Category: Food Facts – Food History

Cheeseburger Meatloaf Recipe & History Of The Cheeseburger

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September 18th is National Cheeseburger Day, and October 18th is National Meatloaf Appreciation Day. So how about combining them into a Cheeseburger Meatloaf recipe (photo #1)? It’s the creation of Beverly Goldberg, author of The Goldbergs Cookbook (photo #2). Inspiration came when she was contemplating new comfort food recipes. “Once I discovered I could combine…
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Easy Masala Fried Rice Recipe For National Rice Month

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[1] Masala fried rice. The recipe is below (photo © Abrams Books). [2] Indian recipes for the home cook. Get your copy (photo © Abrams Books). [3] Start with a bowl of leftover rice (photo © Robert Moutongoh | Pexels). [4] There are different types of masala spice blend. Pav bhaji masala is used in…
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Za’atar: A Staple Spice Of The Middle East & How To Use It

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Za’atar is a flavorful spice blend used in many dishes throughout the Middle East. It’s also found its way to American fare from crusted tuna to hummus to chicken wings. The spelling is also romanized as zaatar, zahtar, za’tar, and zatar. Za’atar (ZAH-tar, American pronunciation ZAH’tar) is both a culinary herb and a spice blend.…
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Different Types Of Salami For National Salami Day

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September 7th is National Salami Day, a day to enjoy a slice or two…or more. But while many Americans tend to think of a kosher-style deli salami (photo #10) as “salami,” there are many different types of salami to choose from. For example, pepperoni is a type of salami. So are chorizo, ‘nduja and soppressata.…
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Cheddar & Chive Waffles Recipe, Topped With A Fried Egg

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August 24th is National Waffle Day, but we saved this recipe for weekend brunch: Cheddar & Chive Waffles, topped with a fried egg. It’s delicious! Dig in. > The history of waffles. > The history of the waffle iron. > The different types of waffles. > Check out the history of chives and more uses…
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