Pizza a dish commonly consisting of a flat, round base of dough baked with a topping of tomato sauce and cheese, typically with added meat or vegetables. The modern pizza was originally invented in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in origin, derived from the Greek word pektos meaning solid or clotted. TheContinue reading “The Palatable Plate”
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The First Burger
A soft, toasted bun… crisp, cool lettuce…sweet,vine-ripened tomatoes… and in the middle of it all, a juicy seasoned beef patty. Widely hailed as “America’s favorite food,” the history of the hamburger is filled with mythology. Some say that it was the Mongols that first served the first ever hamburger. They were a fast-moving, calvary-based armyContinue reading “The First Burger”
Ancient Food
Barbecue or barbeque is a cooking method, a style of food and a name for a meal, an outdoor meal or party at which food is cooked over hot coals or an open fire. The word barbecue comes from the Language of a Caribbean Indian tribe. Their word for grilling on a raised wooden grateContinue reading “Ancient Food”
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