History Cookbook

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Cookit, The History Cookbook This is a very nice little site with historical English recipes. Some look very tasty, others less so but it is a nice view on how food has changed over the centuries, at least in England. One obvious difference is the bits we throw away, other than in hot dogs there [...]

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Where Is The Chinese Fortune Cookie Really From?

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Where is the Chinese fortune cookie really from? Not from China but from Japan apparently. Neat story, apparently became popular during the Second World War so I can see why the Japanese history of it was quietly forgotten.

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