The popular story says the potato chip was invented in 1853 because
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A chef wanted a healthier alternative to fried potatoes
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A customer kept sending back fried potatoes for being too soggy
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A kitchen apprentice accidentally sliced potatoes to thin
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There was a surplus of potatoes that needed preserving
What was the original purpose of the fortune cookie?
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A desert in chinese restaurants in San Francisco
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A traditional pastry from Beijing
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A marketing tool for a Chinese laundry service
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A treat made by Japanese immigrants in California
Why was the sandwich named after the Earl of Sandwich?
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He demanded a meal he could eat from one hand while painting
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He invented a new type of bread
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He serves them to sailors to prevent scruvy
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He popularized the idea of putting meat between bread so he could eat while gambling
Which war directly spurred the development of canned food?
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World war I
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World war II
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The American civil war
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The Napoleonic wars
Caesar salad originated in:
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Los Angeles ,USA
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Tijuna Mexico
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Rome, Italy
What was the original main ingredient in the first modern hamburgers in the late 19th/ early 20th?
The practice of adding salt to chocolate (like in sea salt chocolate) is:
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A trick to make cheap chocolate taste better
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A method invented by swiss chocolatires
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A revival of how the Aztecs and mayans drank it
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A modern gourmet trend
Nachos were invented in 1943 for:
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U.s. military personnel stationed at a border base
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The wives of American soldiers stationed in Mexico
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A famous restaurant critic visiting Coahuila
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A group of hungry teenagers at a movie theatre
What was the original advertised purpose of pringles?
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To solve the problem of broken, greasy and stale chips in bags
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To create a chip perfect for dipping
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To be the first healthy potato chip
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To use less potato and more flavour
Why is the pineapple a historical symbol of hospitality?
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It was the first fruit offer to guests
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It was most expensive item
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Queen victoria declared it as a fruit of welcome
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Colonial American hosts display as sign of welcome
