Category: Food
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The Story of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
By Phin Upham Al Copeland opened the first Popeyes, then called Popeyes Mighty Good Fried Chicken, in Arai Louisiana. They started selling traditional mild-flavored chicken, but that didn’t appeal to the local tastes. As business slowed, they got the idea to spice things up. They created a hotter recipe intended to impress New Orleanians seeking…
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Civil War Era food
This article was written by Samuel Phineas Upham Generally speaking, history shows that soldiers from the North ate better than soldiers from the South. Cuisine varied greatly during the Civil War, and was based largely in part to your social class. Plantation Owners ate worse than Union factory owners, but better than slaves. Especially as…
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What Lewis and Clark Ate
This article was written by Phineas Upham Planning an expedition like the one undertaken by Lewis and Clark is not really something we would be familiar with. The closest we could equate it to would be a long backpacking trip, but even that barely covers the provisions and preparation. Items were much bulkier, and greater…
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Spring and Egg Rolls
This article was written by Phin Upham Wontons are not a made up part of the American-Chinese cuisine, they actually do date back to ancient China. The wonton is not all that different from an eggroll. It is made with similar dough, and both dishes are stuffed with similar ingredients. It amounts to street food…
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All About Eggs Benedict
Written by Samuel Phineas Upham During the 1890s, there were two restaurants in New York that were posh and virtually ubiquitous with high-class city living. During this time, the Waldorf Astoria and Delmonico’s were each working on a recipe that would endure for ages since. Unfortunately, the story is somewhat shrouded in mystery. There are…
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Oats and Oatmeal
This article was written by Phineas Upham The cultivation of oats is a practice that dates back to 1,000 B.C. at least. Historians believe that oats were first grown and harvested in Central Europe, but the Greeks and Romans knew of them. According to Roman writings, oats were too coarse to be considered civilized food.…
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The Ravioli
This article was written by Samuel Phineas Upham Stuffed pasta, from which ravioli claims heritage, likely originated during the medieval period of European history. There are cookbooks from that period in both Europe and the Middle East that document the creation of sweet and savory stuffed pastas. The sweet pastas were filled with honey, nuts,…
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Mayan Cuisine
Written by Samuel Phineas Upham Though they considered maize to be their staple food, Mayan cuisine is rich and varied. It contains foods with a long history, but most of our written evidence comes from a civilization that was already experiencing a period of decline. Evidence of maize can be found all over sites traditionally…
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The History of Goulash
This article was written by Phin Upham Goulash, spelled originally gulyas, is a thick soup or stew that can trace its roots back to 9th century Hungarian sheep herders. Even the name translates to English as “herdsmen.” Soup was a staple of these early farm hands because dried meat and vegetables were easy to transport.…
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Sushi: The Marriage of Rice and Fish
This article was written by Samuel Phineas Upham All sushi can trace its roots back to Southeast Asia, where the practice of pickling fish became popular. The mountain people of the region would pack their fish with rice to preserve it. The rice would produce lactic acid as it fermented, which stopped the fish from…