would have taken other frozen treat
manufacturers to come up with popsicles if someone hadn't accidentally invented it
what are you waiting for huh thank goodness we don't have to worry about that since
an 11 year old boy made sure the world got to enjoy his tasty frozen lollipop
young frank epperson from san francisco was on his front step drinking a homemade soda drink
and left the drink outside with a stirring stick still in it the next day frank found his drink
frozen solid so he licked the sturdy but still sugary treat and a light went on in his head
brain freeze it wasn't until 17 years later that he served his frozen lollipops to the public
wisely he filed for a patent for his frozen concoction then sold them at a california
amusement park and started to get some traction for his iced treat he started selling the treats
on standardized sticks and called his invention epsicles an important change was instigated by
epperson's kids who apparently weren't happy with the name of the treat frozen lollipop was
okay if not a little ungainly fortunately his kids suggested popsicle and the name immediately stuck
the earl of sandwich you ate my sandwich it was a simple mistake it could happen to anyone oh really
sandwiches have become one of the most popular and recognized foods on the planet they are renowned
for their versatility and convenience and it was the latter that led to the sandwich being
accidentally discovered in the 1700s in england according to the story the fourth earl of sandwich
john montagu an avid gambler was in the midst of a card game and did not want to leave the table
to eat a regular meal he instructed an attendant to bring him a snack made from meat placed between
two pieces of bread a simple solution to a small problem but a solution that launched lunch as we
know it today what would lunch be without peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or without tuna fish
sandwiches how good is that one shutters to think that we'd all be stuck eating stews and casseroles
without the earl there might not ever have been a mcdonald's or a subway the earl had been satisfied
with just meat and bread simplicity itself but today's sandwich lovers can choose from any number
of combinations of fillings toppings and breads the modern day earl of sandwich is a fast food
company that of course specializes in making all kinds of different sandwiches for our midday meal
this earl of sandwich offers a sandwich called the original 1762 made with roast beef to honor the
man who gave his name to one of our most popular and accidental foods crepe souzette pancakes
are love no crepes are not just fancy french pancakes they're actually pretty different do
you know what cinderella susan oh i love the crepe season crepe souzette is a popular french dessert
made of a thin crepe topped with caramelized sugar butter tangerine and orange liqueur it
is often served with a table side performance as well a flambe show that sets the dessert on fire
the accidental origins of crepe suzette are equally as sweet a 14 year old assistant waiter
in an elegant french restaurant made a fortuitous mistake the year was 1895 and a young man was
preparing a dessert in front of a distinguished group of guests when he accidentally set the
dessert on fire he was panicked until he tasted the flaming dessert and realized it was delicious
the assembled guests including royalty loved the sweet treat and the way the flame had brought out
all the flavors the now famous dessert was named after a young woman who was present at the dinner
suzette this dessert is a staple at elegant restaurants around the world and is commonly
depicted in movies because of the dramatic burst of flame that comes from setting the brandy on
fire this is not something being served up at ihop i want one no c is for chocolate chip cookie
make your version of the world's best most people are so familiar with chocolate chip cookies that
it might be hard to imagine a time when these iconic treats didn't exist however the accidental
discovery of chocolate chip cookies was fairly recent it wasn't until the 1930s that two chefs
ruth graves wakefield and sue brides stumbled upon this particular cookie recipe at the time
wakefield and her husband owned the toll house inn in whitman massachusetts which was a popular
restaurant you might notice the toll house name as it is a well-known brand of chocolate chips
that touts its own chocolate chip cookie recipe according to the story mrs wakefield was making
a batch of chocolate drop cookies but discovered she was out of baker's chocolate the resourceful
chef improvised by chopping up a block of nestle semi-sweet chocolate she had intended for the
chocolate to melt and blend with the dome just as the baker's chocolate would resulting in chocolate
cookies but this is where fate intervened instead of dispersing throughout the cookie the chocolate
bits remained as individual semi-solids and the beloved chocolate chip cookie was born
and that's the way the cookie crumbles her chocolate crunch cookie became an instant
success at the inn national attention came when wakefield's recipe was featured on betty crocker's
popular radio program wakefield cemented her cookies place in americans hearts with her
1936 book toll house tried and true recipes who knows if the cookie monster would love
cookies so much if the chocolate chip cookie were never invented granola these crunchy granola dudes
that have convinced everyone that they're cool and they're not cool pretty much all of us have
heard the name kellogg and immediately associate it with breakfast cereals dr john kellogg was a
19th century physician and health advocate who was ahead of his time he advocated vegetarianism eat
it exercise fresh air and sunshine and plenty of water all this seems like common sense nowadays
but kellogg lived in an era when smoking was still considered healthy by many people although he
would become most famous for developing cereals like corn flakes kellogg's initial foray into
the breakfast world was his invention of granola this popular food was made from oatmeal cornmeal
and wheat meal grounded up into small pieces to make it easier to eat with milk or juice his
granola became so popular with his patients that he started a food company to sell the product more
widely kellogg wanted to create a cereal that would help digestion and put america back on
the right track to health as part of the movement he called biological living he experimented with
several recipes of dextronized or toasted forms of cereal and eventually hit upon toasted corn
flakes soon followed by toasted rice and toasted wheat cereals the combination of ingredients
was completely random and it created the corn flakes we all know and love today cornflakes
and plain cold milk aspartame excuse me but this has powdered sugar on it and i ordered no sugar
aspartame is a chemical sweetener used as a sugar substitute because it contains almost
no calories this sounds great but you might have guessed that if it sounds too good to be true
then it probably is aspartame was discovered by accident in 1965 by a chemist who was working
on an anti-ulcer drug the chemical that would become aspartame is a combination of two amino
acids that's about 200 times sweeter than its natural counterpart now the bad news are you ready
okay as the body breaks down the amino acids other chemicals are formed these other chemicals can
block the body's natural production of dopamine and serotonin levels one of the chemicals formed
during the metabolism of aspartame aspartic acid is actually classified as a neurotoxin
if this wasn't bad enough aspartame has also been linked to adolescent migraines
the lesson seems clear sugar in moderation seems like a much better choice than aspartame in almost
any amount of course this hasn't stopped many of us from consuming large quantities of the
dubious chemical in diet sodas to save on unwanted calories but there's a balance to everything no
calories maybe but a lot of neurotoxins does it have aspartame no cool beer what do you drink no
tea the exact origins of beer have been obscured for thousands of years some people might wonder
how a beverage as popular as beer could have ever been a mistake there's evidence that places the
accidental discovery of beer to several regions including egypt mesopotamia iran and china as
far back as 7000 bc however there is also evidence of the fermentation of this mysterious gruel-like
substance as far back as 11 000 bc in what is today israel this time frame indicates that beer
production began not very long after grains were cultivated for domestic production experts believe
that the most likely scenario would have involved bread dough being left out in a rainstorm and that
to the bread baker's surprise the wet dough would have begun to ferment the chemistry behind this
process is well understood today grains can begin spontaneous fermentation because of wild yeasts
present in the air this commercially produced beer was stored in nondescript clay jars whatever man
i don't care about anything today of course the situation is much different as giant breweries
spend many millions of dollars marketing their beers with dramatic commercials and colorful
packaging people today think of beer purely as a recreational beverage but to ancient civilizations
beer was a critical way to store extra grain before refrigeration and other forms of preserving
perishable foods either way beer is here to stay to make your happy hour way more enjoyable
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