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Food history is an interdisciplinary field that examines the history and the cultural, economic, environmental, and sociological impacts of food and human nutrition. It is considered distinct from the more traditional field of culinary history , which focuses on the origin and recreation of specific recipes.
Junod, Suzane W. "Food Standards in the United States: the case of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich." Food, Science, Policy and Regulation in the Twentieth Century. New York: Routledge, 2000. 167-89. Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Swann, John P. "History of the FDA." The Food and Drug Administration.
8th century: The original type of sushi, known today as narezushi (馴れ寿司, 熟寿司), first developed in Southeast Asia and spread to south China, is introduced to Japan. [61] [62] 8th century: Chronicles from monasteries mention Roquefort being transported across the Alps [63] 9th century: First record of cucumbers cultivation in France ...
America's meat packing industry; a brief survey of its development and economics. (1939) online edition; McCormick, Cyrus (1931). The century of the reaper; an account of Cyrus Hall McCormick, the inventor. Mullendore, William Clinton. History of the United States Food Administration, 1917–1919 (1941) online edition; Nourse, Edwin Griswold.
With an increasing influx of immigrants, and a move to city life, American food further diversified in the later part of the 19th century. The 20th century saw a revolution in cooking as new technologies, the World Wars, a scientific understanding of food, and continued immigration combined to create a wide range of new foods.
The history of mobile food in America dates back to the 17th century and has some surprising (and yummy) turns along the way. ... ending because organizers believe the industry has outgrown the ...
The William Davies Company facilities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, circa 1920. This facility was then the third largest hog-packing plant in North America. The meat-packing industry (also spelled meatpacking industry or meat packing industry) handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of meat from animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.
A painting on the wall of an Egyptian tomb near Luxor displays a 4,000 year-old recipe for baking bread. Journalist William Sitwell's first book, A History of Food in 100 Recipes, tells the story ...