Surprising Food Origins

If you've ever wondered about the origins of brunch, fortune cookies, or forks – and even if you haven't! – this list is for you.

If you've ever wondered about the origins of brunch, fortune cookies, or forks – and ev... more

Hosted byAdrian Sherling

Curated byAnna Oakes, Hark Editor

8 CLIPS46 MINS

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Rent-A-Pineapple

Sometimes, renting is cheaper than buying – especially when we're talking pineapples that cost upwards of $8,000. Here is the history of this symbolic and luxurious fruit.

Cool Stuff Ride Home

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The Accidental Origins of Cornflakes

What's more traditional than breakfast? The story of how the eccentric Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and his brother invented corn flakes – the pillar of American breakfast foods – in a sanatorium. From the podcast, The Food That Built America.

The Food That Built America

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Where Brunch Comes From

It started as a medieval meal of cow's head and other choice meats, and grew to a fashionable activity of high society. The Savor hosts dive into the origins of this fourth meal of the day.

Savor

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The Ancient History and Science of Sourdough Baking

Sourdough baking has exploded in popularity during the pandemic – but humans have been fermenting dough for millennia. From the podcast, Savor.

The Ancient History and Science of Sourdough Baking

Gastropod

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The Best Thing Since Wrapped Bread

Industrialization led to some exciting developments in how we ate food – included pre-packaged, pre-sliced bread. From The BrainFood Show.

The BrainFood Show

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Christening Spoons and Satanic Forks

Spoons and forks are useful, and ubiquitous, but they haven't been around forever. From The BrainFood Show.

The BrainFood Show

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The Complicated History of the Fortune Cookie

The fortune cookies we look forward to after ordering Chinese food aren't actually Chinese at all. On 99% Invisible, the history of these divine desserts, and how they connect to a dark period of US history – Japanese internment.

The Complicated History of the Fortune Cookie

99% Invisible

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The Colorful History of Candy Corn

Love it or hate it, candy corn is ubiquitous come Halloween. The history of this controversial treat on Stuff You Missed in History Class.

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Surprising Food Origins

Rent-A-Pineapple

Cool Stuff Ride Home

The Accidental Origins of Cornflakes

The Food That Built America

Where Brunch Comes From

Savor

The Ancient History and Science of Sourdough Baking

Gastropod

The Best Thing Since Wrapped Bread

The BrainFood Show

Christening Spoons and Satanic Forks

The BrainFood Show

The Complicated History of the Fortune Cookie

99% Invisible

The Colorful History of Candy Corn

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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