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historical gastronomy
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The Surprising Story Behind Why Is Sandwich Called a Sandwich
In 1762, the London Magazine published a letter from an anonymous writer describing how the Earl of Sandwich—a notorious gambler and member of the British...
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The Surprising Truth: Why Horseradish Called Horseradish
What makes the question even more intriguing is the plant’s own identity crisis. Horseradish wasn’t always called horseradish. In its native Europe, it was...