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Today, we're going to take a look at what popular foods originally tasted like
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Pizza has been around in some form or fashion since the days of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans
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But in ancient times, pizza looked more like flatbread or focaccia. The origin story of macaroni and cheese takes us back to Italy
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The earliest known recipe for a macaroni and cheese-like dish was for something called de las anas
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This 13th century version of the dish required the pasta to be cut into two-inch squares
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cooked in water, and tossed with grated cheese, which was more than likely Parmesan
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The only debate more fierce than whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich is whether Frankfurt or
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Vienna invented it, but Frankfurt holds the more generally accepted claim. The city is widely
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acknowledged to have cooked up the hot dog in the 1600s when it was known as a dachshund sausage
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It's pretty much the same as a modern dog, except the main topping was sauerkraut. The earliest
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somewhat hamburger-like sandwich appeared in the first century CE in Rome. Their minced meat sandwich had pine nuts and pepper and was flavored with wine
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The first form of chocolate was a drink. It wasn't until 1847 that Joseph Fry figured out how to turn cocoa powder and sugar into a paste
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which could be formed into a bar, and the chocolate bar was born. However, the original chocolate bar was made of bittersweet chocolate, so you might not love it
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Pot pie is one of the oldest dishes known to civilization. The Mesopotamians dined on the dish way back in 1700 BCE They generally used meat from smaller birds The meat from these birds was cooked in a spicy sauce along with their gizzards liver and hearts This gravy meat concoction was then
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baked in a crust flavored with various spices, and a pre-baked crust was placed atop the dish
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before serving. People in Mexico have been eating a version of the popular handheld for centuries
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Early tacos consisted of flat corn tortillas that had fillings like fish and cooked animal organs
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The sandwiches have existed since at least 110 BCE. Records show that a Jewish rabbi called Hillel the Elder used to encourage the eating of bitter herbs between unleavened matzah bread during Jewish Passover
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The word curry is an interesting term. It's a relatively unused term in India
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That's because curry didn't originate from one specific Indian dish. Instead, it's believed to have derived from the Tamil term for sauce, and it appeared around the time Portuguese explorers visited India
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At the time, a popular dish was called vindaloo, which contained 20 types of pepper, pork, and vinegar
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Although most people assume sushi is a Japanese dish, the first evidence of sushi comes to us from over 2,000 years ago in China
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Like many Japanese cultural staples, sushi originated in China sometime between 500 and 200 BCE
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Back then, sushi consisted of fermented rice and salted fish. The original lasagna was called patina cotidiana and was a flatbread with meat and or fish and cheese layered throughout
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Even the traditional lasagna of Naples looked very different from the one we're used to
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This dish is made with sausage, fried meatballs, hard-boiled eggs, ricotta, or mozzarella cheese
