#What2Eat
Is cheesecake really from New York? Ancient Greeks and Romans made cheese cakes.

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November 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Is the croissant actually French? Its shape came from Austria's kipferl.

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November 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Is the croissant actually French? Its shape came from Austria's kipferl.

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November 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Is cheesecake really from New York? Ancient Greeks and Romans made cheese cakes.

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November 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Was sushi always raw fish on rice? It began as narezushi, fish packed in rice to ferment for months.

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November 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Was sushi always raw fish on rice? It began as narezushi, fish packed in rice to ferment for months.

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November 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Who invented churros? Honestly, nobody knows. One story says Spanish shepherds, another says sailors from China. Both stories are disputed.

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November 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Is pumpkin pie an American invention? The pumpkin is, but the pie has English roots: 1600s cookbooks baked fried pumpkin in pastry with sugar and raisins.

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November 6, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Where does pho come from? Northern Vietnam, early twentieth century, around Nam Định and Hanoi. It's a surprisingly young dish, and its origins are still debated.

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November 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Who invented the Philly cheesesteak? The most popular story starts in early 1930s South Philadelphia, with brothers Pat and Harry Olivieri. There was no cheese at first.

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November 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Why do tacos al pastor cook on a spinning spit? Lebanese immigrants brought shawarma to Mexico in the early 1900s. In Puebla it became tacos árabes.

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November 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Who was the real Nacho behind nachos? In 1943 Ignacio 'Nacho' Anaya, maître d' at a club in Piedras Negras, Mexico, topped fried tortilla chips with cheese and jalapeños.

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November 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Is fettuccine Alfredo Italian, or American? A bit of both. It's named after Roman restaurateur Alfredo Di Lelio, and many American cooks added cream, which Italy doesn't.

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November 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Is paella named after a dish, or a pan? In Valencian, 'paella' means frying pan. Farm workers near Valencia cooked it over wood fires with rabbit, chicken and beans.

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November 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Why is a curry served inside a loaf of bread? That's bunny chow, from Durban, South Africa. Its exact origin is disputed, usually dated to the 1940s.

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November 4, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Who was Cobb, of Cobb salad? Robert Cobb owned the Hollywood Brown Derby in Los Angeles. The salad has several origin stories, and they don't agree.

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November 4, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Where does pho come from? Northern Vietnam, early twentieth century, around Nam Định and Hanoi. It's a surprisingly young dish, and its origins are still debated.

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November 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Is pumpkin pie an American invention? The pumpkin is, but the pie has English roots: 1600s cookbooks baked fried pumpkin in pastry with sugar and raisins.

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November 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Is pad Thai an ancient Thai dish? Not quite. Stir-fry and noodles came from China, and a noodle dish was promoted in the late 1930s as part of a national identity push.

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November 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Who invented the Philly cheesesteak? The most popular story starts in early 1930s South Philadelphia, with brothers Pat and Harry Olivieri. There was no cheese at first.

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November 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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October 31, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Who invented churros? Honestly, nobody knows. One story says Spanish shepherds, another says sailors from China. Both stories are disputed.

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November 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Who was the real Nacho behind nachos? In 1943 Ignacio 'Nacho' Anaya, maître d' at a club in Piedras Negras, Mexico, topped fried tortilla chips with cheese and jalapeños.

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November 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Why do tacos al pastor cook on a spinning spit? Lebanese immigrants brought shawarma to Mexico in the early 1900s. In Puebla it became tacos árabes.

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November 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Is fettuccine Alfredo Italian, or American? A bit of both. It's named after Roman restaurateur Alfredo Di Lelio, and many American cooks added cream, which Italy doesn't.

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November 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM