Mayonnaise Was Almost Certainly Invented During a Military Siege. No Kitchen Was Involved.
In 1756, a French general laid siege to a Spanish island and his cook ran out of ingredients. What he improvised that night became... read more >>
Food Stories by Jean Louis Recipes | How to Cook Food Stories by Jean Louis Style with Step-by-Step Guide
Every dish you love has a past that nobody told you about. Myths, stolen recipes, accidental inventions, and the inconvenient truths behind the food on your plate. Jean-Louis has been cooking professionally for decades and reading food history for just as long. He is done staying quiet about what he knows.
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The Michelin Star Was Invented to Sell Tyres. The Brothers Had No Interest in Food.
The most coveted award in the culinary world was created by a rubber company to encourage people to drive more and wear out their... read more >>
Tea Was Not a British Tradition Until 1662. One Portuguese Woman Changed Everything.
Tea feels so British it seems to have always been there. It was not. For most of English history, tea did not exist in... read more >>
The Fork Was Considered Sinful in Medieval Europe. The Church Had Opinions.
For centuries, the fork was not a utensil. It was a provocation. The Church called it unnatural. Aristocrats called it effeminate. Everyone had an... read more >>
Champagne Was Invented by Accident. The Man Who Gets Credit for It Tried to Prevent It.
Dom Perignon spent years trying to stop his wine from bubbling. The bubbles were considered a defect. An Englishman named Christopher Merret described the... read more >>
Ketchup Was a Fermented Fish Sauce Invented in Asia. Heinz Turned It Into Something Entirely Different.
The word ketchup comes from a fermented fish sauce called ke-tsiap made in Fujian, China, around 300 BCE. British sailors brought the name home... read more >>
Honey Found in Egyptian Tombs Is Still Edible. Jean Louis Explains Why That Is Not Surprising.
When Howard Carter opened Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, among the treasures were sealed pots of honey 3,000 years old and still edible. To a... read more >>
Sushi Was Originally Street Food Sold in Less Than 30 Seconds. Here Is What Happened to It.
In 1810, Hanaya Yohei invented nigiri sushi at a street stall in Edo. He pressed rice and fish together in under 30 seconds. Customers... read more >>
The Industry Convinced You Breakfast Is the Most Important Meal of the Day. It Was an Ad Campaign.
The phrase breakfast is the most important meal of the day was a 1944 radio advertising line for General Foods. Before that, Edward Bernays... read more >>
