A retrospective of American food, cooking, eating and drinking, including heritage recipes, timeline, product jingles and feature articles about food history.

History and legends of bechamel sauce, caviar, chili, chili con carne, eggnog, hot dogs, ice cream and plum pudding. Trivia, quotes and recipes. From "What's Cooking America."

Origins of foods, historic recipes, extensive teaching resources and web links.

Native Roman Ingredients and conversions, as well as recipes.

Articles, recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking.

Information site discussing the reintroduction and development of the ancient grain spelt Spelt is an ancient grain, a "grandparent" of modern wheats

Chronology, origin and genealogy of sushi in Japan are concisely overviewed by a table and chart.

Burgoo history and information. What is it? Where to get it? Who eats it?

An annotated bibliography of historical sites on the WWW about European food and drink during the Renaissance and Middle Ages.

Renaissance and medieval recipes

A site dedicated to the preservation of the old custom in Sweden of having pea soup on Thursdays.

Histories and descriptions of culinary herbs and spices.

A Web site for the quarterly publication Food History News, a newsletter dedicated to the history of food in North America (and occasionally elsewhere).

A short history of the potato with recipes, cultivation instructions, safety notes, a wine recipe, links and a bulletin board

A humorous look at cookbooks and food ads from the 1930s through the '60s, including Oscar Mayer's breakthrough "Sack O' Sauce in a Can O' Meat".

An examination of the foods found in the writings of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Included is A Chaucerian Feast, which contains recipes and instructions for presenting a feast based on Chaucer.

Food history publications by Patricia B. Mitchell. Documented anecdotal and written American traditions: colonial, Victorian, Civil War, ethnic, and Southern regional.

Author of transcription/redaction of several fifteenth century European cookbooks. Food links.

Recipes from Ancient Rome.

A site that describes the creation of canned food, how cans preserve food, and the inventor of canned food.

A report on the three eras of Turkish cooking development.

History of the food, food services and cooks in the U.S. Army dating back to the Civil War. Information provided by the Quartermaster Foundation.

A brief history of the traditional Scottish dish from Roman times to the present.

Vintage reviews of famous nightclubs and restaurants, mostly from the New York City area, viewed here for the first time since they were published in the 1940s and 50s.

An unofficial guild dedicated to the practice and promotion of pre-seventeenth century cookery in the Society for Creative Anachronism.

An exhibit from the Cornell University Library. Includes information on early cookery books, food nutrition and science, kitchen technology, and food processing.

A dictionary of herbs, spices, and foods giving their historical, magical and medicinal qualities.

Recipes, information, and notes about cooking in medieval Europe.

Photographs and drawings of bottles and feeding utensils, descriptions of their use and their place and impact in society.

A tour of American supermarket history and architecture from the 1920s through today. Historical photographs, maps, area histories.

An examination of some food taboos that have shaped world history. (book excerpt)

A brief history of how the pineapple has served as both a food and a symbol throughout the human history of the Americas.

Overview of Filipino cuisine and its influences. Includes descriptions of the dishes the culture has developed.

Online educational museum about everyone's favorite subject, food. All about potatoes, rice, figs. Programs and curriculum for schools.

Articles on food history, science, recipes for kids, kitchenware and the political impact of food on society.

A calendar of food-related historical events, anniversaries and discoveries. Overview of the month and day by day listings.

Histories of tea, coffee, cheese, chocolate and a compliation of mediveal recipes from a variety of cultures.

First-person history of the fast-casual chain, from its founding to its acquisition by W.R. Grace.

A detailed recap of the food, trends and chefs of the 20th century. Recipes included.

Restaurant franchise timeline from 1916 to 1999, compiled by Dacy Nottingham. Includes links to franchise sites.