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Posts tagged “salty”

Pretzel

John-Bryan Hopkins

A pretzel is a type of European-descended baked good made from dough in soft and hard varieties and savory or sweet flavors often in a unique knot-like shapes. The archetypal pretzel shape is a distinctive symmetrical looped form, whereby the ends of a long strip of dough are intertwined or brought together and then twisted back onto itself in a certain way (“a pretzel loop”). However, some varieties are instead made in a more plain stick or rod shape. For seasoning and decoration glazes of lye or sugar, coarse or fine salt or sugar, various seeds and nuts can be used. Larger pretzels are typically consumed singly while small pretzels are served in multiples. Pretzels as a food are associated with different backgrounds, cultural…

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Tagged: Bread, foodimentary, honey mustard, pretzel, salty, snack, twist

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History of Peanuts

John-Bryan Hopkins

One can hardly speak of peanuts without speaking of George Washington Carver, the famous inventor of peanut butter. Did you know that peanut butter was just one of over 100 inventions oriented around peanuts? Carver’s list of peanut inventions includes 30 cloth dyes, 19 leather dyes, 18 insulating boards, 17 wood stains, 11 wall boards and 11 peanut flours.

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History of Potato Chips

John-Bryan Hopkins

The original potato chip recipe was created by George Crum, the son of an African American father and Native American mother, in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 24, 1853. Fed up with a customer who continued to send his fried potatoes back complaining that they were too thick and soggy, Crum decided to slice the potatoes so thin that they could not be eaten with a fork. As they could not be fried normally in a pan, he decided to stir-fry the potato slices. Against Crum’s expectation, the guest was ecstatic about the new chips and they soon became a regular item on the lodge’s menu, under the name “Saratoga Chips.” They eventually became popular throughout New York and New England. One version…

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Tagged: foodimentary, irish, lays, potato chips, ruffles, salty, snack

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