2 Comments TIL about Cecilia Chiang. Her San Francisco restaurant The Mandarin was highly influential in popularizing Chinese cuisine in the USA. Her son founded P.F. Chang’s, and the son of one of her restaurant’s chefs founded Panda Express. by whatilearned May 13, 2022, 2:59 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL Despite how popular Oyster mushrooms are in East Asian cuisine, it was first cultivated in Germany during WW1 by whatilearned March 31, 2022, 2:18 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL the fortune cookie is not a Chinese creation, but originated in Kyoto, Japan. It was only during WWII that the cookie became part of Chinese-American cuisine. by whatilearned February 18, 2022, 3:05 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
34 Comments You are guaranteed food for the rest of your life, but you can only eat dishes derived from the cuisine of one particular country. But you can’t choose Italy. Which country do you choose? by QuestionGuy January 24, 2022, 3:08 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL Julia Child, known for bringing French Cuisine to the American Public in the late 20th Century, developed a shark repellent during WWII still in use today, and is considered “Child’s first foray into the world of cooking.” by whatilearned September 27, 2021, 10:19 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
32 Comments If you can ONLY eat one type of ethnic cuisine for the rest of your life, what would it be? by QuestionGuy August 17, 2021, 9:01 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that tomatoes were only introduced in Italian cuisine after the 16th century. Although tomatoes are mostly saw as one of the key Italian cuisine and culture symbols, it’s actually originated in the Americas around 80,000 years ago in Andean countries like Chile and Equator by whatilearned August 8, 2021, 12:00 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
Nestle Recalls Lean Cuisine Spaghetti With Meatballs Nestle has recalled a single lot of its Lean Cuisine Simple Favorites Spaghetti with Meatballs due to bits of plastic found in the meatball portion of the product. by DailyHealthNews June 28, 2021, 8:24 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL of Marie-Antoine Carême, a french chef who is widely considered as the founder of haute cuisine and one of the first internationally renowned celebrity chefs. Carême died at the age of 48, due perhaps to many years inhaling the toxic fumes of the coal burning stoves over which he cooked. by whatilearned June 21, 2021, 6:06 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL – In 2010, French cuisine earned a spot on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The “gastronomic meal of the French” is alongside other embodiments of “intangible” cultural heritage, including Peking opera and Corsican polyphonic chant, on UNESCO’s list celebrating world art forms and traditions. by whatilearned May 15, 2021, 2:36 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL that Greek Yogurt is not a distinct part of Greek cuisine, but rather an adopted term that emerged in the UK in the 1980’s after strained yogurt was imported under the name “Total” by a Greek company. Since then, Greek yogurt has referred to strained yogurt in English speaking countries. by whatilearned April 8, 2021, 6:27 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL while “instant mashed potatoes” tend to be associated with modern and instant foods, the process of drying and grinding starchy vegetables for storage goes back to ancient times. The Incas made a freeze-dried potato food called chuño and Japanese Ainu cuisine also uses ground and dried potatoes. by whatilearned March 22, 2021, 1:10 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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