Today’s foods spotlight is on Caviar. Caviar is made from the unfertilized fish eggs, or roe, of the female sturgeon. Sturgeon is a prehistoric species native to rivers and lakes in eastern Europe and central Asia. Only female sturgeon are used for caviar production...
Today we celebrate Peach Ice Cream. The history of peach ice cream can be traced back to the 18th century, when ice cream was a luxury food that was only enjoyed by the wealthy. In 1900 a chef created a new version of the dessert containing peaches with raspberry...
Today is National Gummy Worm Day. Gummy worms slithered onto the scene on July 15, the date on which we now mark as Gummy Worm Day. Gummy worms were invented in the early 1980s by the German confectionery manufacturer Haribo. Haribo was known for their...
Today is National French Fries Day. French fries were likely invented in Belgium in 1680. During a cold winter, the Meuse River froze over, and people couldn’t catch the small fish they usually fried and ate. Instead, they cut potatoes into strips and fried them...
Today we put the spotlight on pecan pie. But before we take that first bite a little bit of background: The history of pecan pie can be traced back thousands of years to Native Americans who used the nut’s meat as a filling for their medicine pouches and in...
