Comments on: Some Food Origins

By: Tim Jenkins

Tim Jenkins — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:43:22 +0000

Yes the hamburger was first made in the United States at what I believe was the Worlds Fair, not by an American but by a German merchant. Why do so many Americans think that because its in America it must have come from there?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:20:00 +0000

Although Seymour, Wisconsin, Athens, Texas, and Hamburg, New York all claim the first hamburger, a place called Louis Lunch in New haven, CT is recognized by the library of congress as the origin of the Hamburger in the US. Clearly you should know this.

By: JenPo

JenPo — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:54:00 +0000

I’ve heard that they thought tomatoes were poisonous because of their acidity. Back in the day, people used to eat off of lead plates. When they cut and ate tomatoes, the acidity would eat away at the lead, bringing it into the fruit–then the eater would get lead poisoning! I’m not sure if it’s true or not, but it’s a good story.

By: kani

kani — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:16:00 +0000

When most Americans think of a dachshund, they assume it’s a minature dachshund not the standard dachshund which was the one bred to hunt badgers. BTW, as a child I had a standard, Bobo and a minature dachshund, Nikki. Bobo was friendly and gentle but fierce if he thought I was threatened. Nikki was “all bark and no bite”. Never once had a badger problem when they were around :).

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:08:00 +0000

Y’all are obviously too young to remember “Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet”, and old Chevy jingle. The hot dog as an American symbol goes back much further than even that!

By: Matthew Abel

Matthew Abel — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:35:00 +0000

I’ve never heard the hot dog comment, but I have heard “As American as hamburgers.”

It reminds me of “As American as apple pie,” which seems ironic as apples are not from America – though I could be wrong.

By: J

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:49:00 +0000

I honestly don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say “as American as hotdogs”. It is always “as American as apple pie”.

What’s the origin story of applie pie?

By: mary westcott

mary westcott — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:36:10 +0000

i always figured that most food is the result of someone running out of ingredients. or a person killing time between meals. or…just sheer boredom with the usual peanut butter and jelly sandwich that most men fix for lunch.

By: Anonymouse

Anonymouse — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:27:08 +0000

Oh, greenstrawberries, thank goodness you said something, because I feel the same way about misspellings! And, er, pizzeria was misspelled, too… Sorry, OCD kicking in. But this was definitely an interesting post! Thanks, Miss Cellania!

By: ELI

ELI — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:49:37 +0000

Louis’ Lunch, in New Haven CT, claims pride of first place as the home of the American Hamburger; grilled ground beef served between two slices of toast (no buns, toast).