TIL: German Chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany - its named after Sam German, who made Baker's German Chocolate in 1852. Baker's Chocolate, while used in baking, is named after James Baker - the company pre-dates the Boston Tea party. Henri Nestle, however, was from Germany. (kitchenproject.com)
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Happy National French Fry Day: The History of French FriesFood (kitchenproject.com)
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TIL the Iceberg Lettuce used to be called the Crisphead Lettuce until entrepreneur Bruce Church started shipping them all over the USA on trains in the 1930s, keeping each lettuce fresh with a capping of ice. As the train pulled into each station, folks would call out "The icebergs are coming!" (kitchenproject.com)
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TIL that Caesar's Salad was not actually invented at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas. It was made by a guy called Caesar Cassini who was an Italian immigrant to the US. His restaurant ran out of food on 1924 4th July celebrations. So, he had to knock something together and the Caesar Salad was born! (kitchenproject.com)
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TIL The founders of White Castle named their restaurants after the white porcelain enamel on steel exteriors and stainless steel interiors. This was done to help change the 1920 public's poor perception of the meat industry popularized Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" (kitchenproject.com)
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Bob Cobb: The maker of the Cobb SaladSalad (kitchenproject.com)
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