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Jan 1, 1490
First Oven
Built in 1490, in Alsace, France. This oven was made of brick and tile, including the flue. -
Coffee comes to Europe
Venetians were the first people to bring coffee into Europe In 1615 -
Creation of the Croissant
The Croissant was made in Budapest to congratulate Bakers for alerting the ottomans of Turks tunneling into the center of the town. -
Portable Soup
Americans begin making and using portable soups -
Pound Cake
Poundcake surfaced in European and American cookbooks -
Creation of the Sandwich
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich instructed a cook to make his food in a way that wouldnt interfere with his gambling game. He came back with what we now know as a sandwich -
Invention of Gas Stove
James Sharp made and patented one of the first gas stoves -
Corn Starch
Alfred Bird extracts corn starch -
Fish and Chips
Fish and chips were first served together as a dish around 1860. The Malin family of London and the Lee's of Mossley, near Manchester both claim they created the dish first. -
Production of Root Beer
production and public selling of root beer began